A two-out, 10th inning double by Rick Dempsey drove in two runs and gave the Orioles a 6-4 decision over the A's. After A's Manager Jack McKeon used up all but one of his players, the A's wound up with outfielder Miguel Dilone playing third base and catcher Jim Essian playing second.

In the 10th, after one out, Dilone committed two errors on a smash by Doug DeCinces, allowing the batter to reach second. After an intentional walk to Lee May and a groundout by Mike Anderson, Dempsey lined his two-base hit for the winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    22, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   6 10  0
A's          0  0  1    0  1  0    1  1  0    0  -   4 13  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .235      Alston rf,1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .261
Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Page lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Singleton rf          5   1   2   1     0   1   .291      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     1   1   .293
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Johnson pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murray 1b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .282      Duncan 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
DeCinces 3b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .268        Langford pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Crowley dh            4   1   1   0     0   2   .246        Armas rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Kelly pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Guerrero ss           5   0   2   0     0   2   .279
  May ph,dh           0   1   0   0     1   0   .240      Robinson c            5   1   2   0     0   1   .400
Mora lf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .235      Wallis cf             5   0   4   1     0   0   .286
  Anderson lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .048      Gross 1b              2   1   0   1     1   0   .195
Dempsey c             3   1   1   2     2   0   .262        Woodard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             5   0   2   2     0   1   .313        Picciolo 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Essian ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .225
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Revering ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dilone pr,rf,3b     2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                          Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  10   6     4  11             Totals               40   4  13   4     4   5

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance:  1,930
Left on Base: Orioles 9, A's 11
DP: Orioles 1, A's 0
Errors: Dilone 2
Doubles: Dempsey (15), Robinson (2)
Triples: Garcia (3)
Home Runs: Harlow (5), Singleton (17)
Caught Stealing: Page (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Harlow (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Alston (1)
GIDP: Page (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                7     9   3   3   1   2   0  29   3.38
Stanhouse W(6-6)        2.1   3   1   1   3   3   0  13   3.13
Kerrigan SV(1)          0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.28
Totals                 10    13   4   4   4   5   0  45

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg                 1.1   4   4   4   1   1   2   9   4.63
Norris                  5.2   4   0   0   2   8   0  23   3.86
Lacey L(8-7)            3     2   2   0   1   2   0  13   2.67
Totals                 10    10   6   4   4  11   2  45

Wild Pitches: Stanhouse (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow homered; Dauer popped to third in foul
territory; Singleton homered; Murray grounded out (second to
first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Alston lined to pitcher; Page singled to right;
Page was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first); Carty struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley singled to right; Mora struck out; Dempsey
walked [Crowley to second]; Garcia tripled [Crowley scored,
Dempsey scored]; NORRIS REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Harlow
struck out; Dauer flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to
center; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton singled to left; Murray singled to left
[Singleton to second]; DeCinces flied out to center; Crowley was
called out on strikes; Mora was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis singled to left; Gross forced Wallis
(third to second); On a bunt Edwards singled [Gross to second];
Alston singled to right [Gross scored, Edwards to third]; Page
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Alston out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey walked; Garcia struck out; Harlow singled
to left [Dempsey to third]; Dauer grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Harlow to second]; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Carty flied out to right; Duncan flied out to
left; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray struck out; DeCinces struck out; Crowley was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Robinson doubled; Wallis singled to first
[Robinson to third]; Gross forced Wallis (second to shortstop)
[Robinson scored]; Edwards flied out to right; Alston made an
out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
grounded out (third to first); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page popped to third in foul territory; Carty
singled to right; Duncan flied out to left; Guerrero singled to
left [Carty to second]; Robinson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
walked; Singleton struck out; Murray grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis flied out to center; Gross walked; WOODARD
RAN FOR GROSS; REVERING BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Revering singled to
right [Woodard to third]; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; Alston hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Woodard scored, Dilone to second]; Page
made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALSTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PICCIOLO REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING 2B);
DeCinces singled to left; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Crowley forced DeCinces (second to shortstop); KELLY RAN FOR
CROWLEY; Mora struck out; Dempsey grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ANDERSON
REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); STANHOUSE REPLACED MCGREGOR
(PITCHING); Carty grounded out (second to first); Duncan walked;
LANGFORD RAN FOR DUNCAN; Guerrero singled to left [Langford to
second]; Robinson was called out on strikes; Wallis singled to
center [Langford scored, Guerrero to third]; ESSIAN BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Essian walked [Wallis to second]; Dilone grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: ESSIAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); DILONE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ARMAS REPLACED LANGFORD (PLAYING RF);
Garcia singled to center; Harlow out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Garcia to second]; Dauer reached on a
fielder's choice [Garcia out at third (shortstop to third)];
Singleton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: On a bunt Alston grounded out (pitcher to first);
Page flied out to center; Carty walked; JOHNSON RAN FOR CARTY;
Stanhouse threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Armas struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 10TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Murray struck
out; DeCinces reached on an error by Dilone [DeCinces to second
(error by Dilone)]; MAY BATTED FOR KELLY; May was walked
intentionally; Anderson grounded out (catcher to first)
[DeCinces to third, May to second]; Dempsey doubled [DeCinces
scored (unearned), May scored (unearned)]; Garcia flied out to
center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BELANGER
REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING
RF); Guerrero struck out; Robinson singled to left; KERRIGAN
REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Wallis singled to right [Robinson
to second]; Essian made an out to second; Dilone flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 4.