Mike Flanagan notched his 10th victory and Don Stanhouse picked up his 11th save as the Orioles defeated the A's, 5-4. Mike Morgan, the high school phenom signed by the A's, lasted only one inning in his second start and drew his second loss.

The Orioles tagged the youngster for three runs on a single by Larry Harlow, a throwing error by catcher Jim Essian on his theft of second, singles by Eddie Murray and Lee May and a double by Andres Mora. Ken Singleton then provided the Orioles' decisive blow with a two-run homer off reliever Elias Sosa in the third. The A's, who lost for the 10th straight time, had a homer by Mitchell Page in the second and scored three runs in the seventh before Stanhouse replaced Flanagan and smothered the rally. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 10  1
Orioles      3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis cf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .305      Harlow cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Alston lf,1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Dauer 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Murray 1b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .269
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Singleton rf          3   1   1   2     1   0   .294
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Murphy lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .121      May dh                4   1   2   0     0   0   .251
Duncan 3b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .238      Mora lf               4   0   1   2     0   1   .233
  Staggs pr,2b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .244      Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Gross ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Page dh               4   2   3   1     0   1   .277      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Armas rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .254      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .240        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Edwards 2b            1   0   1   0     1   0   .219        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Picciolo 3b,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Murray ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Morgan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Langford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     2   5             Totals               33   5   9   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 24,619
Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 5
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Essian
Doubles: Wallis (1), Mora (3)
Home Runs: Page (6), Singleton (7)
Stolen Bases: Harlow (11)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (12), Page (5)
GIDP: Revering (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morgan L(0-2)           1     4   3   3   0   0   0   7   4.50
Sosa                    3     3   2   2   0   1   1  12   3.10
Heaverlo                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.49
Langford                3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.75
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   2   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(10-4)        6.2   8   4   4   1   3   1  28   3.00
T. Martinez             1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   5   5.45
Stanhouse SV(11)        1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.07
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis flied out to left; Alston grounded out
(pitcher to first); Guerrero made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to left; Harlow stole second [Harlow
to third (error by Essian)]; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Harlow scored]; Murray singled to left; Singleton flied
out to left; May singled to left [Murray to second]; Mora
doubled to center [Murray scored, May scored]; Smith grounded
out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan
grounded out (first to pitcher); Page homered; Armas grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: SOSA REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Dempsey flied out
to right; Mike Morgan hurt ankle on SB in first inning;
Belanger grounded out (second to first); Harlow grounded out
(first unassisted); Elias Sosa retired side on 3 pitches;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (second to first); Edwards
singled; Wallis flied out to center; Alston made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to center; Murray forced Dauer
(second to shortstop); Singleton homered [Murray scored]; May
grounded out (third to first); Mora grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero made an out to second; Revering grounded
out (second to first); Duncan singled; Page struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith singled to center; Dempsey grounded out
(third to first) [Smith to second]; Belanger struck out; Harlow
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian
grounded out (third to first); Edwards walked; Wallis struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Dauer grounded
out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to center; Singleton
walked; May singled to left [Singleton to second]; Mora struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Alston was called out on strikes; Guerrero
singled to left; Revering grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: LANGFORD REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Smith made
an out to shortstop; Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan singled to shortstop; STAGGS RAN FOR
DUNCAN; Page singled to center [Staggs to second]; Armas singled
to center [Staggs scored, Page to second]; Essian made an out to
second; NEWMAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Newman lined to right; Wallis
doubled to left [Page scored, Armas scored]; T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Alston was called out on strikes;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 3B); STAGGS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Harlow flied out to left; Dauer
made an out to shortstop; Murray singled; Singleton flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Guerrero
grounded out (third to first); Revering singled to center;
DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; GROSS BATTED FOR STAGGS; Gross flied
out to right; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: ALSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MURPHY
REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
PICCIOLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); May grounded out (third
to first); Mora grounded out (third to first); Smith flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page singled; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Page was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Armas struck out; Essian walked; MURRAY BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Murray forced Essian (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 5.