After four homers powered the Orioles to a 9-4 victory in the first game, Dave Ford made his major league debut in the second game and had double-play help from Tippy Martinez in shutting out the White Sox, 1-0, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. In the opener, Andres Mora hit two homers for the Orioles and Ken Singleton and Carlos Lopez added one apiece. Mora's blow accounted for three runs. Lopez' drive came with a man on base. Doug DeCinces batted in two runs with a double. The White Sox had two-run homers by Eric Soderholm and Thad Bosley.

In the nightcap, the Orioles managed only three hits off Jack Kucek but scored an unearned run in the first inning. Larry Harlow was safe on an error by Mike Squires, took third on a single by Pat Kelly and came home on a grounder by Eddie Murray. Ford, who gave up seven hits, was lifted in the ninth when the White Sox had runners on first and third with one out. Tippy Martinez relieved and induced pinch-hitter Lamar Johnson to ground into a game-ending double play. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 9, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

White Sox 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 10 0 Orioles 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 x - 9 13 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 0 .256 Belanger ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 .212 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Dauer 2b,3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Eden pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Singleton rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .295 Squires 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .316 Harlow cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Lamar Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Murray 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .285 Molinaro rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .278 DeCinces 3b 2 1 1 2 2 0 .274 Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .253 Smith 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Bell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 .246 Bosley cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .263 Mora lf 3 3 2 3 1 0 .233 Pryor 2b,ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Colbern c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Dempsey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez cf,rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .247 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 10 4 1 2 Totals 35 9 13 9 4 7 Time of Game: 2:23 Left on Base: White Sox 4, Orioles 6 DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 3 Doubles: Molinaro (4), DeCinces (29) Home Runs: Bosley (2), Soderholm (17), Mora 2 (8), Singleton (19), Lopez (4) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (20) Caught Stealing: Murray (4) GIDP: Kessinger (10), Lamar Johnson 2 (15), Dauer (13) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(10-13) 5.1 8 6 6 4 6 4 27 4.11 Willoughby 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 6 3.83 Torrealba 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.97 Totals 8 13 9 9 4 7 4 39 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(12-10) 9 10 4 4 1 2 2 35 3.95 Totals 9 10 4 4 1 2 2 35 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney WHITE SOX 1ST: Washington singled to center; Kessinger grounded into a double play (second to first) [Washington out at second]; Squires walked; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger walked; Dauer made an out to shortstop; Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Molinaro singled to right; Soderholm flied out to right; Bosley homered [Molinaro scored]; Pryor flied out to right; Colbern grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces walked; May struck out; Mora homered [DeCinces scored]; Dempsey made an out to second; Lopez made an out to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Dauer grounded out (second to first); Singleton homered; Murray singled to left; DeCinces forced Murray (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Molinaro singled; Molinaro stole second; Soderholm flied out to center; Bosley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 4TH: May struck out; Mora homered; Dempsey singled to second; Lopez singled [Dempsey to second]; Belanger flied out to center; Dauer lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor flied out to center; Colbern flied out to center; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray singled to center; DeCinces walked [Murray to second]; Murray was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to third) [DeCinces to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Squires singled to left; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Squires out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Mora walked; On a bunt Dempsey made an out to first; Lopez homered [Mora scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Belanger singled to right; Dauer singled to left [Belanger to second]; Singleton flied out to left; Murray singled to right [Belanger scored, Dauer to second]; DeCinces doubled to left [Dauer scored, Murray scored]; May struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 9. WHITE SOX 7TH: DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Molinaro doubled; Soderholm homered [Molinaro scored]; Bosley struck out; Pryor flied out to center; Colbern struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 9. ORIOLES 7TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); TORREALBA REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Mora flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to center; Lopez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 9. WHITE SOX 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Kessinger singled to left; EDEN RAN FOR KESSINGER; Squires singled to left [Eden to second]; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Squires out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 9. ORIOLES 8TH: EDEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PRYOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Belanger singled to right; Dauer grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Belanger out at second]; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 9. WHITE SOX 9TH: Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to center; Bosley singled to left; Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 9.

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