Jim Palmer got credit for his 18th victory as the Orioles garnered a 4-1 decision over the Red Sox. Trailing, 1-0, going into the seventh inning against lefty Bobby Sprowl, who was making his major league debut, the Orioles tied the score when Lee May hit a home run.

Andres Mora then reached second when his grounder went through the legs of third baseman Butch Hobson for an error. A groundout by Rick Dempsey moved Mora to third. Pinch-runner Mike Dimmel replaced Mora and scored on a single by Carlos Lopez. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley doubled home a pair of insurance runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 x - 4 6 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Garcia ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .327 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Fisk c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Harlow pr,cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 Brohamer 2b,3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Murray 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Evans rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .258 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .268 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 May dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .252 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Mora lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .224 Remy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Dimmel pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Sprowl p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .247 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Lopez cf,rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 6 Totals 32 4 6 4 3 7 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 15,644 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Orioles 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Burleson, Hobson 2, Lopez Doubles: Evans (24), Crowley (2) Home Runs: May (22) Stolen Bases: Garcia (5) Caught Stealing: Burleson (8) Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sprowl L(0-1) 7 5 4 3 3 5 1 31 3.86 Drago 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.34 Totals 8 6 4 3 3 7 1 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(18-12) 8 5 1 1 1 4 0 30 2.48 Stanhouse SV(21) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 2.94 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 0 34 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Debut game for Bobby Sprowl; Lynn singled to right; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia singled to left; Garcia stole second; Dauer made an out to second; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Garcia to third]; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Brohamer flied out to left; Evans doubled to right [Fisk scored, Evans to third (on throw to home)]; Scott lined to first; Hobson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces struck out; May walked; Mora struck out; Dempsey made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to center; Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out while Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez struck out; Garcia flied out to right; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray reached on an error by Hobson [Murray to first]; DeCinces singled to second [Murray to second]; May flied out to right; Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Scott flied out to right; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey made an out to third; Lopez made an out to first; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to left; Lynn flied out to right; Rice walked; Yastrzemski forced Rice (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer walked; Singleton lined to shortstop [Dauer to third (error by Burleson)]; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk reached on an error by Lopez [Fisk to second]; Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Fisk to third]; Evans struck out; Scott popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: May homered; Mora reached on an error by Hobson [Mora to second]; DIMMEL RAN FOR MORA; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dimmel to third]; Lopez singled to right [Dimmel scored (unearned)]; Garcia struck out; Dauer flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2. RED SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); DIMMEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hobson singled to left; REMY RAN FOR HOBSON; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to second]; Lynn flied out to center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: BROHAMER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Singleton walked; HARLOW RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray singled to left [Harlow to second]; DRAGO REPLACED SPROWL (PITCHING); DeCinces struck out; May flied out to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DIMMEL; Crowley doubled [Harlow scored, Murray scored]; Dempsey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 4. RED SOX 9TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ANDERSON REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Brohamer walked; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 4.

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