Paul Mitchell posted his first major league victory in the first game and Ross Grimsley, with help from Jim Palmer in the ninth inning, won the second game as the Orioles defeated the Athletics in a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2 and 5-1. This was the first time the A's had lost both ends of a twin bill since bowing in a pair with the Twins September 20, 1973. They had played 14 doubleheaders since then without losing both games.

Mitchell held the Athletics to five hits but fell behind, 2-1, when Reggie Jackson homered in the fourth inning, but the Orioles came to the rescue of the rookie in their half. Lee May homered to tie the score, Don Baylor walked, stole second and scored the deciding run on a single by Brooks Robinson.

In the nightcap, the Orioles started their scoring with a homer by Ken Singleton in the third inning and then erupted for four runs in the fourth. A bases-loaded single by Elrod Hendricks accounted for two tallies. Palmer replaced Grimsley after the A's filled the sacks with one out in the ninth and saved the game by inducing Sal Bando to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      19, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Orioles      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
North cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .261      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Davis dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
C. Washington lf,cf   4   0   2   0     0   0   .318      May 1b                3   1   1   1     0   0   .258
Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .248      Baylor lf             2   2   1   0     1   0   .267
Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .201
Holt 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Fosse c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rudi ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     1   2             Totals               28   3   6   3     1   0

Time of Game: 1:48
Left on Base: A's 3, Orioles 2
DP: A's 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Campaneris (10), C. Washington (10), Baylor (13)
Triples: North (3)
Home Runs: Jackson (20), May (16)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (13)
GIDP: Jackson (3), Blair (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(12-8)            8     6   3   3   1   0   1  29   3.11
Totals                  8     6   3   3   1   0   1  29

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell W(1-0)         9     5   2   2   1   2   1  32   3.38
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   2   1  32

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); North
walked; C. Washington singled to third [North to second];
Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [C. Washington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton flied out to center; Blair flied out to
center; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Holt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to left; Baylor doubled to left;
Grich singled to center [Baylor scored]; Robinson grounded out
(third to first) [Grich to second]; Duncan grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner flied out to left; Fosse lined to
shortstop; Campaneris doubled to left; North tripled to right
[Campaneris scored]; C. Washington flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Singleton singled to
left; Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson homered; Williams flied out to left;
Bando flied out to center; Holt flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); May homered;
Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Baylor to third]; Robinson singled to left
[Baylor scored]; Duncan forced Robinson (shortstop to second); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner struck out; Fosse made an out to second;
Campaneris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: On a bunt Belanger grounded out (second to first);
Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North grounded out (second to first); C.
Washington doubled to left; Jackson grounded out (second to
first) [C. Washington to third]; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis singled to left [Davis out at second (left to
second)]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt
grounded out (second to first); Garner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied
out to center; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RUDI BATTED FOR FOSSE; Rudi flied out to left;
Campaneris flied out to right; North grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: RUDI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HANEY REPLACED
NORTH (PLAYING C ); C. WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Belanger flied out to center; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: C. Washington flied out to right; Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 3.