Mexican native Andres Mora hit his first major league homer to climax the Orioles' scoring in a 6-1 victory over the Athletics. The A's, who were the last club to stage their home opener this season, drew a crowd of 28,017 for their inaugural. Jim Palmer, pitching for the Orioles, held the A's to three hits.

The Orioles reached Mike Torrez, their former teammate, for two unearned runs in the sixth inning. Then in the seventh, after Torrez was lifted, a double by Mark Belanger, an error and single by Bobby Grich netted two more runs before Mora capped the outburst with his homer for the final two tallies. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     17, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    4  0  0  -   6  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .182      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Singleton rf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Washington rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .214
L. May dh             1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Baylor 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .174
  Stillman ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Mora ph,dh          1   1   1   2     0   0   .400      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Muser 1b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .238      Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Hendricks c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Tovar lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .190      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .125        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   5   3     5   1             Totals               29   1   3   1     5   1

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 28,017
Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 6
DP: Orioles 0, A's 0
Errors: Tovar, Todd
Doubles: Bumbry (2), Belanger (1)
Home Runs: Mora (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry 2 (3), Washington 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(2-1)           9     3   1   1   5   1   0  34   3.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   5   1   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(1-2)           6     3   3   1   5   1   0  27   2.50
Todd                    0.1   1   2   1   0   0   0   3   1.35
Lindblad                2.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   9   4.50
Totals                  9     5   6   3   5   1   1  39

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ron Luciano


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton made an out to
second; L. May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris flied out to center;
Washington walked; Washington stole second; Baylor walked;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Muser grounded out (first to pitcher); Hendricks
grounded out (first unassisted); Blair popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; Tenace
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Tovar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole
second; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

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

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); STILLMAN
BATTED FOR L. MAY; Stillman popped to third in foul territory;
Muser walked; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: STILLMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Washington
popped to third in foul territory; Baylor made an out to second;
Williams made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair walked; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Blair to second]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Blair to third]; Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second;
Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando made an out to second; Tenace walked; Tovar
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tenace to second]; Garner
walked; North forced Garner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Stillman
struck out; Muser walked; Hendricks singled to left [Muser to
second]; Blair reached on an error by Tovar [Muser scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hendricks scored (unearned) (no RBI), Blair
to second]; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Washington forced Campaneris
(shortstop to second); Washington stole second; Baylor singled
to left [Washington scored]; Baylor was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Williams grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger doubled to left; TODD REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Bumbry reached on an error by Todd [Belanger scored
(no RBI), Bumbry to third]; Grich singled to center [Bumbry
scored (unearned)]; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted)
[Grich to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); MORA
BATTED FOR STILLMAN; Mora homered [Grich scored]; Muser popped
to third in foul territory; Hendricks grounded out (first to
pitcher); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bando popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Tenace flied out to right; Tovar
singled to left; Garner forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair flied out to right; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Belanger lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Washington singled to
left; Baylor flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Grich popped to catcher
in foul territory; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Williams flied out to right; Bando popped to
third in foul territory; Tenace made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 1.