Six-hit pitching by Vida Blue and home runs by Sal Bando (No. 24) and Don Baylor (No. 14) powered the Athletics past the Orioles, 3-0. This was Blue's fifth shutout of the season and his first road victory since June 6. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .275      Harper dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .271
Baylor rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .247      R. Jackson rf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Bando 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .239      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Singleton lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .268
McMullen dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Garner 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .264      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Newman c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     2   4             Totals               32   0   6   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 13,618
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 6
DP: A's 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Garner (21)
Home Runs: Bando (24), Baylor (14)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Newman (5)
Sacrifice Flies: North (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(12-11)           9     6   0   0   1   5   0  33   2.58
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   5   0  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(0-4)         9     7   3   3   2   4   2  36   5.77
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   2  36

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; R. Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
homered; Tenace struck out; McMullen flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May flied out to center; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton singled to left; Blair forced
Singleton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner walked; Newman out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Garner to second]; North flied out to center;
Campaneris walked; Baylor forced Campaneris (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to pitcher; Belanger was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Dempsey made an out to
second; Harper made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to center; Bando singled to
center; Tenace flied out to left; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; R. Jackson grounded out (third to
first); L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman
grounded out (pitcher to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Singleton struck out;
Blair singled to left; Belanger forced Blair (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Baylor
homered; Rudi singled to right; Bando singled [Rudi to second];
Tenace forced Bando (third to second) [Rudi to third]; McMullen
forced Tenace (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Harper popped to first
in foul territory; Grich singled; R. Jackson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Garner doubled to left; On a bunt Newman singled
[Garner to third]; North hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garner
scored]; Campaneris flied out to center; Baylor flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: L. May made an out to shortstop; DeCinces made an
out to third; Singleton singled to right; Blair flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Bando made an
out to second; Tenace lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dempsey flied out to
right; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: McMullen flied out to center; Garner struck out;
Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich popped to first in foul territory; R. Jackson
walked; L. May flied out to right; DeCinces singled [R. Jackson
to second]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.