A two-run homer by Eddie Murray in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Orioles to their sixth straight victory in a 4-3 decision over the Mariners. The Birds trailed, 3-2, going into the last of the ninth when Ken Singleton stroked a one-out double. Murray then hit the first pitch from loser Enrique Romo into the right field seats. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 10 1 Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 6 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .243 Belanger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .206 Reynolds ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 .298 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Paciorek dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Bochte ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Roberts rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Harlow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Robertson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Hale lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Anderson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .042 Ruppert Jones cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .244 Murray 1b 3 1 3 3 1 0 .285 Stanton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .181 May dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Meyer 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 DeCinces 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .271 Stein 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .261 Mora lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Pasley c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .138 Lopez cf 2 0 0 1 0 1 .230 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skaggs c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .145 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .266 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 10 3 1 1 Totals 28 4 6 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 7,260 Left on Base: Mariners 6, Orioles 2 DP: Mariners 2, Orioles 1 Errors: Meyer Doubles: Cruz (13), Ruppert Jones (17), Murray (28), Singleton (16) Home Runs: Reynolds (4), Murray (25) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (9), Pasley (1) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2), Lopez (1) GIDP: Pasley (2), May 2 (16) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt 7.2 4 2 1 2 2 0 27 4.24 Romo L(10-5) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 3.23 Totals 8.1 6 4 3 2 2 1 31 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor 6.2 9 3 3 1 0 1 29 3.40 Briles W(3-4) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.44 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 1 1 36 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro MARINERS 1ST: Cruz doubled; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cruz to third]; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled; Dauer flied out to center; Singleton struck out; Murray doubled to right [Belanger scored]; May made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 1. MARINERS 2ND: Robertson made an out to second; Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Mora grounded out (third to first); Lopez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 1. MARINERS 3RD: Stein singled to center; Pasley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stein out at second]; Cruz lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied out to right; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 1. MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds homered; Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; Roberts singled to center; Robertson made an out to second; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Roberts to third]; Stanton forced Ruppert Jones (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray singled to left; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 1. MARINERS 5TH: Stein singled to left; Pasley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stein to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Stein to third]; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 1. MARINERS 6TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Skaggs popped to pitcher; Belanger grounded out (third to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 1. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones walked; On a bunt Stanton made an out to catcher [Ruppert Jones stayed at first]; Leroy Stanton called for interference; Stein singled to center [Ruppert Jones to third]; Pasley singled to center [Ruppert Jones scored, Stein to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stein scored]; Reynolds singled to center [Pasley to third]; BOCHTE BATTED FOR PACIOREK; BRILES REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Bochte flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: BOCHTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray walked; May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1. MARINERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones doubled to left [Ruppert Jones out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING LF); MEYER REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING 1B); DeCinces walked; Mora lined to second [DeCinces to third (error by Meyer)]; throw went into the dugout; Lopez hit a sacrifice fly to center [DeCinces scored (unearned)]; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Dempsey singled; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 2. MARINERS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Meyer made an out to shortstop; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Pasley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: HARLOW BATTED FOR DAUER; Harlow popped to second; Singleton doubled to left; ANDERSON RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray homered [Anderson scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 4.

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