Backed by the hitting of Larry Harlow and Rich Dauer, who batted in three runs apiece, Mike Flanagan gained his 17th victory when the Orioles defeated the Mariners, 9-2. The Orioles built up a 5-0 lead at the expense of Jim Colborn in the first two innings. Dauer doubled for one run and Harlow singled for another.

The Mariners wasted sterling relief pitching by Shane Rawley, who allowed only one hit in six innings. After Mike Parrott took over in the eighth, the Orioles broke the game wide open with four runs, two scoring on a single by Dauer and two on a double by Harlow. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 9, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  9  2
Orioles      2  3  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   9 10  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .242      Harlow cf             5   1   2   3     0   0   .238
Reynolds ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Kelly lf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .254
Paciorek dh           4   0   2   2     0   0   .308        Anderson ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   1   .042
Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .309      Singleton rf          4   0   0   1     0   0   .293
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Stanton lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .183      DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .272
Stein 3b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .256      May dh                4   1   2   0     0   0   .249
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Dempsey c             2   2   1   0     2   0   .264
  Bochte ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Dauer 2b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .269
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   2   1   0     0   0   .205
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     2   5             Totals               35   9  10   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,484
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Orioles 5
DP: Mariners 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Cruz, Roberts
Doubles: Stein (20), Paciorek (12), Dauer (18), Harlow (19)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (44), Belanger (5), May (5)
GIDP: Plummer (3), Stanton (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(4-9)          1     5   5   3   1   0   0  10   5.15
Rawley                  6     1   0   0   1   2   0  20   4.14
Parrott                 1     4   4   4   1   1   0   8   5.75
Totals                  8    10   9   7   3   3   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(17-11)       7.1   8   2   2   1   4   0  30   3.87
Kerrigan SV(2)          1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   5.14
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Colborn (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
popped to third in foul territory; Paciorek grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow reached on an error by Cruz; Kelly singled
to right [Harlow to third, Kelly to second (error by Roberts)];
Singleton made an out to shortstop; Colborn threw a wild pitch
[Harlow scored (unearned), Kelly to third]; Murray walked;
DeCinces grounded out (first unassisted) [Kelly scored
(unearned), Murray to second]; May grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts walked; Robertson struck out; Ruppert
Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to second];
Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey singled to left; Dauer doubled to center
[Dempsey scored]; On a bunt Belanger singled [Dauer to third];
Harlow singled to right [Dauer scored, Belanger to second];
Belanger stole third; RAWLEY REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Kelly
was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (third to
first) [Belanger scored, Harlow to second]; Murray struck out; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein singled to center; Plummer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stein out at
second]; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Reynolds
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces made an out to second; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dempsey walked; Dauer forced Dempsey
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Roberts grounded out
(pitcher to first); Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Harlow
grounded out (catcher to first); Kelly grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones made an out to third; Stanton was
called out on strikes; Stein doubled to right; Plummer lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
flied out to center; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Reynolds singled to left; Paciorek doubled to center [Reynolds
scored]; Roberts struck out; Robertson flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: May singled; Dempsey flied out to center; Dauer
grounded out (first unassisted) [May to second]; Belanger flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); ANDERSON
BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson grounded out (third to first);
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Plummer struck out; Cruz
singled to center; Reynolds singled to right [Cruz to third];
Paciorek singled to left [Cruz scored, Reynolds to second];
KERRIGAN REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Roberts struck out;
Robertson forced Paciorek (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: PARROTT REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Murray flied
out to left; DeCinces singled to center; May singled to left
[DeCinces to third]; May stole second; Dempsey was walked
intentionally; Dauer singled to center [DeCinces scored, May
scored, Dempsey to second]; Belanger forced Dauer (shortstop to
second) [Dempsey to third]; Harlow doubled to right [Dempsey
scored, Belanger scored]; Anderson struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Orioles 9.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ruppert Jones out at
second]; Stein singled to right; BOCHTE BATTED FOR PLUMMER;
Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Orioles 9.

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