Backed by the hitting of Larry Harlow and Rich Dauer, who batted in three runs apiece, Mike Flanagan gained his 17th victory when the Orioles defeated the Mariners, 9-2. The Orioles built up a 5-0 lead at the expense of Jim Colborn in the first two innings. Dauer doubled for one run and Harlow singled for another.

The Mariners wasted sterling relief pitching by Shane Rawley, who allowed only one hit in six innings. After Mike Parrott took over in the eighth, the Orioles broke the game wide open with four runs, two scoring on a single by Dauer and two on a double by Harlow. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 9, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 9 2 Orioles 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 x - 9 10 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .242 Harlow cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .238 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .296 Kelly lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .254 Paciorek dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .308 Anderson ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .042 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .309 Singleton rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .293 Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Ruppert Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Murray 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .281 Stanton lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .183 DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Stein 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .256 May dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .249 Plummer c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Dempsey c 2 2 1 0 2 0 .264 Bochte ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Dauer 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .269 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 .205 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 9 2 2 5 Totals 35 9 10 8 3 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 16,484 Left on Base: Mariners 7, Orioles 5 DP: Mariners 0, Orioles 2 Errors: Cruz, Roberts Doubles: Stein (20), Paciorek (12), Dauer (18), Harlow (19) Stolen Bases: Cruz (44), Belanger (5), May (5) GIDP: Plummer (3), Stanton (3) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn L(4-9) 1 5 5 3 1 0 0 10 5.15 Rawley 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 4.14 Parrott 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 8 5.75 Totals 8 10 9 7 3 3 0 38 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(17-11) 7.1 8 2 2 1 4 0 30 3.87 Kerrigan SV(2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 5.14 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 5 0 36 Wild Pitches: Colborn (2) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow reached on an error by Cruz; Kelly singled to right [Harlow to third, Kelly to second (error by Roberts)]; Singleton made an out to shortstop; Colborn threw a wild pitch [Harlow scored (unearned), Kelly to third]; Murray walked; DeCinces grounded out (first unassisted) [Kelly scored (unearned), Murray to second]; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 2. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts walked; Robertson struck out; Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Roberts to second]; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey singled to left; Dauer doubled to center [Dempsey scored]; On a bunt Belanger singled [Dauer to third]; Harlow singled to right [Dauer scored, Belanger to second]; Belanger stole third; RAWLEY REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Kelly was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (third to first) [Belanger scored, Harlow to second]; Murray struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 5. MARINERS 3RD: Stein singled to center; Plummer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stein out at second]; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces made an out to second; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey walked; Dauer forced Dempsey (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 5. MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Harlow grounded out (catcher to first); Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 5. MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones made an out to third; Stanton was called out on strikes; Stein doubled to right; Plummer lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray flied out to center; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 5. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Reynolds singled to left; Paciorek doubled to center [Reynolds scored]; Roberts struck out; Robertson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: May singled; Dempsey flied out to center; Dauer grounded out (first unassisted) [May to second]; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 5. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); ANDERSON BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 5. MARINERS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Plummer struck out; Cruz singled to center; Reynolds singled to right [Cruz to third]; Paciorek singled to left [Cruz scored, Reynolds to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Roberts struck out; Robertson forced Paciorek (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: PARROTT REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Murray flied out to left; DeCinces singled to center; May singled to left [DeCinces to third]; May stole second; Dempsey was walked intentionally; Dauer singled to center [DeCinces scored, May scored, Dempsey to second]; Belanger forced Dauer (shortstop to second) [Dempsey to third]; Harlow doubled to right [Dempsey scored, Belanger scored]; Anderson struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Orioles 9. MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ruppert Jones out at second]; Stein singled to right; BOCHTE BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Bochte flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Orioles 9.

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