Handing the A's their 11th straight loss, the Orioles prevailed, 2-1, as Jim Palmer and Tippy Martinez combined on a four-hitter. Both Oriole runs came in the fifth inning.

Rick Dempsey's solo home run was good for one tally. After Dempsey's blast, Rich Dauer drew a one-out walk, went to third on a single by Ken Singleton and scored on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Murray. Palmer got credit for his seventh straight victory. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Sunday, June 18, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 2 9 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wallis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Alston lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .133 Dauer 3b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .257 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Singleton rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .298 Revering 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .269 Murray 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .267 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 May dh 4 0 3 0 0 0 .259 Gross 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Mora lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Armas rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lopez cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Harlow ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Edwards 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Smith 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Dempsey c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .218 Staggs 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 4 Totals 31 2 9 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 17,143 Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 9 DP: A's 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Palmer Doubles: May (9), Dauer (2), Singleton (7) Home Runs: Revering (7), Dempsey (3) Sacrifice Hits: Armas (1) Sacrifice Flies: Murray (3) GIDP: May (9) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson L(4-4) 4.2 7 2 2 2 5 1 23 2.71 Broberg 3.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.86 Totals 8 9 2 2 3 6 1 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(10-4) 8 4 1 1 1 3 1 30 1.81 T. Martinez SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.29 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 4 1 33 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis grounded out (second to first); Alston flied out to left; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger made an out to first; Dauer walked; Singleton flied out to right; Murray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering made an out to first; Page struck out; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May doubled; Mora singled [May to third]; Lopez struck out; Smith was called out on strikes; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (second to first); Essian flied out to center; Edwards made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger struck out; Dauer doubled; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis singled; Alston lined to second; Guerrero singled [Wallis to second]; Revering flied out to center [Wallis to third]; Page forced Guerrero (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: May singled; Mora made an out to shortstop; Lopez struck out; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross singled to left; Armas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gross to second]; Essian flied out to center; DUNCAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: STAGGS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 2B); Dempsey homered; Belanger lined to pitcher; Dauer walked; Singleton singled [Dauer to third]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dauer scored]; May singled [Singleton to second]; BROBERG REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Mora lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Wallis grounded out (second to first); Alston flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Carlos Lopez ejected by HP umpire Jim McKean with 0-2 count; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: HARLOW BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Harlow grounded out (third to first); Smith singled; Dempsey forced Smith (second to shortstop); Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Revering homered; Page made an out to shortstop; Gross flied out to right; Armas reached on an error by Palmer [Armas to third]; Essian made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer flied out to right; Singleton doubled; Murray was walked intentionally; May grounded into a double play (third to first) [Murray to second, Singleton out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: NEWMAN BATTED FOR STAGGS; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis flied out to left; Alston walked; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 2B); Mora grounded out (pitcher to first); Harlow grounded out (third to first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Revering grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (first unassisted); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

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