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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 23, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,497 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Al Clark 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dell Alston | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Robinson | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | First Baseman |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 23, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Renko
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Renko
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harlow moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Renko
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harlow scores. Singleton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Renko
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Renko
DeCinces hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wallis. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. Singleton scores. Murray goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Renko
May hits a ball on the ground towards second. Edwards throws towards first. Gross fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gross. DeCinces scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Renko
Mora hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Renko
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Palmer
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Palmer
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Palmer
Carty strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Renko
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Renko
Harlow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Renko
There goes Harlow. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Renko
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Palmer
Duncan hits a line drive towards short. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Palmer
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Palmer
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mora. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Palmer
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Renko
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Renko
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Renko
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Singleton scores. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Renko
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murray scores. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mora vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Mora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan juggles the ball. That's an error on Duncan. DeCinces scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Sosa
The ball gets by Robinson for a passed ball. May moves to third. Mora moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dempsey vs. Sosa
Dempsey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Sosa
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May scores. Mora moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harlow vs. Sosa
Harlow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mora scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sosa
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Palmer
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Palmer
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Palmer
Alston is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Sosa
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Sosa
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Sosa
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Palmer
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Palmer
There goes Page. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Palmer
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Palmer
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Page moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Palmer
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picciolo vs. Palmer
Picciolo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sosa
May strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Sosa
Mora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Sosa
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Sosa
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Palmer
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Palmer
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Palmer
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alston vs. Palmer
There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alston vs. Palmer
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Sosa
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sosa
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Sosa
Singleton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Singleton reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Sosa
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gross scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. Sosa
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Palmer
Carlos Lopez now playing center field.
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Palmer
Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lopez. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Palmer
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Palmer
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sosa
Darrell Woodard now playing second base. Wayne Gross now playing third base. Tony Armas now playing right field. Jim Essian now catching. Miguel
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Sosa
Elrod Hendricks pinch runs for Lee May.
Mora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendricks moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Sosa
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hendricks moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Sosa
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Palmer
Mike Anderson now playing right field.
Picciolo hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Palmer
Wallis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Palmer
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Heaverlo
Smith hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Heaverlo
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Heaverlo
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodard vs. Palmer
Woodard hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Palmer
Alston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Palmer
Dilone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Palmer
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Heaverlo
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Heaverlo
Hendricks hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Heaverlo
Mora hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Woodard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Heaverlo
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Heaverlo
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 11 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Palmer
Essian hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Palmer
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 11 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Palmer
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1978 -- Baltimore at Oakland (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Harlow L, cf 3 1 1 1 Alston D, rf-1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez C, cf 1 0 1 0 Page M, lf 2 0 0 0
Smith B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Dilone M, lf 0 0 0 0
Singleton K, rf 4 2 3 2 Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0
Anderson M, rf 1 0 0 0 Duncan T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 2 1 0 Essian J, c 1 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 5 2 2 3 Robinson B, c 2 0 0 0
May L, dh 4 1 3 1 Armas T, rf 1 0 0 0
Hendricks E, pr 1 1 1 1 Guerrero M, ss 1 0 1 0
Mora A, lf 5 1 2 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 5 0 1 0 Wallis J, cf 3 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss 5 0 0 1 Gross W, 1b-3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards M, 2b 2 0 1 0
Woodard D, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 11 15 9 30 0 3 0
Baltimore 405 001 001 -- 11
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (L)* 2.0 7 8 4 2 2
Sosa E 5.0 5 2 1 1 3
Heaverlo D 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Gross W 2, Duncan T
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Oakland 6
2B -- DeCinces D, Guerrero M, Singleton K, Carty R, Lopez C
HR -- Hendricks E
SB -- Page M
CS -- Harlow L
WP -- Palmer J
PB -- Robinson B
T -- 2:24
A -- 2497
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