Backed by Phil Garner, who hit a three-run homer, Mike Torrez gained his first victory since May 31 when the Athletics defeated the Orioles, 4-1. Garner's blow in the fifth inning followed a pass to Sal Bando and error by Tony Muser on a ground ball by Claudell Washington. Before the frame ended, the A's added their fourth run on a double by Bill North and single by Bert Campaneris. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Monday, July      5, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
A's          0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .266      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     1   2   .282      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     1   1   .241
Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Baylor dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
R. Jackson rf         2   0   1   0     2   0   .234      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .257
Mora lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Bando 3b              2   1   1   0     1   1   .232
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Washington rf         3   1   0   0     0   1   .227
Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Garner 2b             3   1   1   3     0   0   .266
Singleton dh          3   0   1   1     1   0   .239      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .129        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     5   7             Totals               29   4   7   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 40,502
Left on Base: Orioles 10, A's 3
DP: Orioles 0, A's 1
Errors: Muser
Doubles: Rudi (15), North (7)
Home Runs: Garner (3)
Stolen Bases: Muser (1)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (10), Campaneris 2 (11), Baylor (6)
GIDP: Belanger (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(5-6)           4.2   5   4   2   2   4   1  20   4.04
Miller                  3.1   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.91
Totals                  8     7   4   2   2   4   1  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(7-9)           6.1   8   1   1   4   2   0  29   3.69
Fingers SV(11)          2.2   0   0   0   1   5   0   9   2.85
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   7   0  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry popped to shortstop; Belanger was called out
on strikes; Grich popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris struck out; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mora
flied out to center; Muser singled to center; Muser stole
second; Singleton walked; Robinson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi doubled; Bando struck out; Tenace struck
out; Washington struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger walked; Belanger was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(third to first); North flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to left; R. Jackson singled to left
[Grich to second]; On a bunt Mora forced Grich (pitcher to
third) [R. Jackson to second]; Muser flied out to left;
Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Baylor singled to left; Baylor
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rudi flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to left; Dempsey walked; Bumbry
singled [Dempsey to second]; Belanger grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando walked; Tenace flied out to left;
Washington reached on an error by Muser [Bando to second];
Garner homered [Bando scored, Washington scored (unearned)];
Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); North doubled to
right; Campaneris singled to right [North scored (unearned)];
MILLER REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Campaneris was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich singled to left; R. Jackson walked [Grich to
second]; Mora was called out on strikes; Muser flied out to
center; Singleton singled to left [Grich scored, R. Jackson to
second]; Robinson forced Singleton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Rudi
singled to left; Bando singled to right [Rudi to second]; Tenace
flied out to center; Washington forced Bando (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
singled to center; Belanger singled to left [Bumbry to second];
FINGERS REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Grich struck out; R. Jackson
walked [Bumbry to third, Belanger to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR
MORA; Crowley struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BLAIR
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING CF); Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Newman popped to second; North flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Muser grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Baylor
lined to center; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey was called out on strikes; Bumbry was
called out on strikes; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.