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. Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 0Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOrioles 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. |
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