A three-hitter by Mike Flanagan carried the Orioles past the A's, 3-2, ending Baltimore's four-game losing streak. The Birds scored two runs in the third on a single by Eddie Murray following walks to Larry Harlow and Ken Singleton and an error by second baseman Mike Edwards. The Orioles added their final run in the ninth on an error by A's leftfielder Mitchell Page. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, August    21, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  3  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             3   1   0   0     2   1   .232      Wallis cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Dauer 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Alston rf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .262
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .289      Page lf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .290
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Carty dh              3   0   1   1     0   2   .293
Murray 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .283        Dilone pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269        Armas ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Crowley dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .246      Duncan 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Mora lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .050      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .261      Edwards 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Garcia ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .309        Gross ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .196
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Woodard pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson c            3   1   1   0     0   1   .400
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   2     5   6             Totals               28   2   3   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  9,786
Left on Base: Orioles 8, A's 2
DP: Orioles 0, A's 2
Errors: Page, Edwards, Robinson
Doubles: DeCinces (26), Robinson (1)
Stolen Bases: Murray (5), Alston (6)
Caught Stealing: Dauer (4), Dilone (21), Woodard (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Mora (1)
GIDP: Dauer (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(16-11)       9     3   2   2   3   8   0  31   3.92
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   8   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(6-9)         8.1   7   3   1   5   6   0  37   2.88
Heaverlo                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.06
Totals                  9     7   3   1   5   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to center; Dauer singled to left;
Singleton struck out while Dauer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis was called out on strikes; Alston was
called out on strikes; Page walked; Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray made an out to shortstop; DeCinces doubled
to left; Crowley grounded out (first to pitcher) [DeCinces to
third]; Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
flied out to right; Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey struck out; Garcia grounded out (second to
first); Harlow walked; Dauer reached on an error by Edwards
[Harlow to third]; Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Murray
singled to right [Harlow scored (unearned), Dauer scored
(unearned), Singleton to third]; DeCinces made an out to
shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robinson struck out; Wallis popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley was called out on strikes; Mora made an out
to shortstop; Dempsey singled to center; Garcia singled to
center [Dempsey to third]; Harlow struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: On a bunt Alston made an out to pitcher; Page
flied out to center; Carty struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer flied out to center; Singleton struck out;
Murray walked; Murray stole second [Murray to third (error by
Robinson)]; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
struck out; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley popped to third in foul territory; Mora
flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Robinson
flied out to left; Wallis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Harlow flied
out to left; Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Alston walked; Alston stole second; Page popped
to third in foul territory; Carty singled to right [Alston
scored]; DILONE RAN FOR CARTY; Dilone was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Duncan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton
grounded out (first unassisted); Murray lined to first; DeCinces
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Guerrero
popped to first in foul territory; Revering flied out to right;
GROSS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Gross walked; WOODARD RAN FOR GROSS;
Woodard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: WOODARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Crowley
singled to left; Mora out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Crowley to second]; Dempsey was walked intentionally;
Garcia singled to left [Crowley scored (error by Page), Dempsey
to third, Garcia to second]; Harlow was walked intentionally;
HEAVERLO REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Dauer grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Harlow out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON
REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Robinson doubled to right; Wallis
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Alston grounded out
(third to first); Page singled to center [Robinson scored];
ARMAS BATTED FOR DILONE; Armas forced Page (third to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 2.