Jim Palmer pitched a three-hitter and posted his fourth shutout in his last five starts, extending the Orioles' winning streak to nine games with a 1-0 victory over the A's. Steve Renko dueled with Palmer until the ninth inning when Ken Singleton singled with two out and Lee May doubled to drive in pinch-runner Carlos Lopez. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 1, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Saturday, June 10, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Murray 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Thomasson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .303 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Lopez pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 Page lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 May dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .242 Revering 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 DeCinces 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .243 Gross 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Dauer 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mora lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .205 Picciolo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Armas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Belanger ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .232 Duncan dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 9 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 4 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 11,422 Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 3 DP: Orioles 0, A's 1 Doubles: May (8), Guerrero (8) Stolen Bases: Belanger (4), Dilone (18) GIDP: Dempsey (6) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(8-4) 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 30 1.93 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 30 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(1-2) 8.2 5 1 1 2 9 0 32 2.13 Lacey 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.14 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 9 0 34 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith flied out to right; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton struck out; May flied out to right; DeCinces made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to center; Revering popped to second; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Mora singled to right; Dempsey grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mora out at second]; Belanger singled to left; Harlow struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan flied out to center; Essian made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith flied out to right; Murray walked; Singleton was called out on strikes; May made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to left; Guerrero doubled to left; Page made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (first to pitcher); Mora struck out; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering singled to second; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Revering to second]; Armas flied out to center; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled to right; Belanger stole second; Harlow popped to third in foul territory; Smith flied out to left; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian flied out to right; Edwards made an out to first; Thomasson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton made an out to third; May struck out; DeCinces walked; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero flied out to left; Page flied out to left; Revering grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey struck out; Belanger was called out on strikes; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross singled to third; DILONE RAN FOR GROSS; Dilone stole second; Armas struck out; Duncan flied out to left; Essian struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 9TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING 3B); Smith popped to second; Murray flied out to center; Singleton singled to right; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; May doubled to left [Lopez scored]; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); DeCinces walked; Mora forced DeCinces (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); NEWMAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Newman struck out; Thomasson flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

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