Reggie Jackson scored one run and drove in another to provide support for Vida Blue, who pitched the Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Orioles with last-out help from Rollie Fingers. Jackson singled in the sixth inning, stopped at third on a double by Joe Rudi and came home on a wild pitch by Mike Cuellar. Sal Bando singled in the eighth and scored on a double by Jackson. Fingers, who relieved Blue with two men on base and two out in the ninth, gave up an infield hit by Brooks Robinson but then got Rich Coggins on a grounder to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      17, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2 10  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .251
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Bando 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .271      Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Jackson rf            4   1   3   1     0   1   .326      Williams c            4   0   3   0     0   0   .261
Rudi 1b,lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .304        Hood pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .210      Baylor lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Alou dh               3   0   2   0     1   0   .305      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Green 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Bumbry pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
C. Washington lf      3   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Fuller rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .241
  Bourque 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Coggins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cabell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baker 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .095
                                                          Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  10   1     4   2             Totals               33   0   8   0     0   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 22,607
Left on Base: A's 9, Orioles 7
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Rudi (25), Jackson (17)
Triples: C. Washington (2)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (9)
Caught Stealing: Bando (3), C. Washington (2)
Sacrifice Hits: C. Washington (1), Baylor (2)
GIDP: Rudi (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(10-9)            8.2   7   0   0   0   5   0  32   3.44
Fingers SV(9)           0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   5   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(12-6)         9    10   2   2   4   2   0  38   2.88
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Cuellar (2)

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger made an out to shortstop; Blair flied out
to center; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson singled; Rudi grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Jackson out at second]; Tenace
walked; Alou singled to right [Tenace to second]; Green made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams popped to catcher in foul territory;
Baylor flied out to center; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington tripled; North lined to third;
Campaneris struck out; Bando walked; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Fuller struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou singled to left; Green
forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger was called out on strikes; Blair singled
to left; Davis lined to shortstop; Williams singled to left
[Blair to second]; Baylor popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington singled to right; C. Washington was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); North flied out to
left; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson lined to shortstop; Fuller flied out to
left; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Jackson
singled to left; Rudi doubled [Jackson to third]; Cuellar threw
a wild pitch [Jackson scored, Rudi to third]; Tenace grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alou lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baker struck out; Belanger singled to left;
Belanger stole second; Blair flied out to center; Davis grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green singled to left; C. Washington out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Green to second]; North flied
out to right; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Williams singled to left; Baylor out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Williams to second]; Williams was out
trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Robinson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Bando singled to left; Jackson doubled [Bando
scored]; Rudi lined to second; Tenace grounded out (third to
first); Alou was walked intentionally; Green forced Jackson
(shortstop to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Fuller struck out; Cabell popped to first in foul
territory; Baker singled to right; Belanger was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: C. Washington grounded out (first unassisted);
North grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 9TH: BOURQUE REPLACED C. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); RUDI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Blair flied out to center; Davis
flied out to center; Williams singled to right; HOOD RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Baylor singled to center [Hood to second]; FINGERS
REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Robinson singled [Hood to third,
Baylor to second]; BUMBRY RAN FOR ROBINSON; COGGINS BATTED FOR
FULLER; Coggins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.