A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski enabled Luis Tiant to top Dennis Martinez in a two-hit pitching duel and give the Red Sox a 2-0 triumph over the Orioles. The round-tripper came in the seventh inning and was preceded by a walk to Jim Rice. The shutout was the 47th of his career for Tiant. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 2 2 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Rice lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .326 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Yastrzemski dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .289 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Fisk c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Kelly lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Crowley dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Remy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Evans rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Dempsey c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Scott 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Garcia ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 2 2 2 2 2 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 11,251 Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Orioles 4 DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Fisk, Hobson, Garcia Home Runs: Yastrzemski (12) Stolen Bases: Dempsey (7) Caught Stealing: Lynn (5) Sacrifice Hits: Scott (4) GIDP: Singleton (11) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(10-7) 9 2 0 0 2 5 0 31 3.19 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 5 0 31 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez L(12-11) 9 2 2 2 2 2 1 31 3.87 Totals 9 2 2 2 2 2 1 31 Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer reached on an error by Hobson [Dauer to first]; Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Murray flied out to center [Dauer to third]; Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Fisk flied out to center; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley made an out to shortstop; DeCinces popped to catcher in foul territory; Dempsey walked; Dempsey stole second [Dempsey to third (error by Fisk)]; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Scott grounded out (second to first); Hobson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow struck out; Dauer singled to right; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn reached on an error by Garcia (assist by D. Martinez) [Lynn to first]; Lynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray popped to third in foul territory; Kelly made an out to shortstop; Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk singled to left; Brohamer forced Fisk (second to shortstop); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 6TH: Scott struck out; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow struck out; Dauer lined to shortstop; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice walked; Yastrzemski homered [Rice scored]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: REMY REPLACED BROHAMER (PLAYING 2B); Murray grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly made an out to third; Crowley singled to right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0. RED SOX 8TH: Evans walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Evans to second]; Hobson flied out to right [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia struck out; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer struck out; Singleton flied out to left; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

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