The formerly powerful Athletics extended their winning streak to four games, their longest so far this season, by defeating the Orioles, 5-3. Don Baylor drove in the A's first run with a double in the opening frame. Consecutive singles by Bert Campaneris, Baylor, Joe Rudi, Sal Bando and Gene Tenace added three in the fifth before Bando accounted for the A's final tally with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 10  1
A's          1  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   5 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .274      North cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .281      Campaneris ss         4   2   3   0     0   0   .248
R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   1     1   1   .239      Baylor dh             4   1   3   1     0   0   .237
L. May dh             4   0   2   1     0   2   .221      Rudi lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .258
Singleton lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .239      Bando 3b              2   0   1   2     1   0   .235
Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Tenace 1b             3   0   1   1     1   1   .245
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .136      Newman c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     3   7             Totals               33   5  11   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  4,681
Left on Base: Orioles 9, A's 7
DP: Orioles 2, A's 0
Errors: Dempsey, Newman
Doubles: Muser (2), Baylor (12)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry 2 (17), R. Jackson (11)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (4), Rudi (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bando (3)
GIDP: Washington (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(4-10)         4.1   8   4   4   2   0   0  23   5.30
Pagan                   3.2   3   1   0   0   5   0  13   2.57
Totals                  8    11   5   4   2   5   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell W(4-5)      6.1   8   3   3   3   3   0  29   5.05
Fingers SV(12)          2.2   2   0   0   0   4   0  10   2.73
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   7   0  39

Balks: P. Mitchell (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Grich flied out to
center; Bumbry stole second; R. Jackson walked; Bumbry was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [R. Jackson to second];
L. May singled to left [R. Jackson to third]; Singleton forced
L. May (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to center; On a bunt Campaneris
singled [North to second]; Baylor doubled to left [North scored,
Campaneris to third]; Rudi made an out to second; Bando made an
out to second; Tenace was walked intentionally; Washington flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Muser doubled to right; Belanger struck out;
DeCinces popped to catcher in foul territory; Dempsey grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman
grounded out (third to first); North made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
walked; R. Jackson forced Grich (first to shortstop); R. Jackson
stole second; P. Mitchell balked [R. Jackson to third]; L. May
singled [R. Jackson scored]; Singleton forced L. May (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baylor flied out to center; Rudi singled to left; Bando walked
[Rudi to second]; Tenace forced Bando (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: On a bunt Muser grounded out (pitcher to first);
Belanger made an out to shortstop; DeCinces grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Washington flied out to right; Garner grounded
out (third to first); Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to center; On a bunt Bumbry singled
to catcher [Dempsey to third (error by Newman)]; Bumbry stole
second; Grich walked; R. Jackson was called out on strikes; L.
May was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
singled to right; Baylor singled to left [Campaneris to second];
Rudi singled to center [Campaneris scored, Baylor to second];
Bando singled to right [Baylor scored, Rudi to third]; PAGAN
REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Tenace singled [Rudi scored, Bando
to second]; Washington grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Tenace out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman
was called out on strikes; North was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
singled to left; Grich singled [Bumbry to third, Grich to second
(on throw to 3b)]; FINGERS REPLACED P. MITCHELL (PITCHING); R.
Jackson singled [Bumbry scored, Grich to third]; L. May was
called out on strikes; Singleton singled [Grich scored, R.
Jackson to second]; Muser made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to center; Baylor singled to
left [Campaneris to second]; On a bunt Rudi reached on a
fielder's choice [Campaneris to third (error by Dempsey), Baylor
to second]; Earl Weaver protested game claiming Joe Rudi
interferred with Rick Dempsey trying to field the bunt;
Bando hit a sacrifice fly to right [Campaneris scored
(unearned), Baylor to third]; Tenace struck out while Rudi was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger struck out; DeCinces grounded out (third
to first); Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Washington was called out on strikes; Garner
struck out; Newman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Athletics 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Grich struck
out; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 5.