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Saturday July 6, 1974
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Ross Grimsley pitched a five-hitter and gained his 10th victory when the Orioles defeated the Athletics, 3-0. Brooks Robinson put Grimsley ahead with a homer in the second inning. After the Orioles picked up another run on a double by Andy Etchebarren and single by Mark Belanger in the fifth, Paul Blair capped the scoring with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 6, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles      0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .257      North cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .247
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .286      Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .297
Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Williams 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Rudi lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Robinson 3b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .317      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Fuller rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Etchebarren c         3   1   1   0     0   1   .202      Kubiak 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .263        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            McKinney ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Haney c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .109
                                                          Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     0   6             Totals               31   0   5   0     0   6

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 32,319
Left on Base: Orioles 3, A's 4
DP: Orioles 0, A's 1
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Etchebarren (4)
Triples: Grich (4)
Home Runs: Robinson (3), Blair (8)
Caught Stealing: North (15)
GIDP: Baylor (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(10-7)        9     5   0   0   0   6   0  31   3.42
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   6   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(5-2)         5     7   3   3   0   3   2  20   3.07
Odom                    4     1   0   0   0   3   0  13   3.92
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   6   2  33

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair grounded out (third to first); Grich was
called out on strikes; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to third; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Campaneris flied out to right; Bando
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams grounded out (second to first); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson homered; Fuller
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Rudi flied out to center;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Belanger
flied out to right; Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Mangual grounded out (second to first); Kubiak
lined to shortstop; Haney grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to right; Davis singled to right
[Grich to second]; Williams was called out on strikes; Baylor
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Davis
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North flied out to right; Campaneris singled to
left; Bando grounded out (second to first) [Campaneris to
second]; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to right; Fuller struck out;
Etchebarren doubled to right; Belanger singled to center
[Etchebarren scored, Belanger out at third (center to first to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
grounded out (third to first); Mangual flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair homered; Grich tripled; ODOM REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (second to first);
Williams was called out on strikes; Baylor flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: ALOU BATTED FOR KUBIAK; Alou grounded out (third
to first); Haney reached on an error by Williams [Haney to
first]; Haney was picked off first (pitcher to first); North
singled to center; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); Robinson
singled to left; Fuller made an out to first; Etchebarren was
called out on strikes; Belanger grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando struck out; Jackson popped to third in foul
territory; Rudi singled to right; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Grich grounded
out (catcher unassisted); Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first);
MCKINNEY BATTED FOR MAXVILL; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to
first); Haney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: MCKINNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor struck out; Robinson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North struck out; On a bunt Campaneris singled;
Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to second]; Bando struck
out; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.



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