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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 21, 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 21, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 9,786 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Terry Crowley | DH |
Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
Dell Alston | Right Fielder |
Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
Rico Carty | DH |
Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Dave Revering | First Baseman |
Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
Bruce Robinson | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 21, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Langford
Harlow hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Langford
Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Langford
Singleton strikes out. There goes Dauer. The throw from Robinson to Guerrero, and Dauer is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Flanagan
Wallis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Flanagan
Alston is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Flanagan
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Flanagan
Carty strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Langford
Murray hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Langford
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Langford
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mora vs. Langford
Mora strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Flanagan
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Flanagan
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Flanagan
Revering strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Langford
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Langford
Garcia 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Langford
Harlow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Langford
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards misplays the ball. That's an error on Edwards. Harlow moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Langford
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Langford
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harlow scores. Dauer scores. Singleton moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Langford
DeCinces hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Flanagan
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Flanagan
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Flanagan
Wallis hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Langford
Crowley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Langford
Mora hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Langford
Dempsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Langford
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dempsey moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harlow vs. Langford
Harlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Flanagan
Alston bunts towards the mound. Flanagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Flanagan
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Flanagan
Carty strikes out. Dempsey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Carty out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Langford
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Langford
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Langford
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Langford
There goes Murray. The throw from Robinson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. Langford
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Flanagan
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Flanagan
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Flanagan
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Flanagan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Langford
Crowley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Langford
Mora hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Langford
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Flanagan
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Flanagan
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Flanagan
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Langford
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Langford
Harlow hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Langford
Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Flanagan
Alston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Flanagan
There goes Alston. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Alston steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Flanagan
Page hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Flanagan
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alston scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Flanagan
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Rico Carty.
There goes Dilone. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Dauer applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Flanagan
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Langford
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Singleton for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Langford
Murray hits a line drive towards first. Revering reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Langford
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Flanagan
Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
Guerrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Flanagan
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Flanagan
Wayne Gross pinch hits for Mike Edwards.
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Flanagan
Darrell Woodard pinch runs for Wayne Gross.
There goes Woodard. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Garcia applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Langford
Darrell Woodard now playing second base.
Crowley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Langford
Mora bunts towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. Crowley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Langford
Dempsey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Langford
Garcia hits a line drive into left field. Page picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Page. Crowley scores. Dempsey moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harlow vs. Langford
Harlow is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dauer vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Woodard scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Flanagan
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Mike Anderson now playing left field.
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lopez. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Flanagan
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alston vs. Flanagan
Alston bunts towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Flanagan
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Flanagan
Tony Armas pinch hits for Miguel Dilone.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1978 -- Baltimore at Oakland (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Harlow L, cf 3 1 0 0 Wallis J, cf 4 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Alston D, rf 3 1 0 0 Singleton K, rf 3 0 0 0 Page M, lf 3 0 1 1 Lopez C, rf 0 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 1 1 Murray E, 1b 3 0 1 2 Dilone M, pr 0 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Armas T, ph 1 0 0 0 Crowley T, dh 4 1 1 0 Duncan T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mora A, lf 3 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0 Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 1 0 Edwards M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Garcia K, ss 4 0 2 0 Gross W, ph 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0 Woodard D, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, c 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 7 2 28 2 3 2 Baltimore 002 000 001 -- 3 Oakland 000 000 101 -- 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Flanagan M (W) 9.0 3 2 2 3 8 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R (L) 8.1 7 3 1 5 6 Heaverlo D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Edwards M, Robinson B, Page M DP -- Oakland 2 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Oakland 2 2B -- DeCinces D, Robinson B SB -- Murray E, Alston D CS -- Dauer R, Dilone M, Woodard D SH -- Mora A T -- 2:16 A -- 9786
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