A three-hitter by Mike Flanagan carried the Orioles past the A's, 3-2, ending Baltimore's four-game losing streak. The Birds scored two runs in the third on a single by Eddie Murray following walks to Larry Harlow and Ken Singleton and an error by second baseman Mike Edwards. The Orioles added their final run in the ninth on an error by A's leftfielder Mitchell Page. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Monday, August 21, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 3 3 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 3 1 0 0 2 1 .232 Wallis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Dauer 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Alston rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .262 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .289 Page lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .290 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Carty dh 3 0 1 1 0 2 .293 Murray 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .283 Dilone pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Armas ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Crowley dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Mora lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261 Edwards 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Garcia ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Gross ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Woodard pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson c 3 1 1 0 0 1 .400 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 2 5 6 Totals 28 2 3 2 3 8 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 9,786 Left on Base: Orioles 8, A's 2 DP: Orioles 0, A's 2 Errors: Page, Edwards, Robinson Doubles: DeCinces (26), Robinson (1) Stolen Bases: Murray (5), Alston (6) Caught Stealing: Dauer (4), Dilone (21), Woodard (3) Sacrifice Hits: Mora (1) GIDP: Dauer (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(16-11) 9 3 2 2 3 8 0 31 3.92 Totals 9 3 2 2 3 8 0 31 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(6-9) 8.1 7 3 1 5 6 0 37 2.88 Heaverlo 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.06 Totals 9 7 3 1 5 6 0 38 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to center; Dauer singled to left; Singleton struck out while Dauer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis was called out on strikes; Alston was called out on strikes; Page walked; Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray made an out to shortstop; DeCinces doubled to left; Crowley grounded out (first to pitcher) [DeCinces to third]; Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Guerrero flied out to right; Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey struck out; Garcia grounded out (second to first); Harlow walked; Dauer reached on an error by Edwards [Harlow to third]; Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Murray singled to right [Harlow scored (unearned), Dauer scored (unearned), Singleton to third]; DeCinces made an out to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson struck out; Wallis popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley was called out on strikes; Mora made an out to shortstop; Dempsey singled to center; Garcia singled to center [Dempsey to third]; Harlow struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: On a bunt Alston made an out to pitcher; Page flied out to center; Carty struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer flied out to center; Singleton struck out; Murray walked; Murray stole second [Murray to third (error by Robinson)]; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Guerrero struck out; Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley popped to third in foul territory; Mora flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Robinson flied out to left; Wallis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Harlow flied out to left; Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Alston walked; Alston stole second; Page popped to third in foul territory; Carty singled to right [Alston scored]; DILONE RAN FOR CARTY; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Duncan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 8TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Murray lined to first; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; Revering flied out to right; GROSS BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Gross walked; WOODARD RAN FOR GROSS; Woodard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 9TH: WOODARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Crowley singled to left; Mora out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Crowley to second]; Dempsey was walked intentionally; Garcia singled to left [Crowley scored (error by Page), Dempsey to third, Garcia to second]; Harlow was walked intentionally; HEAVERLO REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Dauer grounded into a double play (second to first) [Harlow out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Robinson doubled to right; Wallis grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Alston grounded out (third to first); Page singled to center [Robinson scored]; ARMAS BATTED FOR DILONE; Armas forced Page (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

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