The Athletics blew a 4-0 lead, but thanks to the timely bat of Gene Tenace, edged the slump-ridden Orioles in the 11th, 6-5. Tenace produced the winners' early lead with an RBI single in the second and three-run homer in the third, then drove across the deciding run with an 11th-inning single.

Oakland led, 5-1. after a fourth-inning solo homer by Phil Garner, but the Orioles chased A's starter Ken Holtzman in the sixth, scoring a pair on a walk, single by Don Baylor and Brooks Robinson's second double. Jim Perry came on in relief, but gave up a game-tying, two-run homer to pinch-hitter Jim Northrup. In the 11th, Joe Rudi singled with two out and Angel Mangual followed with a single. Tenace then dealt the Orioles their fifth straight loss with his third hit of the game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Monday, May       26, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  -   5  8  1
A's          0  1  3    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   6 15  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          6   0   1   0     0   0   .269      North cf              6   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .186
Davis dh              4   0   2   0     1   0   .268        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Shopay pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Martinez 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
May 1b                5   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Jackson rf            6   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Grich 2b              2   2   0   0     3   0   .250      Rudi 1b               4   3   3   0     2   0   .297
Baylor lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Williams dh           3   1   2   0     1   0   .219
Robinson 3b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .205        Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .183        Holt ph,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .349        Mangual ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  DeCinces ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Tenace c              5   1   3   5     1   0   .306
Belanger ss           0   0   0   0     1   0   .189      C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
  Northrup ph         1   1   1   2     0   0   .303      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .203
  Nordbrook ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Garner 2b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .220
  Hendricks ph,c      1   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perry p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5   8   5     5   2             Totals               44   6  15   6     6   1

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 42,358
Left on Base: Orioles 8, A's 13
DP: Orioles 1, A's 0
Errors: Duncan
Doubles: Robinson 2 (5), North (5), Jackson (5)
Triples: Garner (1)
Home Runs: Northrup (1), Tenace (8), Garner (2)
Stolen Bases: Shopay (1), Alexander (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (9), C. Washington (1)
GIDP: Garner (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar                 3.1   7   5   5   1   1   2  18   4.30
Garland                 5     5   0   0   4   0   0  22   4.15
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  10.00
Alexander L(1-3)        2     3   1   1   1   0   0  10   3.72
Totals                 10.2  15   6   6   6   1   2  51

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                5     6   4   4   4   0   0  25   3.07
Perry                   3     1   1   1   1   1   1  11   6.54
Fingers W(5-2)          3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.72
Totals                 11     8   5   5   5   2   1  46

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton flied out to center; Blair grounded out
(third to first); Davis singled to center; May made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich flied out to right; Baylor flied out to
right; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi singled to left; Williams singled to right
[Rudi to third]; Tenace singled to center [Rudi scored, Williams
to second]; C. Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Williams to third, Tenace to second]; Campaneris was
walked intentionally; Garner struck out; North made an out to
first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan singled to left; Belanger out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Duncan to second]; Singleton singled to
third [Duncan stayed at second]; Blair flied out to center;
Davis walked [Duncan to third, Singleton to second]; May flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bando flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); Rudi singled to center; Williams singled
[Rudi to third]; Tenace homered [Rudi scored, Williams scored];
C. Washington grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich walked; Baylor grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Grich to second]; Robinson doubled to left [Grich
scored]; Duncan flied out to right; Belanger walked; Singleton
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: On a bunt Campaneris grounded out (pitcher to
second); Garner homered; GARLAND REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING);
North grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando walked; Jackson
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair flied out to center; Davis lined to left; May
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi walked; Williams flied out to left; Tenace
forced Rudi (second to shortstop); C. Washington grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich walked; Baylor singled to center [Grich to
second]; Robinson doubled [Grich scored, Baylor scored]; PERRY
REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Duncan made an out to second;
NORTHRUP BATTED FOR BELANGER; Northrup homered [Robinson
scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); Blair made an
out to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING SS);
Campaneris singled to center; Garner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second]; North
doubled to right; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis popped to third in foul territory; May lined
to right; Grich walked; Baylor forced Grich (second unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jackson flied out to left; Rudi flied out to
center; Williams walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Alexander
stole second [Alexander to third (error by Duncan)]; Tenace
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Robinson
flied out to center; Duncan was called out on strikes; Nordbrook
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Garner tripled to
left; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Singleton
grounded out (first unassisted); Blair flied out to right; Davis
singled to center; SHOPAY RAN FOR DAVIS; Shopay stole second;
May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SHOPAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bando singled
to left; HOPKINS RAN FOR BANDO; Jackson doubled to center
[Hopkins out at home (center to second to catcher)]; Rudi was
walked intentionally; HOLT BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; JACKSON
REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); MANGUAL BATTED FOR HOLT; Mangual
popped to catcher in foul territory; ALEXANDER REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Tenace walked [Jackson to third, Rudi to second]; C.
Washington lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MARTINEZ
REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 3B); Grich made an out to second;
Baylor made an out to shortstop; Robinson popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Campaneris flied out to right; Garner flied out
to right; North flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 11TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Bumbry grounded out
(first unassisted); HENDRICKS BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Hendricks
struck out; Singleton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 11TH: DECINCES REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS); HENDRICKS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Martinez made an out to first;
Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rudi singled; Mangual
singled [Rudi to second]; Tenace singled [Rudi scored, Mangual
to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 6.