Posting his sixth shutout of the season and 51st of his career, Jim Palmer tossed a three-hitter in hurling the Orioles to an 11-0 romp over the A's. Ken Singleton and Lee May, with three hits each, led the 15-hit attack against three Oakland pitchers. Doug DeCinces doubled home two runs in the first inning when the Orioles scored four times and singled another across in the five-run third. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 11, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Wednesday, August 23, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles 4 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 11 15 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 3 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .236 Alston rf,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Lopez cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Page lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Smith 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .241 Dilone lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Singleton rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .296 Carty dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Anderson rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .045 Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Murray 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 .282 Essian c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 DeCinces 3b 5 2 2 3 0 0 .270 Robinson c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .353 May dh 4 1 3 1 0 1 .244 Armas rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Hendricks pr,dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 .375 Guerrero ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Mora lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .239 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Dempsey c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Wallis cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Garcia ss 5 0 0 1 0 3 .300 Gross 1b,3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Woodard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko 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 Totals 42 11 15 9 3 7 Totals 30 0 3 0 3 5 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 2,497 Left on Base: Orioles 7, A's 6 DP: Orioles 0, A's 1 Errors: Duncan, Gross 2 Doubles: DeCinces (27), Singleton (15), Lopez (5), Guerrero (17), Carty (18) Home Runs: Hendricks (1) Stolen Bases: Page (20) Caught Stealing: Harlow (11) GIDP: Dempsey (10) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(15-12) 9 3 0 0 3 5 0 33 2.58 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 5 0 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(6-9) 2 7 8 4 2 2 0 15 3.77 Sosa 5 5 2 1 1 3 0 21 2.73 Heaverlo 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 9 3.09 Totals 9 15 11 6 3 7 1 45 Passed Balls: Robinson (1) Wild Pitches: Palmer (5) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow reached on an error by Gross; Smith grounded out (second to first) [Harlow to second]; Singleton singled to left [Harlow scored (unearned), Singleton to second (on throw to home)]; Murray walked; DeCinces doubled [Singleton scored, Murray scored]; May singled to second [DeCinces scored (error by Gross) (unearned)]; Mora flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to center; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Alston grounded out (second to first); Page flied out to left; Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Garcia struck out; Harlow walked; Harlow was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan lined to shortstop; Robinson grounded out (second to first); Guerrero doubled to left; Wallis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton singled to right; Murray singled to left [Singleton to second]; DeCinces singled to center [Singleton scored, Murray to second]; May singled to left [Murray scored, DeCinces to second]; SOSA REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Mora reached on an error by Duncan [DeCinces scored (unearned), May to second]; Robinson allowed a passed ball [May to third, Mora to second]; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first) [May scored (unearned), Mora to third]; Harlow singled to left [Mora scored (unearned)]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 5 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross grounded out (second to first); Edwards made an out to shortstop; Alston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 4TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray flied out to center; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page walked; Page stole second; Carty flied out to center; Duncan grounded out (second to first) [Page to third]; Robinson walked; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 9, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 5TH: May struck out; Mora singled to left; Dempsey forced Mora (third to second); Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Wallis grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to right; Edwards singled to left; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Edwards to second]; Alston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Smith walked; Singleton doubled to left [Smith scored]; Murray grounded out (first unassisted) [Singleton to third]; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: LOPEZ REPLACED HARLOW (PLAYING CF); Page grounded out (second to first); Carty doubled to center; Duncan struck out; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 7TH: WOODARD REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 2B); GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ARMAS REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); ESSIAN REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING C ); DILONE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); ALSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); May singled to center; HENDRICKS RAN FOR MAY; Mora singled to left [Hendricks to second]; Dempsey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hendricks to third, Mora out at second]; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ANDERSON REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Picciolo flied out to center; Wallis popped to first in foul territory; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Lopez doubled to left; Smith flied to left in foul territory; Anderson struck out; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Woodard popped to third in foul territory; Alston grounded out (second to first); Dilone walked; Carty forced Dilone (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; Hendricks homered; Mora made an out to second; Dempsey singled to third; Garcia struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 11, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian made an out to shortstop; Armas flied out to right; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 11, Athletics 0.

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