Vida Blue allowed only four hits and pitched a shutout, while Mike Torrez, who also gave up only four hits, was tagged for three homers as the Orioles lost to the Athletics, 5-0, for their seventh straight defeat and 11th in the last 12 games. The scoreless duel was broken in the sixth inning when Sal Bando homered. Then, after a pass to Joe Rudi, Billy Williams also hit for the circuit. Reggie Jackson climaxed the scoring with a two-run smash in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  x  -   5  4  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .284      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .207
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Bando 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .189
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Hopkins pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Baylor lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .307        Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Jackson rf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .242
May 1b                3   0   0   0     0   3   .194      Rudi 1b               2   1   0   0     2   0   .288
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Williams dh           3   1   1   2     1   0   .229
Etchebarren c         3   0   1   0     0   0   .158      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .177      C. Washington cf      3   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mangual lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .221
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     2   3             Totals               27   5   4   5     5   4

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  4,094
Left on Base: Orioles 4, A's 3
DP: Orioles 0, A's 1
Errors: Belanger
Triples: Singleton (1)
Home Runs: Bando (4), Williams (7), Jackson (9)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (7), Hopkins (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(5-3)           8     4   5   4   5   4   3  32   3.30
Totals                  8     4   5   4   5   4   3  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(9-2)             9     4   0   0   2   3   0  31   2.69
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  31

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris struck out; Bando flied out to center;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi lined to left; Williams popped to third in
foul territory; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 3RD: C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mangual made an out to second; Garner walked; Campaneris made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton tripled to right; Blair made an out to
second; Davis hit into a double play to right [Singleton out at
home (right to catcher)]; The Orioles protested the game
saying that Gene Tenace was blocking HP before taking the throw
from Reggie Jackson; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando grounded out (second to first); Jackson
flied out to left; Rudi walked; Williams walked [Rudi to
second]; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor walked; Baylor was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Grich flied out to center; May struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: C. Washington grounded out (third to first);
Mangual flied out to center; Garner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson flied to right in foul territory;
Etchebarren singled to center; Belanger popped to third in foul
territory; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Bando
homered; Jackson lined to right; Rudi walked; Williams homered
[Rudi scored]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to center; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Baylor singled to left; Grich forced Baylor
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: C. Washington singled to left [C. Washington out
at second (left to second)]; Mangual flied out to right; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: May struck out; Robinson flied out to left;
Etchebarren grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris walked; Bando forced Campaneris
(pitcher to shortstop); HOPKINS RAN FOR BANDO; Hopkins was
caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by
Belanger; assist by Etchebarren); Jackson homered [Hopkins
scored (unearned)]; Rudi grounded out (third to first); Williams
flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 3B); Belanger
flied out to left; Singleton walked; Blair singled [Singleton to
second]; Davis flied out to center [Singleton to third]; Baylor
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 5.