After 6 2/3 hitless innings, Dennis Martinez yielded a pair of singles while pitching the Orioles to a 5-0 victory over the Mariners. Bill Stein got the first hit off Martinez and Ruppert Jones added a single in eighth. A double by Doug DeCinces and homer by Lee May in the fourth provided more than enough runs for Martinez to win. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Friday, August    25, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    2  1  x  -   5 11  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .236
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Dauer 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .266
Ruppert Jones cf      2   0   1   0     2   0   .242      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .311        Lopez pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Bochte dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Murray 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .282
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      DeCinces 3b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Stanton lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .186      May dh                4   2   2   2     0   0   .247
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Mora lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .241
Plummer c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .247        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .045
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             2   1   1   0     1   0   .262
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
                                                            Belanger ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                          D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     6   4             Totals               31   5  11   4     5   0

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,538
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Orioles 9
DP: Mariners 3, Orioles 0
Errors: Plummer, Belanger
Doubles: DeCinces (28)
Home Runs: May (20)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (17), Cruz (43), DeCinces (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Dempsey (2), Belanger (7)
GIDP: Dauer 2 (9)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(6-13)        6.2   8   4   4   5   0   1  30   4.03
Todd                    1.1   3   1   0   0   0   0   8   4.15
Totals                  8    11   5   4   5   0   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(10-10)    9     2   0   0   6   4   0  35   4.03
Totals                  9     2   0   0   6   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bob Roesner, 1B - Jim O'Connor, 2B - Jerry Phipps, 3B - Wayne Keister


MARINERS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day
strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Bob Roesner,
Jerry Phipps, Jim O'Connor and Wayne Keister; Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Reynolds popped to third in foul
territory; Ruppert Jones walked; Ruppert Jones stole second;
Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to center; Dauer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harlow out at
second]; Singleton singled to right; Murray walked [Singleton to
second]; DeCinces lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte walked; Meyer grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Bochte to second]; Stanton struck out; Stein grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May popped to first; Mora walked; Dempsey out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Mora to second]; Garcia flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

MARINERS 3RD: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Plummer
struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second [Cruz to third (error
by Belanger)]; Reynolds struck out; Ruppert Jones walked;
Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton flied into a double play (center to
second to first) [Dauer out at first]; Ruppert Jones caught
long fly over CF fence; Rich Dauer was past 2B; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to center; Meyer flied out to
left; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
doubled to left; May homered [DeCinces scored]; Mora flied out
to center; Dempsey singled to third; Belanger flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein made an out to second; Plummer walked; Cruz
forced Plummer (pitcher to second); Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harlow walked; Dauer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Harlow out at second]; Singleton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles
2.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts grounded
out (third to first); Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces
singled to left; DeCinces stole second; May flied out to right;
Mora flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Orioles 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Stanton was
called out on strikes; Stein singled to center; Plummer flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Dempsey to second]; Harlow flied out to
center [Dempsey to third]; Dauer singled to right [Dempsey
scored]; Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; LOPEZ RAN FOR
SINGLETON; TODD REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Murray singled to
left [Dauer scored, Lopez to third]; DeCinces flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 4.

MARINERS 8TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cruz flied out
to center; Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones singled to right
[Reynolds to second]; Roberts flied out to right; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: May singled to left; Mora singled to right [May to
third]; Dempsey reached on a fielder's choice [May stayed at
third, Mora out at third (shortstop to catcher), Dempsey to
second]; Lee May in run down between 3rd and home, goes back
to 3B but Andres Mora is tagged out coming into 3B; On a
bunt Belanger reached on a fielder's choice [May scored (error
by Plummer; assist by Todd) (unearned), Dempsey to third];
Harlow reached on a fielder's choice [Dempsey out at home (third
to catcher), Belanger to second]; Dauer grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); Stanton flied out to right;
Stein lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Orioles 5.