The Orioles exploded with two homers and two triples to gain a 4-1 victory over the Athletics behind the five-hit flinging of Dave McNally. The A's scored on two walks and a single by Reggie Jackson in the first inning. Ken Holtzman protected the lead until Paul Blair tied the score with a homer in the sixth. Don Baylor broke the tie with another homer in the seventh. The Orioles then added their last two runs in the eighth on back-to-back triples by Blair and Bobby Grich and single by Tommy Davis. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      7, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  0  -   4  6  1
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .261      North cf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .245
Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .285      Campaneris ss         3   0   2   0     0   0   .301
Davis dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .264      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .251      Jackson rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .328
Baylor lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .246      Rudi lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .317      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Fuller rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Mangual dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Kubiak 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .260        McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                          Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .105
                                                            Hosley ph,c         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     2   5             Totals               28   1   5   1     2   2

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 10,181
Left on Base: Orioles 3, A's 3
DP: Orioles 3, A's 1
Errors: McNally
Triples: Blair (1), Grich (5)
Home Runs: Blair (9), Baylor (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (5)
GIDP: Rudi (3), Tenace (5), Bando (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(8-6)          9     5   1   1   2   2   0  31   4.18
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(9-10)        7.2   5   4   4   2   4   2  29   3.77
Fingers                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.36
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   5   2  34

Balks: Fingers (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to left; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [North to second]; North was picked off second
but was safe on an error by McNally [North to third]; Bando
walked; Jackson singled to right [North scored, Bando to third];
Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jackson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Robinson walked; Fuller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Mangual
grounded out (second to first); Kubiak grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren struck out; Belanger flied out to left;
Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney grounded out (third to first); North flied
out to center; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (first unassisted); Davis flied
out to center; Williams walked; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Fuller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Etchebarren grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace struck out; Mangual flied out to right;
Kubiak flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Blair
homered; Grich grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Haney flied out to center; North struck out;
Campaneris singled to left; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Williams struck out; Baylor homered; Robinson
singled to right; Fuller lined into a double play (third to
first) [Robinson out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
singled; Tenace grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Rudi out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair tripled to center;
Grich tripled [Blair scored]; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Davis singled [Grich scored]; Fingers balked [Davis
to second]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first);
MCKINNEY BATTED FOR KUBIAK; McKinney flied out to center; HOSLEY
BATTED FOR HANEY; Hosley singled to left; North forced Hosley
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: MAXVILL REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 2B); HOSLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Baylor made an out to third;
Robinson struck out; Fuller popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Campaneris singled to center; Bando grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Campaneris out at
second]; Jackson grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.