A homer by Doug DeCinces was the key blow as the Orioles won their seventh straight game, a 7-3 decision over the A's. The score was 3-3 going into the bottom of eighth when Ken Singleton hit a leadoff single. DeCinces followed with a round-tripper. Later in the inning, Rich Dauer and Mark Belanger added RBI singles. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Monday, August    28, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 13  2
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  4  x  -   7 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wallis rf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .273      Harlow cf             5   0   0   0     0   4   .235
Gross 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .195      Kelly lf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .251
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Mora ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Duncan 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Singleton rf          3   2   2   1     1   0   .295
Revering 1b           4   2   4   0     0   0   .275        Lopez pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .230
Carty dh              4   1   1   2     0   1   .296      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .283
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      DeCinces 3b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .275
Robinson c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .344      May dh                4   0   1   2     0   0   .247
Guerrero ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .278      Dempsey c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .269
Armas cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .218      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Belanger ss           2   0   1   1     1   0   .208
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  13   3     0   6             Totals               32   7  10   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  6,000
Left on Base: A's 8, Orioles 6
DP: A's 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Gross, Robinson, Mora
Doubles: Dempsey (16)
Home Runs: Carty (24), Singleton (18), DeCinces (22)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (6)
Caught Stealing: Dilone (22), May (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (12)
GIDP: Carty (10), May (17), Dauer (10)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (5,by Renko)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   6.1   5   3   3   4   5   1  27   3.79
Lacey L(8-9)            1.2   5   4   4   0   2   1  10   3.03
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   7   2  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(16-12)         9    13   3   3   0   6   1  38   2.60
Totals                  9    13   3   3   0   6   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Renko (2)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis made an out to shortstop; Gross singled to
right; Revering singled to center [Gross to second]; Carty
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Revering out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow was called out on strikes; Kelly flied out
to center; Singleton lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray walked; DeCinces made an out to shortstop;
May grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Murray out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas singled to left; Edwards out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Armas to second]; Wallis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to right; Dauer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dempsey out at
second]; Belanger walked; Belanger stole second [Belanger to
third (error by Robinson)]; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to center; Carty flied out to
center; Page flied out to left; Robinson singled to left
[Revering to second]; Guerrero singled to right [Revering
scored, Robinson to third]; Armas flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Kelly lined to first; Singleton homered; Murray
struck out; DeCinces singled to center; May flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards flied out to left; Wallis struck out;
Gross popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey made an out to shortstop; Dauer reached on
an error by Gross; On a bunt Belanger made an out to third;
Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering singled to left; Carty homered [Revering
scored]; Page flied out to center; Robinson singled to right;
Guerrero singled to left [Robinson to second]; Armas flied out
to right [Robinson to third]; Edwards forced Guerrero (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Kelly walked; Singleton walked [Kelly to second];
Murray struck out; DeCinces singled to shortstop [Kelly to
third, Singleton to second]; May singled to left [Kelly scored,
Singleton scored, DeCinces to second]; May was caught stealing
second (catcher to second) [DeCinces to third]; Dempsey struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis was called out on strikes; Gross singled
to center; DILONE RAN FOR GROSS; Dilone was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Revering singled; Carty struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DUNCAN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); Dauer flied
out to center; Belanger was hit by a pitch; LACEY REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Harlow struck out; MORA BATTED FOR KELLY; Mora flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Page grounded
out (second to first); Robinson grounded out (second to first);
Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton singled to left; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON;
Murray made an out to shortstop; DeCinces homered [Lopez
scored]; May grounded out (second to first); Dempsey doubled;
Dauer singled to center [Dempsey scored, Dauer to second (on
throw to home)]; Belanger singled to center [Dauer scored];
Harlow struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Armas struck
out; Edwards singled to left [Edwards to second (error by
Mora)]; Wallis struck out; Duncan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 7.