The first grand slam of Billy Smith's career started the Orioles' scoring in the third inning en route to a 10-9 victory over the Mariners. The Orioles loaded the bases on a double by Rick Dempsey, pass to Mark Belanger and single by Larry Harlow before Smith connected for his jackpot wallop off Jim Colborn, who made his first start for the Mariners since being acquired from the Royals.

The Orioles splurged for four more runs in the fourth and picked up a pair in the seventh for a 10-5 lead before the Mariners' rallies fell short. In the ninth, after Leroy Stanton knocked in a run with a double, the Mariners filled the bases with one out, but Bill Stein struck out and John Hale grounded out to end the game. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 10, Seattle Mariners 9

Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Orioles 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 - 10 13 0 Mariners 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 - 9 13 3 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .292 Cruz 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Smith 2b 5 1 2 4 0 2 .293 Reynolds ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .331 Kelly lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Bochte lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Mora ph,lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .185 Ruppert Jones cf 3 2 1 1 2 0 .242 Singleton rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Bernhardt 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .311 Lopez pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 May dh 4 0 1 0 1 1 .249 Stanton dh 5 0 1 1 0 1 .197 Murray 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .251 Baez pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .244 Stinson c 3 1 2 2 2 0 .268 Dauer 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Stein 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Dempsey c 5 2 4 1 0 0 .231 Hale rf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .147 Belanger ss 3 1 0 1 1 2 .216 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 10 13 8 5 7 Totals 39 9 13 9 6 3 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 4,936 Left on Base: Orioles 8, Mariners 9 DP: Orioles 1, Mariners 1 Errors: Cruz, Ruppert Jones, Stein Doubles: Dempsey (5), Murray (9), Cruz (7), Stinson (8), Stanton (5) Triples: May (1), Bochte (2) Home Runs: Smith (2), Mora (2), Reynolds (2), Hale (1) Stolen Bases: Harlow (6), Cruz (18) Caught Stealing: Belanger (2) Sacrifice Flies: Belanger (3) GIDP: Dempsey (4), Stein (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(4-3) 5.1 8 5 5 2 1 1 25 4.89 Flinn 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 11 7.88 T. Martinez 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 6.43 Stanhouse SV(8) 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 3.80 Totals 9 13 9 9 6 3 2 45 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn L(1-3) 3 5 6 5 2 0 1 16 5.74 Rawley 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 8 3.94 Todd 3 3 2 2 1 4 1 12 4.42 Burke 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.49 Totals 9 13 10 7 5 7 2 45 Passed Balls: Stinson (3) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow lined to first; Smith grounded out (second to first); Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Reynolds popped to shortstop; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones walked; Bernhardt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); May walked; Murray popped to shortstop; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled to left; Stein grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey doubled to right; Belanger walked; Harlow singled to right [Dempsey to third, Belanger to second]; Smith homered [Dempsey scored, Belanger scored, Harlow scored]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); May flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Hale singled to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hale to second]; Reynolds homered [Hale scored]; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray doubled to right; DeCinces singled to left [Murray scored]; RAWLEY REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Dempsey singled to center [DeCinces to third, Dempsey to second (error by Ruppert Jones)]; Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to center [DeCinces scored (unearned)]; Harlow walked; Stinson allowed a passed ball [Dempsey to third]; Harlow stole second; Smith struck out; MORA BATTED FOR KELLY; Mora reached on an error by Stein [Dempsey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harlow scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Singleton struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 2. MARINERS 4TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Stanton flied out to left; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 2. ORIOLES 5TH: May tripled to center; Murray walked; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); DeCinces struck out; Dempsey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 2. MARINERS 5TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz doubled to left; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger struck out; Harlow grounded out (second to first); Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 2. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte tripled to right; Ruppert Jones singled to left [Bochte scored]; Bernhardt singled to left [Ruppert Jones to second]; Stanton struck out; Stinson doubled to right [Ruppert Jones scored, Bernhardt scored]; FLINN REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Stein grounded out (third to first); Hale was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Mora homered; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray singled to left; DeCinces walked [Murray to second]; Dempsey singled to right [Murray scored, DeCinces to third]; Belanger struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 10, Mariners 5. MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to left; Bochte flied out to left; Ruppert Jones walked [Reynolds to second]; Bernhardt forced Ruppert Jones (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 10, Mariners 5. ORIOLES 8TH: BURKE REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Harlow singled to center; Smith singled to center [Harlow to second]; Mora reached on a fielder's choice [Harlow out at third (shortstop to third), Smith to second]; Singleton reached on an error by Cruz [Smith to third, Mora to second]; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; May struck out; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 10, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stanton grounded out (third to first); Stinson walked; Stein singled to left [Stinson to second]; Hale homered [Stinson scored, Stein scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLINN (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Mariners 8. ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Dempsey singled to left; Belanger forced Dempsey (shortstop to second); Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Mariners 8. MARINERS 9TH: DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Bochte singled to left; Ruppert Jones forced Bochte (shortstop to second); STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bernhardt walked [Ruppert Jones to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR BERNHARDT; Stanton doubled to right [Ruppert Jones scored, Milbourne to third]; BAEZ RAN FOR STANTON; Stinson was walked intentionally; Stein was called out on strikes; Hale grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 10, Mariners 9.

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