Handing the A's their 11th straight loss, the Orioles prevailed, 2-1, as Jim Palmer and Tippy Martinez combined on a four-hitter. Both Oriole runs came in the fifth inning.

Rick Dempsey's solo home run was good for one tally. After Dempsey's blast, Rich Dauer drew a one-out walk, went to third on a single by Ken Singleton and scored on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Murray. Palmer got credit for his seventh straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .207
Alston lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .133      Dauer 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .257
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Singleton rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .298
Revering 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Murray 1b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .267
Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      May dh                4   0   3   0     0   0   .259
Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Mora lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Armas rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Lopez cf              2   0   0   0     0   2   .207
Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Harlow ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Edwards 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .266
  Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Dempsey c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .218
  Staggs 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Picciolo 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   4             Totals               31   2   9   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 17,143
Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 9
DP: A's 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Palmer
Doubles: May (9), Dauer (2), Singleton (7)
Home Runs: Revering (7), Dempsey (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Armas (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murray (3)
GIDP: May (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(4-4)          4.2   7   2   2   2   5   1  23   2.71
Broberg                 3.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  12   3.86
Totals                  8     9   2   2   3   6   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(10-4)          8     4   1   1   1   3   1  30   1.81
T. Martinez SV(2)       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.29
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   4   1  33

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger made an out to first; Dauer walked;
Singleton flied out to right; Murray grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering made an out to first; Page struck out;
Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May doubled; Mora singled [May to third]; Lopez
struck out; Smith was called out on strikes; Dempsey flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Dauer doubled; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis singled; Alston lined to second; Guerrero
singled [Wallis to second]; Revering flied out to center [Wallis
to third]; Page forced Guerrero (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: May singled; Mora made an out to shortstop; Lopez
struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross singled to left; Armas out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gross to second]; Essian flied out to
center; DUNCAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: STAGGS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 2B); Dempsey
homered; Belanger lined to pitcher; Dauer walked; Singleton
singled [Dauer to third]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Dauer scored]; May singled [Singleton to second]; BROBERG
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Mora lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Wallis grounded out (second to first); Alston
flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (third to first);
Carlos Lopez ejected by HP umpire Jim McKean with 0-2 count;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: HARLOW BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Harlow grounded out (third
to first); Smith singled; Dempsey forced Smith (second to
shortstop); Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Revering
homered; Page made an out to shortstop; Gross flied out to
right; Armas reached on an error by Palmer [Armas to third];
Essian made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer flied out to right; Singleton doubled; Murray
was walked intentionally; May grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Murray to second, Singleton out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: NEWMAN BATTED FOR STAGGS; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wallis flied out to left; Alston walked;
Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 2B); Mora
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harlow grounded out (third to
first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Revering
grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (first
unassisted); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 2.