August 24, 1988 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Tom NiedenfuerL: Rod Scurry
LF2-5H-AB2B · 2 RTop hitterJOJoe Orsulak
RF3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 RP2.1IP0 ER · 1 K · WP0.2IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead SEA by 1 · BAL by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | — |
2MI Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 15.0 |
4DE Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 16.0 |
5MI Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17.0 |
6TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17.0 |
7NY Yankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.5 |
8KC Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19.5 |
9CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 26.0 |
10LA Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29.0 |
11CW White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32.5 |
12TE Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33.5 |
| 13SEMariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35.5 |
| 14BAOrioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 49.5 |
| BFBruce FieldsLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HRHarold Reynolds2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DCDarnell ColesDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ADAlvin Davis1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SBScott BradleyC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBMickey Brantley Sr.LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| JPJim Presley3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMario DiazSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCHenry CottoCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RQRey QuinonesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBill McGuireC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
2B: Reynolds, Brantley Sr., Buhner, Diaz
RBI: Presley 2, Diaz
CS: Reynolds, Buhner
LOB: 18
| JOJoe OrsulakRF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JTJim Traber1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSLarry SheetsLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TKTerry KennedyC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RGRene Gonzales3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BRBilly Ripken2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KGKen GerhartPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDJim DwyerPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSPete StanicekPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
2B: Orsulak
HR: Orsulak, Murray
RBI: Orsulak 2, Ripken Jr., Murray
LOB: 13
The Orioles outlasted the Mariners 4-3 in 12 innings at Memorial Stadium.
Tom Niedenfuer got the win and Rod Scurry took the loss. Joe Orsulak went 3-for-5 for the Orioles, while Mickey Brantley Sr. went 2-for-5 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
