A two-run homer by Eddie Murray in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Orioles to their sixth straight victory in a 4-3 decision over the Mariners. The Birds trailed, 3-2, going into the last of the ninth when Ken Singleton stroked a one-out double. Murray then hit the first pitch from loser Enrique Romo into the right field seats. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 10  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   4  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Reynolds ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .298        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Paciorek dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Smith ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Bochte ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .308        Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .292
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Anderson pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .042
Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   2   0     1   0   .244      Murray 1b             3   1   3   3     1   0   .285
Stanton lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .181      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Meyer 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220      DeCinces 3b           2   1   0   0     1   0   .271
Stein 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .261      Mora lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Pasley c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .138      Lopez cf              2   0   0   1     0   1   .230
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .145
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey ph,c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3  10   3     1   1             Totals               28   4   6   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  7,260
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Orioles 2
DP: Mariners 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Meyer
Doubles: Cruz (13), Ruppert Jones (17), Murray (28), Singleton (16)
Home Runs: Reynolds (4), Murray (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (9), Pasley (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2), Lopez (1)
GIDP: Pasley (2), May 2 (16)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               7.2   4   2   1   2   2   0  27   4.24
Romo L(10-5)            0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   3.23
Totals                  8.1   6   4   3   2   2   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                6.2   9   3   3   1   0   1  29   3.40
Briles W(3-4)           2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.44
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   1   1  36

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz doubled; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cruz to third]; Paciorek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled; Dauer flied out to center;
Singleton struck out; Murray doubled to right [Belanger scored];
May made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Orioles 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Robertson made an out to second; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Mora
grounded out (third to first); Lopez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein singled to center; Pasley grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stein out at
second]; Cruz lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (second to first); Belanger
flied out to right; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds homered; Paciorek popped to first in foul
territory; Roberts singled to center; Robertson made an out to
second; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Roberts to third];
Stanton forced Ruppert Jones (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray
singled to left; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein singled to left; Pasley out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Stein to second]; Cruz grounded out
(second to first) [Stein to third]; Reynolds flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Mora grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Skaggs popped to pitcher; Belanger grounded out
(third to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones walked; On a bunt Stanton made an
out to catcher [Ruppert Jones stayed at first]; Leroy Stanton
called for interference; Stein singled to center [Ruppert
Jones to third]; Pasley singled to center [Ruppert Jones scored,
Stein to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stein
scored]; Reynolds singled to center [Pasley to third]; BOCHTE
BATTED FOR PACIOREK; BRILES REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Bochte
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 7TH: BOCHTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton
grounded out (third to first); Murray walked; May grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Murray out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Robertson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones doubled to left [Ruppert
Jones out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING LF); MEYER
REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING 1B); DeCinces walked; Mora lined to
second [DeCinces to third (error by Meyer)]; throw went into
the dugout; Lopez hit a sacrifice fly to center [DeCinces
scored (unearned)]; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Dempsey singled;
ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 2.

MARINERS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); DEMPSEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Meyer made an out to shortstop;
Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Pasley flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: HARLOW BATTED FOR DAUER; Harlow popped to second;
Singleton doubled to left; ANDERSON RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray
homered [Anderson scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Orioles 4.