The surging Orioles won their 10th straight game, beating the A's, 3-0, and spoiling the pro debut of 18-year-old pitcher Mike Morgan, who was Oakland's first choice in the June draft. Larry Harlow opened the game with a walk off Morgan and Billy Smith followed with a single. Both runners advanced on an infield out and Harlow scored when Ken Singleton bounced out.

Smith, who got new life when Wayne Gross dropped his pop foul, drew a walk in the third and Singleton doubled to make it 2-0. Lee May hit a solo homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 10 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .280 Dilone rf 3 0 2 0 0 1 .261 Smith 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .270 Revering ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 Singleton rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .302 Duncan dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 May dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .247 Page lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .270 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Armas cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Dauer 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Newman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Mora lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .213 Gross 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Dempsey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Belanger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Picciolo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Edwards 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Staggs ph,2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Morgan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 10 3 5 0 Totals 31 0 6 0 1 6 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 17,157 Left on Base: Orioles 9, A's 5 DP: Orioles 1, A's 1 Errors: Gross Doubles: Singleton (6), Dempsey (7), Dilone (5), Page (10) Home Runs: May (12) Caught Stealing: Belanger (3) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (3) GIDP: Mora (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(7-3) 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 32 3.26 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 32 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morgan L(0-1) 9 10 3 2 5 0 1 39 2.00 Totals 9 10 3 2 5 0 1 39 Passed Balls: Essian (1) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Debut game for Mike Morgan; Smith singled to center [Harlow to second]; Murray grounded out (pitcher to first) [Harlow to third, Smith to second]; Singleton reached on a fielder's choice [Harlow scored, Smith out at third (shortstop to third)]; Essian allowed a passed ball [Singleton to second]; May singled to right [Singleton out at home (right to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to left; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces walked; Mora grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [DeCinces out at second]; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Harlow flied out to left; Gross dropped a foul fly hit by Smith for an error; Smith walked; Murray walked [Smith to second]; Singleton doubled to left [Smith scored (unearned), Murray to third]; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards flied out to right; Dilone doubled to left; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to right; Mora popped to first in foul territory; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Page singled to center; Page was picked off first (pitcher to first); Armas popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Harlow singled to right; Smith singled to left [Harlow to second]; Murray lined to first; Singleton forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman popped to second; Gross popped to third in foul territory; Essian flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 6TH: May flied out to right; DeCinces popped to shortstop in foul territory; Mora singled to left; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: STAGGS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; On a bunt Staggs singled to pitcher; Dilone singled to left [Staggs to second]; Duncan reached on a fielder's choice [Staggs out at third (pitcher to third), Dilone to second]; Guerrero lined into a double play (center to second) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 7TH: STAGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Belanger singled to left; Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harlow singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harlow to second]; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Page doubled to left; Armas lined to first; Newman struck out; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR GROSS; Alexander popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); Singleton popped to third in foul territory; May homered; DeCinces lined to center; Mora walked; Dempsey doubled [Mora to third]; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Essian popped to third; Staggs walked; REVERING BATTED FOR DILONE; Revering grounded out (second to first) [Staggs to second]; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 9TH: MURPHY REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING RF); Harlow flied out to right; Smith flied out to center; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Page struck out; Armas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

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