The second home run of the game by Jim Rice lifted the Red Sox to a 5-4 triumph over the Orioles and moved the Sox a half-game in front of the Yankees in the A. L. East race. The decisive clout came on the first pitch from reliever Joe Kerrigan to lead off the eighth inning and break a 4-4 tie.

The Birds had knotted the contest in the top of the frame on RBI doubles by Rich Dauer and Rick Dempsey and a run-scoring single by Ken Singleton. Sox home attendance reached 2,087,421, topping the record set last year. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 4 13 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 x - 5 8 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Belanger ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .214 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Crowley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Garcia pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Rice rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .325 Dauer 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .271 Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .283 Bumbry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Fisk c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .296 Dempsey c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .262 Evans dh 2 0 1 1 1 0 .255 Singleton rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .292 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Dimmel pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .246 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Duffy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Murray 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .287 Remy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .273 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harlow cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 13 4 0 6 Totals 30 5 8 5 2 3 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 28,575 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 4 DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 0 Doubles: Harlow (20), Dauer (21), Dempsey (19) Triples: Fisk (4) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (13), Hobson (16), Rice 2 (40) Stolen Bases: Murray (6) Caught Stealing: Dimmel (1), Yastrzemski (5) Sacrifice Hits: Evans (5) Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 5 5 3 3 1 2 3 21 2.54 Kerrigan L(3-1) 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 12 4.84 Totals 8 8 5 5 2 3 4 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 7 10 4 4 0 3 0 30 3.27 Stanley W(14-2) 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 2.87 Totals 9 13 4 4 0 6 0 38 Balks: Tiant (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Dauer flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to shortstop; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to center; DeCinces singled to left; Murray singled to center [DeCinces to third]; Murray stole second; Murray was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to left; Scott forced Evans (third to second); Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly flied out to right; Harlow singled to right; Belanger singled to center [Harlow to second]; Tiant balked [Harlow to third, Belanger to second]; Dauer flied out to center; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Remy struck out (catcher to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton popped to second; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski homered; Fisk struck out; Evans walked; Scott popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 5TH: May grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Kelly singled to third; Harlow doubled to right [Kelly to third]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kelly scored]; Dauer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson homered; Remy flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey popped to catcher in foul territory; Singleton singled to right; DeCinces flied out to left; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Rice homered; KERRIGAN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk tripled to left; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Fisk scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 4. ORIOLES 7TH: May flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Remy singled to center; Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Remy to second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 4. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger singled to center; Dauer doubled to left [Belanger scored]; Dempsey doubled to right [Dauer scored]; STANLEY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Singleton singled to left [Dempsey scored]; DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON; Dimmel was caught stealing second (catcher to second); DeCinces struck out; Murray singled to center; May struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: DIMMEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rice homered; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck out while Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 5. ORIOLES 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Kelly was called out on strikes; Harlow grounded out (second to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to center; GARCIA RAN FOR CROWLEY; BUMBRY BATTED FOR DAUER; Bumbry forced Garcia (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 5.

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