The Athletics survived trouble caused by two errors in the eighth inning and emerged with a 4-3 victory over the Orioles. Claudell Washington, serving as the designated hitter, rapped a single and double, scoring one run and driving in another, to pace the A's to a 4-0 lead. Ken Holtzman, who was the winner, ending his personal three-game losing streak, gave up a single by Mark Belanger to open the Orioles' eighth, retired Paul Blair and then yielded a single by Bobby Grich.

Tommy Davis followed with a single, scoring Belanger, and when the ball went through Joe Rudi's legs in left field, Grich also crossed the plate. Rollie Fingers replaced Holtzman and struck out Earl Williams, but Sal Bando threw wildly on a grounder by Don Baylor, Davis scoring, before Fingers fanned Brooks Robinson to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      16, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  1    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .239      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   1     0   1   .290      Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .294
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Davis dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .270
Jackson rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .320      Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .304      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Bourque 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .212      Fuller rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .245
C. Washington dh      4   1   2   1     0   1   .212        Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Green 2b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Cabell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Coggins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .251
                                                            Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   7   4     6   4             Totals               34   3   7   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 18,429
Left on Base: A's 7, Orioles 6
DP: A's 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Bando, Rudi, Williams
Doubles: Rudi (24), C. Washington (1), Grich (19)
Stolen Bases: North (36), Jackson (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Green (1)
GIDP: Williams (5)
Hit by Pitch: Fuller (3,by Holtzman)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(10-11)       7.1   7   3   1   1   2   0  30   3.64
Fingers SV(8)           1.2   0   0   0   0   4   0   6   3.02
Totals                  9     7   3   1   1   6   0  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(4-6)        3.2   5   3   3   2   1   0  17   4.46
Jefferson               3     2   1   1   3   2   0  13   5.40
Hood                    2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.20
Totals                  9     7   4   4   6   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Holtzman (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris flied out to left; Bando grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair grounded out (second to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson walked; Rudi was called out on strikes;
Bourque made an out to third; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams flied out to right; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Robinson singled to center; Fuller was hit
by a pitch [Robinson to second]; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington singled to left; Green out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [C. Washington to second];
North singled to center [C. Washington scored]; North stole
second [North to third (error by Williams)]; Campaneris hit into
a double play to right [North out at home (right to catcher)]; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger lined to third; Blair grounded out (third
to first); Grich doubled to left; Davis made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando singled to left; Jackson forced Bando
(third to second); Jackson stole second; Rudi doubled to left
[Jackson scored]; Bourque grounded out (first unassisted) [Rudi
to third]; Tenace walked; C. Washington doubled to right [Rudi
scored, Tenace to third]; JEFFERSON REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); Green grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams singled to left; Baylor flied out to
center; Robinson made an out to shortstop; Fuller flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North flied out to left; Campaneris struck out;
Bando lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair walked; Grich struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson walked; Rudi lined into a double play
(second to first) [Jackson out at first]; Bourque walked; Tenace
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis singled to center; Williams grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Davis out at
second]; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Green
singled to third; North grounded out (third to first) [Green to
second]; Campaneris singled to left [Green scored]; Bando walked
[Campaneris to second]; HOOD REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
Jackson forced Bando (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Fuller was
called out on strikes; Cabell popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bourque
flied out to center; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger singled to center; Blair flied out to
center; Grich singled to center [Belanger to second]; Davis
singled to left [Belanger scored, Grich scored (error by Rudi)
(unearned), Davis to second]; FINGERS REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); Williams struck out; Baylor reached on an error by
Bando [Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baylor to second];
Robinson struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Green walked; North struck out; Campaneris lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR FULLER; Bumbry struck out;
COGGINS BATTED FOR CABELL; Coggins grounded out (second to
first); HENDRICKS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Hendricks struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 3.