A double by Bobby Grich and single by Tommy Davis in the eighth inning provided the Orioles with a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. Ken Holtzman, who started for the A's, was lifted after Grich's two-bagger. Davis then singled off Rollie Fingers, who took over in relief. The A's jumped off to a 2-0 lead against Ross Grimsley, but Earl Williams homered with a man on base to tie the score in the fourth. After the Orioles went ahead, 3-2, Bill North tied the score with a homer for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     28, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  0
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  1  x  -   4 11  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .155
North cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .179      Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .354
Bando 3b              2   0   0   1     1   1   .308      Davis dh              4   1   2   1     0   1   .300
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .405      Williams 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .184
Rudi lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .359      Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .156
Tenace 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .194      Robinson 3b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .324
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .097      Fuller rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .215        Coggins ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .104
  Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   0   0   1     0   0   .184
Kubiak 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   8             Totals               33   4  11   4     0   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 11,849
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 6
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Robinson
Doubles: Rudi (10), Grich (6)
Home Runs: North (1), Williams (1)
Stolen Bases: North (4), Jackson (7), Blair (4)
Caught Stealing: Bando (1), Grich (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (4)
GIDP: Kubiak (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(1-3)         7     9   4   4   0   2   1  29   3.74
Fingers                 1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.32
Totals                  8    11   4   4   0   4   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(3-1)         8     8   3   3   1   7   1  33   2.58
Reynolds SV(2)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.59
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   8   1  36

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris singled to left; North singled
[Campaneris to third]; North stole second; Bando hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Campaneris scored, North to third]; Jackson struck
out; Rudi struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair grounded out (third to first); Grich singled
to left; Grich was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace flied out to left; Johnson flied out to
right; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
singled to left; Robinson grounded out (second to first) [Baylor
to second]; Fuller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Kubiak flied to right in foul territory;
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); North grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren flied out to left; Belanger grounded
out (pitcher to first); Blair singled to left; Blair stole
second; Grich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando walked; Bando was caught stealing second
(catcher to second to first); Jackson struck out; Rudi doubled;
Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Rudi to third]; Tenace singled
[Rudi scored]; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled to center; Williams homered [Davis
scored]; Baylor flied out to right; Robinson singled to center;
Fuller forced Robinson (shortstop to second); Etchebarren forced
Fuller (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse flied out to left; Kubiak grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (second to first); Bando
struck out; Jackson singled to right; Rudi singled to center
[Jackson to second]; Tenace forced Rudi (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis flied out to right; Williams grounded out
(second to first); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson flied out to center; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kubiak singled to center; Campaneris
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson singled to left; Fuller singled to left
[Robinson to second]; Etchebarren forced Fuller (pitcher to
second) [Robinson to third]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Robinson scored, Etchebarren to second];
Blair flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North homered; Bando reached on an error by
Robinson [Bando to first]; Jackson forced Bando (shortstop to
second); Jackson stole second; Rudi flied out to center; Tenace
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich doubled to left; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Davis singled to right [Grich scored]; Williams
struck out; Baylor flied out to right; Robinson singled to right
[Davis to second]; COGGINS BATTED FOR FULLER; Coggins was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COGGINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); REYNOLDS
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Johnson was called out on strikes;
DAVALILLO BATTED FOR FOSSE; Davalillo singled to center; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR DAVALILLO; Kubiak grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [H. Washington out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.