Righthander Sammy Stewart, called up from Rochester (International), set the major league record for most consecutive strikeouts in a rookie's debut, fanning seven in a row, to feature the Orioles' sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox. Jim Palmer gained his 17th victory, with help from Stanhouse, as the Orioles won the opener, 3-0. Larry Harlow hit a two-run homer.

Stewart, pitching in the nightcap, whiffed Jorge Orta, Chet Lemon and Thad Bosley in the second inning, fanned Mike Colbern, Kevin Bell and Claudell Washington in the third and made Greg Pryor his seventh victim before Mike Squires ended the rookie's string by flying out. Stewart faltered in the sixth, when the White Sox scored twice, and Joe Kerrigan relieved to finish the 9-3 victory. Lee May and Eddie Murray homered for the Orioles.

The former record for most consecutive strikeouts by a rookie in his first game was six by Karl Spooner with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and Pete Richert with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Orioles 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Washington lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 Harlow cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .238 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Kelly lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Squires 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .304 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 Lamar Johnson dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Orta 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Lemon rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .286 Murray 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .281 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 DeCinces 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .272 Bosley cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Crowley dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .243 Nahorodny c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith 2b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .250 Garcia ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 7 0 3 3 Totals 28 3 8 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:16 Left on Base: White Sox 8, Orioles 4 DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 1 Doubles: Soderholm (14), Squires (5), Smith (11), Kelly (10) Home Runs: Harlow (6) Caught Stealing: Washington (4), Kelly (7) Sacrifice Hits: Nahorodny (4), Garcia (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(10-11) 8 8 3 3 2 5 1 31 4.44 Totals 8 8 3 3 2 5 1 31 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(17-12) 7 7 0 0 3 2 0 30 2.52 Stanhouse SV(19) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.00 Totals 9 7 0 0 3 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Stone (4) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc WHITE SOX 1ST: Washington flied out to right; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly flied out to right; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson made an out to first; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon singled to left; Soderholm forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to center; Crowley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Bosley singled; Nahorodny out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bosley to second]; Washington singled to pitcher [Bosley to third]; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Smith doubled; Garcia struck out; Harlow homered [Smith scored]; On a bunt Kelly singled; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires lined to shortstop; Lamar Johnson singled to center; Orta flied out to center; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray singled to right; Stone threw a wild pitch [Murray to second]; DeCinces struck out; Crowley singled to right [Murray scored]; Dempsey forced Crowley (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm doubled to right; Bosley flied out to right [Soderholm to third]; Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Smith singled to right; Garcia flied out to right; Harlow singled to right [Smith out at third (right to third)]; Kelly doubled to right [Harlow to third]; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Squires walked; Lamar Johnson flied out to center [Squires to second]; Orta walked; Lemon walked [Squires to third, Orta to second]; Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray struck out; DeCinces walked; Crowley flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Bosley grounded out (first to pitcher); Nahorodny flied out to center; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Smith walked; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to second]; Harlow lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Kessinger singled to right; Squires doubled to left [Kessinger to third]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson hit into a double play (second to first) [Kessinger out at home (first to third)]; Jim Palmer left with stiff neck; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton flied out to left; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Lemon struck out; Soderholm popped to third; Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

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