The Orioles, after building up a 4-0 lead, barely escaped with a 4-3 victory when an Angels' rally fell short in the ninth inning. The Orioles scored what proved to be the deciding run in the eighth on a walk to Boog Powell, wild pitch by Bill Singer and double by Don Baylor. Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 3Game Played on Wednesday, April 24, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumAngels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 8 1 Orioles 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 x - 4 6 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Bumbry lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .231 Chalk ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Blair cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Valentine lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Coggins cf,rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .100 Llenas ph,lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .400 Grich 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .365 Robinson dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .338 Davis dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Oliver 1b 3 0 1 2 1 1 .324 Powell 1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .261 McCraw pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Baylor rf,lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .148 Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .298 Egan c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Williams c 1 0 0 1 1 0 .139 Alomar 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Belanger ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .175 Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .197 McNally p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 8 3 2 6 Totals 27 4 6 4 5 6 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 3,549 Left on Base: Angels 3, Orioles 6 DP: Angels 0, Orioles 3 Errors: Valentine Doubles: Robinson (5), Bumbry (2), Belanger (2), Baylor (2) Caught Stealing: Rivers (2) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (5) Sacrifice Flies: Williams (2) GIDP: Alomar (1), Doyle (1), Scheinblum (2) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer L(2-2) 8 6 4 3 5 6 0 34 3.20 Totals 8 6 4 3 5 6 0 34 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McNally W(2-1) 8.1 7 3 3 2 6 0 31 2.76 Reynolds SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 6 0 33 Wild Pitches: Singer (2) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Chalk singled to center; Valentine struck out; Robinson singled [Chalk to second]; Oliver walked [Chalk to third, Robinson to second]; Scheinblum flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins grounded out (second to first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ANGELS 2ND: Egan walked; Alomar grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Egan out at second]; Doyle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Davis was called out on strikes; Powell singled; Baylor walked [Powell to second]; Robinson walked [Powell to third, Baylor to second]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center [Powell scored]; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ANGELS 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Rivers was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry doubled; Coggins grounded out (first unassisted) [Bumbry to third]; Grich singled [Bumbry scored]; Grich was picked off first (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 2. ANGELS 4TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Oliver was called out on strikes; Scheinblum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Powell struck out; Baylor popped to second; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 2. ANGELS 5TH: Egan singled to left; Alomar struck out; Doyle grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Egan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Belanger doubled to left [Belanger to third (error by Valentine)]; Bumbry singled [Belanger scored (unearned)]; Coggins walked [Bumbry to second]; Grich was called out on strikes; Davis flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 3. ANGELS 6TH: Rivers flied out to left; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); LLENAS BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Llenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 6TH: LLENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Powell lined to center; Baylor grounded out (second to first); Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 3. ANGELS 7TH: Robinson flied out to left; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Scheinblum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Williams walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Williams to second]; Bumbry struck out; Coggins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 3. ANGELS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Egan lined to shortstop; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Grich popped to second; Davis struck out; Powell walked; Singer threw a wild pitch [Powell to second]; Baylor doubled [Powell scored]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 4. ANGELS 9TH: Rivers struck out; Chalk singled to left; Llenas singled [Chalk to second]; Robinson doubled [Chalk scored, Llenas to third]; REYNOLDS REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Oliver singled [Llenas scored, Robinson scored]; MCCRAW RAN FOR OLIVER; Scheinblum grounded into a double play (second to first) [McCraw out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Orioles 4. |
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