Mike Flanagan pitched a three-hitter and received homer support from Eddie Murray and Rick Dempsey as the Orioles ran their winning streak to eight games with a 5-3 victory over the A's. Murray hit his homer after a single by Billy Smith in the fourth. Dempsey's round-tripper in the fifth was followed by another run when Kiko Garcia singled, stole second and scored on a single by Smith.

A pair of walks and a pinch-double by Gary Alexander produced two runs for the A's in the seventh, but the Orioles assured their victory with a run in the eighth on a walk and singles by Doug DeCinces and Murray before the A's fell short with a tally in their half of the inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Friday, June      9, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    2  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  3  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Smith 2b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .269        Alexander ph        1   0   1   2     0   0   .216
Murray 1b             4   2   1   2     1   1   .274        Staggs 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Duncan dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Lopez rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Page lf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .269
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Armas cf              3   0   0   1     0   2   .262
  Dauer 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Revering 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .266
Mora lf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .200      Essian c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .234
Dempsey c             4   1   1   1     0   2   .233      Gross 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .225
Garcia ss             2   1   1   0     1   0   .351      Budaska rf            1   0   0   0     1   1   .250
  Belanger ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .223        Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .121
                                                            Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
                                                          Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     3   8             Totals               27   3   3   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  3,323
Left on Base: Orioles 8, A's 6
DP: Orioles 0, A's 0
Errors: Edwards, Revering, Budaska
Doubles: Duncan (2), Alexander (6)
Home Runs: Murray (9), Dempsey (2)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (3), Belanger (3), Page 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (2), Guerrero (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Armas (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(8-4)         9     3   3   3   6   6   0  36   2.99
Totals                  9     3   3   3   6   6   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(6-5)          4.2   6   4   4   0   3   2  20   3.58
Heaverlo                2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.31
Lacey                   1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   2.16
Langford                1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.44
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   8   2  40

Wild Pitches: Flanagan (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied to right; Smith flied to center;
Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Duncan
flied out to left; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to center; May flied out to
center; DeCinces singled to right; DeCinces was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to center; Armas was called out on
strikes; Revering was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Mora struck out; Dempsey popped to shortstop;
Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian walked; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Essian to second]; Budaska struck out;
Edwards struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow was called out on strikes; Smith singled to
right; Murray homered [Smith scored]; Singleton reached on an
error by Edwards; May flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan doubled to left; Guerrero out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Duncan to third]; Page
walked; Page stole second; Armas popped to catcher in foul
territory; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora flied out to left; Dempsey homered; Garcia
singled to first; Garcia stole second; Harlow popped to third in
foul territory [Garcia to third]; Smith singled to right [Garcia
scored, Smith to second (error by Budaska)]; HEAVERLO REPLACED
BROBERG (PITCHING); Murray popped to catcher in foul territory;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian popped to first in foul territory; Gross
made an out to first; Budaska walked; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton struck out; May grounded out (pitcher to
first); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan flied out to right; Guerrero popped to
catcher in foul territory; Page singled to right; Armas struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Mora struck out; Dempsey was called out on strikes;
Garcia walked; Harlow singled to left [Garcia to second]; LACEY
REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Smith forced Harlow (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering walked; Essian popped to shortstop;
Gross walked [Revering to second]; NEWMAN BATTED FOR BUDASKA;
Newman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Revering to third,
Gross to second]; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Alexander
doubled to left [Revering scored, Gross scored]; Duncan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: STAGGS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); MURPHY
REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING RF); Murray walked; Singleton flied out
to center; Revering dropped a foul fly hit by May for an error;
May struck out; DeCinces singled to left [Murray to third];
LANGFORD REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Mora singled to left [Murray
scored, DeCinces to second]; Dempsey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); DAUER
REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA
(PLAYING SS); Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; Page
walked; Page stole second; Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Page to
third]; Armas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Page scored];
Revering made an out to third; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger singled to left; Belanger stole second;
Harlow flied out to center; Smith was walked intentionally;
Murray grounded out (first unassisted) [Belanger to third, Smith
to second]; Lopez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian flied out to left; Gross flied out to
center; THOMASSON BATTED FOR MURPHY; Thomasson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 3.