Mike Flanagan notched his 10th victory and Don Stanhouse picked up his 11th save as the Orioles defeated the A's, 5-4. Mike Morgan, the high school phenom signed by the A's, lasted only one inning in his second start and drew his second loss.

The Orioles tagged the youngster for three runs on a single by Larry Harlow, a throwing error by catcher Jim Essian on his theft of second, singles by Eddie Murray and Lee May and a double by Andres Mora. Ken Singleton then provided the Orioles' decisive blow with a two-run homer off reliever Elias Sosa in the third. The A's, who lost for the 10th straight time, had a homer by Mitchell Page in the second and scored three runs in the seventh before Stanhouse replaced Flanagan and smothered the rally. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

A's 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 10 1 Orioles 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 9 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wallis cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .305 Harlow cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Alston lf,1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Dauer 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .252 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Murray 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .269 Revering 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Singleton rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .294 Dilone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Murphy lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 May dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .251 Duncan 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Mora lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .233 Staggs pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 Smith 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Gross ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Page dh 4 2 3 1 0 1 .277 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Armas rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .254 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .219 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Picciolo 3b,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Murray ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Morgan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 10 4 2 5 Totals 33 5 9 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 24,619 Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 5 DP: A's 0, Orioles 1 Errors: Essian Doubles: Wallis (1), Mora (3) Home Runs: Page (6), Singleton (7) Stolen Bases: Harlow (11) Caught Stealing: Dilone (12), Page (5) GIDP: Revering (5) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morgan L(0-2) 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 7 4.50 Sosa 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 12 3.10 Heaverlo 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3.49 Langford 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.75 Totals 8 9 5 5 1 2 1 34 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(10-4) 6.2 8 4 4 1 3 1 28 3.00 T. Martinez 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.45 Stanhouse SV(11) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3.07 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 1 36 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis flied out to left; Alston grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to left; Harlow stole second [Harlow to third (error by Essian)]; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harlow scored]; Murray singled to left; Singleton flied out to left; May singled to left [Murray to second]; Mora doubled to center [Murray scored, May scored]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 3. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan grounded out (first to pitcher); Page homered; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 2ND: SOSA REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Dempsey flied out to right; Mike Morgan hurt ankle on SB in first inning; Belanger grounded out (second to first); Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Elias Sosa retired side on 3 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (second to first); Edwards singled; Wallis flied out to center; Alston made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to center; Murray forced Dauer (second to shortstop); Singleton homered [Murray scored]; May grounded out (third to first); Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 5. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero made an out to second; Revering grounded out (second to first); Duncan singled; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith singled to center; Dempsey grounded out (third to first) [Smith to second]; Belanger struck out; Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 5. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian grounded out (third to first); Edwards walked; Wallis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 5TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to center; Singleton walked; May singled to left [Singleton to second]; Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: Alston was called out on strikes; Guerrero singled to left; Revering grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: LANGFORD REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Smith made an out to shortstop; Dempsey flied out to right; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan singled to shortstop; STAGGS RAN FOR DUNCAN; Page singled to center [Staggs to second]; Armas singled to center [Staggs scored, Page to second]; Essian made an out to second; NEWMAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Newman lined to right; Wallis doubled to left [Page scored, Armas scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Alston was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 3B); STAGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Harlow flied out to left; Dauer made an out to shortstop; Murray singled; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Revering singled to center; DILONE RAN FOR REVERING; GROSS BATTED FOR STAGGS; Gross flied out to right; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: ALSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MURPHY REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PICCIOLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); May grounded out (third to first); Mora grounded out (third to first); Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Page singled; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Page was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Armas struck out; Essian walked; MURRAY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Murray forced Essian (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 5.

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