Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
June 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1978 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 5

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Dauer 3b 3 0 0 0
Singleton rf 4 0 2 0
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
May dh 4 0 0 0
Mora lf 4 2 3 1
DeCinces 2b 3 0 0 0
Lopez cf 4 0 2 1
Dempsey c 4 0 1 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 2 3 0
Remy 2b 4 1 1 0
Rice dh 4 0 3 1
Yastrzemski lf 2 1 1 1
Fisk c 4 1 1 3
Lynn cf 2 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0
Evans rf 3 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Baltimore 010 000 001280
Boston 300 010 10x5101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (10-5) 8.0 10 5 5 4 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (8-3) 9.0 8 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
0

  E–Hobson (16).  DP–Baltimore 2, Boston 2.  2B–Baltimore Lopez (2,off Lee), Boston Rice (9,off Palmer); Burleson (20,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Mora (3,9th inning off Lee 0 on, 1 out), Boston Fisk (7,1st inning off Palmer 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Yastrzemski (6,off Palmer).  CS–Burleson (4,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey).  WP–Palmer (4).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:19.  A–34,582.
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