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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 11, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 11, 1978 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 11, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 28,575 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Ron Luciano |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Lee May | DH |
Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Dwight Evans | DH |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 11, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Tiant
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Tiant
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Palmer
Burleson hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Palmer
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Palmer
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Tiant
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Tiant
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Tiant
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Tiant
There goes Murray. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Murray steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Tiant
Fisk fires to second and picks off Murray for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Tiant
May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Palmer
Hobson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tiant
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Tiant
Harlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harlow moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Tiant
The umpire calls a balk on Tiant Harlow moves to third. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dauer vs. Tiant
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dempsey vs. Tiant
Dempsey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Palmer
Remy strikes out. Dempsey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Remy out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Palmer
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Palmer
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Palmer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Tiant
Singleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Tiant
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Tiant
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Palmer
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tiant
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tiant
Kelly bunts towards third. Hobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Tiant
Harlow hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Harlow reaches second base with a double. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Tiant
Dauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Palmer
Hobson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Palmer
Remy hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Palmer
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Palmer
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Tiant
Dempsey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Tiant
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Tiant
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Tiant
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Palmer
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kerrigan
Joe Kerrigan now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kerrigan
Fisk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Fisk reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Kerrigan
Evans bunts towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. Fisk scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kerrigan
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tiant
May hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tiant
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Tiant
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Kerrigan
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Kerrigan
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Kerrigan
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Kerrigan
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Tiant
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Tiant
Dauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Dauer reaches second base with a double. Belanger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Tiant
Dempsey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. Dauer scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dempsey scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Stanley
Mike Dimmel pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
There goes Dimmel. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Remy applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Stanley
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Stanley
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Stanley
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kerrigan
Mike Dimmel now playing right field.
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kerrigan
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Kerrigan
Fisk strikes out. There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Dempsey to second, and Yastrzemski is out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kerrigan
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kerrigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Stanley
Frank Duffy now playing third base.
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Stanley
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Stanley
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Crowley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Stanley
Kiko Garcia pinch runs for Terry Crowley. Al Bumbry pinch hits for Rich Dauer.
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/1978 -- Baltimore at Boston (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Belanger M, ss 3 1 2 1 Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Crowley T, ph 1 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Garcia K, pr 0 0 0 0 Rice J, rf 4 2 3 2 Dauer R, 2b 4 1 1 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 1 1 Bumbry A, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 0 Dempsey R, c 4 1 1 1 Evans D, dh 2 0 1 1 Singleton K, rf 4 0 2 1 Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dimmel M, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 1 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Duffy F, 3b 0 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Remy J, 2b 3 0 1 0 May L, dh 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, lf 4 1 1 0 Harlow L, cf 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 13 4 30 5 8 5 Baltimore 000 010 030 -- 4 Boston 000 112 01x -- 5 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J* 5.0 5 3 3 1 2 Kerrigan J (L) 3.0 3 2 2 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L+ 7.0 10 4 4 0 3 Stanley B (W) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Baltimore 7, Boston 4 2B -- Harlow L, Dauer R, Dempsey R 3B -- Fisk C HR -- Yastrzemski C, Hobson B, Rice J 2 SB -- Murray E CS -- Dimmel M, Yastrzemski C SH -- Evans D SF -- Belanger M Balk -- Tiant L T -- 2:44 A -- 28575
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