Mike Cuellar, with bat help from Brooks Robinson and Paul Blair, claimed his first victory of the season for the Orioles with a route-going, seven-hit performance, beating the A's, 6-3. Robinson collected two doubles and a pair of singles and drove in two runs, while Blair accounted for the final Oriole runs in the sixth with a two-run homer.

Cuellar, who entered the game with three losses and no complete games in four starts, gave up back-to-back homers in the first to Joe Rudi and Reggie Jackson, then set down 14 Oakland batters in succession before the A's reached him for a final unearned run in the sixth. The victory snapped a five-game Baltimore losing streak. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Monday, May       6, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      1  1  1    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
A's          2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              5   2   2   2     0   0   .178      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .181
Grich 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   1   .245
Davis dh              4   0   1   1     1   0   .258      Rudi lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .337
Williams c            5   1   1   0     0   1   .176      Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .375
Baylor lf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .167      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .085
Robinson 3b           4   0   4   2     1   0   .333      Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Fuller rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Coggins ph,rf       3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Kubiak 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Cabell 1b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Donaldson 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Powell ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Lindblad p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .188        Hooten p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  11   6     4   4             Totals               33   3   7   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 22,322
Left on Base: Orioles 10, A's 3
DP: Orioles 0, A's 0
Errors: Williams, Johnson, Kubiak, Lindblad
Doubles: Robinson 2 (5)
Home Runs: Blair (3), Rudi (3), Jackson (11)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (4), North (8), Campaneris (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(1-3)          9     7   3   2   0   4   2  33   4.75
Totals                  9     7   3   2   0   4   2  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lindblad L(1-2)         4.2   8   4   3   1   2   0  24   1.96
Hooten                  1.1   1   2   2   2   1   1   7   3.24
Knowles                 3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   5.25
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   4   1  43

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


ORIOLES 1ST: On a bunt Blair singled; Grich grounded out (third
to first) [Blair to second]; Blair was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Lindblad [Blair to third]; Davis grounded
out (second to first) [Blair scored (unearned)]; Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North made an out to second; Campaneris singled
to right; Campaneris was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Rudi homered; Jackson homered; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor walked; Robinson singled to center [Baylor
to third]; Fuller popped to first in foul territory; Cabell
reached on an error by Kubiak [Baylor scored, Robinson to
second, Cabell to first]; Belanger flied out to right; Blair
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
lined to shortstop; Kubiak was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich was called out on strikes; Davis flied out to
left; Williams singled to left; Baylor singled to right
[Williams to third]; Robinson singled to left [Williams scored,
Baylor to second]; Fuller flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Donaldson popped to third in foul territory;
North grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics
2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Cabell singled to left; Belanger out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Cabell to second]; Blair grounded out
(third to first); Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to right; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
struck out; Baylor singled to center; Baylor stole second;
Robinson doubled to right [Baylor scored]; HOOTEN REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); COGGINS BATTED FOR FULLER; Coggins flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: COGGINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tenace flied
out to left; Mangual grounded out (third to first); Kubiak
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: POWELL BATTED FOR CABELL; Powell was called out on
strikes; Belanger walked; Blair homered [Belanger scored]; Grich
flied out to left; Davis walked; Williams flied out to left; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Donaldson
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt North singled to
catcher; Campaneris singled to left [North to second]; North
stole third and Campaneris stole second; Rudi singled to first
[North stayed at third, Campaneris stayed at second]; Jackson
forced North (pitcher to catcher) [Campaneris scored (error by
Williams) (unearned), Rudi to third]; Johnson forced Jackson
(third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: KNOWLES REPLACED HOOTEN (PITCHING); Baylor grounded
out (third to first); Robinson doubled to left; Coggins struck
out; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace struck out; Mangual grounded out (third to
first); Kubiak singled to right; Donaldson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (second to first); Grich made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North flied out to right; Campaneris struck out;
Rudi popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Davis singled to left; Williams flied out to
center; Baylor forced Davis (shortstop to second) [Baylor to
second (error by Johnson; assist by Donaldson)]; Baylor stole
third; Robinson was walked intentionally; Coggins grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Johnson
struck out; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 3.