Although tagged for 10 hits, Dave McNally became the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season when the lefthander pitched the Orioles to a 5-1 victory over the Athletics. McNally, who reached the charmed circle for the third straight year, gave up the A's run in the third inning on singles by Bert Campaneris and Felipe Alou around a stolen base.

The Orioles knocked out Diego Segui in their half of the third, scoring four runs. A single by Don Buford, triple by Paul Blair and single by Boog Powell produced the first two tallies. After Frank Robinson singled, Powell stopping at second, Andy Etchebarren beat out a grounder to Don Mincher and when the first baseman threw wildly, Powell and Robinson crossed the plate. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    25, 1970 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  1
Orioles      0  0  4    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   1   4   0     0   0   .285      Buford lf             2   2   1   0     3   0   .273
Alou rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .282      Blair cf              3   1   1   1     2   2   .261
Davis lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Powell 1b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .303
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      F. Robinson rf        4   1   3   1     0   0   .310
Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Etchebarren c         2   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Tenace c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .400        Hendricks ph,c      2   0   0   0     0   2   .228
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .224      B. Robinson 3b        4   0   1   0     0   2   .275
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .278
  Fernandez ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .195
Segui p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .118      McNally p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .111
  Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .094
  Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Duncan ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Monday pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .291

Totals               36   1  10   1     1   4             Totals               31   5   8   3     8  11

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 13,609
Left on Base: A's 9, Orioles 10
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Mincher
Doubles: Davis (6)
Triples: Blair (2)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (29), Etchebarren (4), Buford (10)
Caught Stealing: Buford (6)
GIDP: Green (10)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Segui L(8-10)           2     4   4   3   3   3   0  13   2.70
Fingers                 4     2   1   1   3   6   0  16   3.98
Lindblad                0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.33
Locker                  1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.77
Totals                  8     8   5   4   8  11   0  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(20-7)         9    10   1   1   1   4   0  37   3.45
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   4   0  37

Passed Balls: Hendricks (10)
Wild Pitches: Fingers 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Larry Napp


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; Alou forced
Campaneris (shortstop to second) [Alou to first]; Davis singled
to center [Alou to third]; Bando flied out to right; Mincher
forced Davis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to left; Blair walked; Powell
walked [Blair to second]; F. Robinson flied out to right;
Etchebarren struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace singled to center; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Green grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: B. Robinson was called out on strikes; Johnson
walked; Belanger flied out to center; McNally struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Segui grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled to left; Campaneris stole second; Alou singled to center
[Campaneris scored]; Davis doubled to center [Alou to third];
Bando lined to second; Mincher walked; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford singled to right; Blair tripled to left
[Buford scored]; Powell singled to first [Blair scored]; F.
Robinson singled to center [Powell to second]; FINGERS REPLACED
SEGUI (PITCHING); On a bunt Etchebarren singled [Powell scored
(error by Mincher) (no RBI), F. Robinson scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Etchebarren stole second; B. Robinson struck out; Johnson
struck out; Belanger walked; McNally forced Belanger (shortstop
to second); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Green
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fingers grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Buford walked; Fingers threw a wild pitch [Buford
to second]; Blair struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first) [Buford to third]; F. Robinson singled to second [Buford
scored]; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Fingers threw a wild
pitch [F. Robinson to second]; Andy Etchebarren left game
with bruised left shoulder and right ankle; Hendricks was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Campaneris
singled to left; Hendricks allowed a passed ball [Campaneris to
second]; Alou lined to right; Davis popped to second; Bando
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: B. Robinson flied out to center; Johnson flied out
to right; Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Mincher flied out to left; Tenace singled to
center; Jackson forced Tenace (shortstop to second) [Jackson to
first]; Green grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: McNally struck out; Buford walked; Buford was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: RUDI BATTED FOR FINGERS; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris singled to center; Alou flied
out to center; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED RUDI (PITCHING); Powell struck
out; F. Robinson singled to right; Hendricks was called out on
strikes; LOCKER REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); B. Robinson
singled to right [F. Robinson to third]; Johnson popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando struck out; Mincher popped to shortstop;
Tenace flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger lined to shortstop; McNally popped to
second; Buford walked; Buford stole second; Blair walked; Powell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson struck out; FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR GREEN;
Fernandez flied out to center; DUNCAN BATTED FOR LOCKER; Duncan
singled to left; MONDAY RAN FOR DUNCAN; Campaneris lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.