The surging Orioles won their 10th straight game, beating the A's, 3-0, and spoiling the pro debut of 18-year-old pitcher Mike Morgan, who was Oakland's first choice in the June draft. Larry Harlow opened the game with a walk off Morgan and Billy Smith followed with a single. Both runners advanced on an infield out and Harlow scored when Ken Singleton bounced out.

Smith, who got new life when Wayne Gross dropped his pop foul, drew a walk in the third and Singleton doubled to make it 2-0. Lee May hit a solo homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      11, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .280      Dilone rf             3   0   2   0     0   1   .261
Smith 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .270        Revering ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .266        Murphy rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .121
Singleton rf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .302      Duncan dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
May dh                4   1   2   1     0   0   .247      Page lf               4   0   2   0     0   2   .270
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .239      Armas cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Dauer 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Mora lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .213      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229        Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Picciolo 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                          Edwards 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
                                                            Staggs ph,2b        1   0   1   0     1   0   .264
                                                          Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3  10   3     5   0             Totals               31   0   6   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 17,157
Left on Base: Orioles 9, A's 5
DP: Orioles 1, A's 1
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Singleton (6), Dempsey (7), Dilone (5), Page (10)
Home Runs: May (12)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (3)
GIDP: Mora (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(7-3)         9     6   0   0   1   6   0  32   3.26
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   6   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan L(0-1)           9    10   3   2   5   0   1  39   2.00
Totals                  9    10   3   2   5   0   1  39

Passed Balls: Essian (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Debut game for Mike Morgan;
Smith singled to center [Harlow to second]; Murray grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Harlow to third, Smith to second]; Singleton
reached on a fielder's choice [Harlow scored, Smith out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Essian allowed a passed ball [Singleton
to second]; May singled to right [Singleton out at home (right
to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Duncan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Guerrero singled to left; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces walked; Mora grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [DeCinces out at second]; Dempsey
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Newman grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Harlow flied out to
left; Gross dropped a foul fly hit by Smith for an error; Smith
walked; Murray walked [Smith to second]; Singleton doubled to
left [Smith scored (unearned), Murray to third]; May grounded
out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
flied out to right; Dilone doubled to left; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to right; Mora popped to first
in foul territory; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Page
singled to center; Page was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Armas popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Harlow
singled to right; Smith singled to left [Harlow to second];
Murray lined to first; Singleton forced Smith (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman popped to second; Gross popped to third in
foul territory; Essian flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: May flied out to right; DeCinces popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Mora singled to left; Dempsey flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: STAGGS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; On a bunt Staggs
singled to pitcher; Dilone singled to left [Staggs to second];
Duncan reached on a fielder's choice [Staggs out at third
(pitcher to third), Dilone to second]; Guerrero lined into a
double play (center to second) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: STAGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Belanger
singled to left; Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Harlow singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Harlow to second]; Murray grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page doubled to left; Armas lined to first;
Newman struck out; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR GROSS; Alexander popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); Singleton
popped to third in foul territory; May homered; DeCinces lined
to center; Mora walked; Dempsey doubled [Mora to third];
Belanger grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); DAUER
REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Essian popped to third; Staggs
walked; REVERING BATTED FOR DILONE; Revering grounded out
(second to first) [Staggs to second]; Duncan grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING RF); Harlow flied
out to right; Smith flied out to center; Murray flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
struck out; Armas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.