A homer by Sal Bando with two men on base in the eighth inning propelled the Athletics to a 4-1 victory over the Orioles. Banclo's belt off Mike Cuellar followed singles by Felipe Alou and Joe Rudi. Frank Fernandez also homered for the A's to account for their initial run in the second inning.

Rollie Fingers held the Orioles to one hit until the seventh inning when Frank Robinson homered to tie the score. Fingers went out for a pinch-hitter in the A's half of the seventh and Mudcat Grant was the winner in relief. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      3, 1970 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  2
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   4  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Alou rf,lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .353
F. Robinson rf        3   1   1   1     1   1   .352      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .324        Jackson pr,rf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .194
Rettenmund cf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Bando 3b              4   1   1   3     0   1   .262
B. Robinson 3b        3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Mincher 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Fernandez c           4   1   1   1     0   2   .270
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Monday cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Cuellar p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .061      LaRussa 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                          Fingers p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .175
                                                            Grant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   7             Totals               31   4   9   4     1   6

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  5,488
Left on Base: Orioles 3, A's 5
DP: Orioles 1, A's 1
Errors: Powell, Hendricks
Doubles: Alou (15)
Home Runs: F. Robinson (7), Fernandez (4), Bando (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Fingers (3)
GIDP: Rettenmund (3), Mincher (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(5-4)          8     9   4   4   1   6   2  33   3.87
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   6   2  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fingers                 7     2   1   1   2   5   1  24   3.19
Grant W(1-0)            2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.04
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   7   1  31

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Merle Anthony


ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
left; F. Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Alou
doubled to left; Rudi lined to third; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell was called out on strikes; Rettenmund
grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Robinson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mincher popped to second; Fernandez homered;
Monday popped to first in foul territory; LaRussa popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks flied out to center; Belanger grounded
out (third to first); Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Fingers grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); Alou was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford popped to shortstop; Johnson flied out to
right; F. Robinson walked; Powell singled [F. Robinson to
second]; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi popped to third; Bando flied out to right;
Mincher singled to center; Fernandez flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks struck out; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Monday singled to left; Powell dropped a foul fly
hit by LaRussa for an error; LaRussa popped to second; Fingers
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Monday to second];
Monday was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Hendricks [Monday to third]; Campaneris walked; Alou forced
Campaneris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Cuellar popped to shortstop; Buford popped to
second; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to left; On a bunt Bando popped to
catcher in foul territory; Mincher grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: F. Robinson homered; Powell walked; Rettenmund
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Powell out at second]; B. Robinson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fernandez struck out; Monday singled to
shortstop; LaRussa popped to first; JOHNSON BATTED FOR FINGERS;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
1.

ORIOLES 8TH: GRANT REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Hendricks
grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied out to right;
Cuellar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Alou singled to
left; Rudi singled to left [Alou to second]; JACKSON RAN FOR
RUDI; Bando homered [Alou scored, Jackson scored]; Mincher
struck out; Fernandez struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); JACKSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Buford popped to third in foul territory;
Johnson singled to center; F. Robinson struck out; Powell
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Athletics 4.