Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
August 22, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 4 1 2 1
Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 5 1 2 1
  Lopez rf 0 0 0 0
Murray 1b 5 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 5 1 1 0
Crowley dh 4 1 1 0
  Kelly pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  May ph,dh 0 1 0 0
Mora lf 4 0 0 0
  Anderson lf 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 1 1 2
Garcia ss 5 0 2 2
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
  Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 10 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Alston rf,1b 4 0 1 2
Page lf 5 0 1 0
Carty dh 4 0 1 0
  Johnson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Duncan 3b 3 0 0 0
  Langford pr 0 1 0 0
  Armas rf 1 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 5 0 2 0
Robinson c 5 1 2 0
Wallis cf 5 0 4 1
Gross 1b 2 1 0 1
  Woodard pr 0 1 0 0
  Picciolo 2b 0 0 0 0
  Essian ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Edwards 2b 2 0 1 0
  Revering ph 1 0 1 0
  Dilone pr,rf,3b 2 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 13 4
Baltimore 220 000 000 26100
Oakland 001 010 110 04132
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor   7.0 9 3 3 1 2
  Stanhouse  W (6-6) 2.1 3 1 1 3 3
  Kerrigan  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
13
4
4
4
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   1.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Norris   5.2 4 0 0 2 8
  Lacey  L (8-7) 3.0 2 2 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
10
6
4
4
11

  E–Dilone 2 (5).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Dempsey (15,off Lacey), Oakland Robinson (2,off McGregor).  3B–Baltimore Garcia (3,off Broberg).  HR–Baltimore Harlow (5,1st inning off Broberg 0 on, 0 out); Singleton (17,1st inning off Broberg 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Harlow (3,off Lacey).  IBB–May (4,by Lacey).  SF–Alston (1,off McGregor).  CS–Page (15,2nd base by McGregor/Dempsey).  WP–Stanhouse (2).  IBB–Lacey (13,May).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Al Clark.  T–3:29.  A–1,930.
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