Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 5, 1978
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 5, 1978 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Sprowl |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 15,644 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Steve Palermo |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Carlos Lopez | Center Fielder |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 5, 1978
Top 1
-
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Palmer
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Palmer
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Palmer
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sprowl
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Sprowl
There goes Garcia. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Garcia steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Sprowl
Dauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Sprowl
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Sprowl
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Evans reaches second base with a double. Fisk goes all the way around to score. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott hits a line drive towards first. Murray reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hobson vs. Palmer
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Sprowl
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sprowl
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Sprowl
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Sprowl
Dempsey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Palmer
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Palmer
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Palmer
Rice strikes out. There goes Burleson. The throw from Dempsey to second, and Burleson is out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sprowl
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sprowl
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Sprowl
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Sprowl
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Sprowl
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Sprowl
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Sprowl
May hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mora vs. Sprowl
Mora strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Palmer
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Sprowl
Dempsey hits a popup towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sprowl
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Sprowl
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Palmer
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Palmer
Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Palmer
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Palmer
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Sprowl
Dauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Sprowl
Singleton hits a line drive towards short. Burleson catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Dauer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Sprowl
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. Sprowl
DeCinces hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a fly ball towards center. Lopez settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lopez. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Palmer
Brohamer bunts towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Palmer
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Palmer
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sprowl
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Sprowl
Mora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. Mora moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Sprowl
Mike Dimmel pinch runs for Andres Mora.
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dimmel moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Sprowl
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dimmel scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Sprowl
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Sprowl
Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Palmer
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Mike Dimmel now playing left field.
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Palmer
Jerry Remy pinch runs for Butch Hobson.
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Palmer
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Palmer
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Sprowl
Jack Brohamer now playing third base. Jerry Remy now playing second base.
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Sprowl
Larry Harlow pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harlow moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Drago
May hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Drago
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mike Dimmel.
Crowley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Crowley reaches second base with a double. Harlow scores. Murray goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Drago
Dempsey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stanhouse
Larry Harlow now playing center field. Mike Anderson now playing left field. Carlos Lopez now playing right field. Don Stanhouse now pitching.
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stanhouse
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Stanhouse
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stanhouse
Evans strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 9/5/1978 -- Boston at Baltimore (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 0 Garcia K, ss 4 0 1 0
Lynn F, cf 4 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 3 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 3 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 1 1 0 Harlow L, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
Brohamer J, 2b-3b 2 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 1 1 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0 May L, dh 3 1 1 1
Hobson B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Mora A, lf 3 0 0 0
Remy J, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Dimmel M, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Crowley T, ph 1 0 1 2
Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 4 0 0 0
Lopez C, cf-rf 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 32 4 6 4
Boston 010 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 000 000 22x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sprowl B (L)* 7.0 5 4 3 3 5
Drago D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4
Stanhouse D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Hobson B 2, Burleson R, Lopez C
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Baltimore 7
2B -- Evans D, Crowley T
HR -- May L
SB -- Garcia K
CS -- Burleson R
SH -- Brohamer J
T -- 2:58
A -- 15644
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
