With Rick Langford and reliever Dave Giusti combining on a four-hitter, the Athletics downed the Orioles, 2-0. The A's managed only four hits themselves, but turned four walks and a run-scoring single by Dick Allen into two first-inning runs. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Monday, May       2, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .234      Bumbry cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .224
Perez 2b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .263      Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .365
Page lf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .364      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .349
Allen 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .311        Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      L. May dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .243
E. Williams c         2   0   0   0     2   0   .279      Murray 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Kelly lf,rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .194
Gross 3b              3   0   0   1     1   2   .291      Belanger ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .170
Murray rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Scott ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .625
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Dempsey c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Shopay ph,lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .111
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   4   2     8   5             Totals               28   0   4   0     6   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  4,407
Left on Base: A's 9, Orioles 7
DP: A's 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Smith, DeCinces
Doubles: Bumbry (3), Kelly (1)
Caught Stealing: North (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (2)
GIDP: DeCinces 2 (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(3-0)         7     2   0   0   6   3   0  27   1.63
Giusti SV(4)            2     2   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.25
Totals                  9     4   0   0   6   6   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(2-3)           7     4   2   2   7   4   0  31   2.78
Holdsworth              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.86
Totals                  9     4   2   2   8   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
walked; Page walked [Perez to second]; Allen singled to left
[Perez scored, Page to second]; Sanguillen grounded out (third
to first) [Page to third, Allen to second]; E. Williams was
walked intentionally; Gross walked [Page scored, Allen to third,
E. Williams to second]; Murray made an out to first; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith struck out;
Singleton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); North
made an out to second; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May walked; Murray flied out to left; DeCinces
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [L. May
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Allen lined
to center; Sanguillen singled to center; E. Williams walked
[Sanguillen to second]; Smith dropped a foul fly hit by Gross
for an error; Gross struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger
struck out; Dempsey walked; Bumbry doubled to right [Dempsey to
third]; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); L. May
grounded out (third to first); Murray lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Perez flied out to left; Page singled to center;
Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; Sanguillen lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (catcher to first); Kelly was
called out on strikes; Belanger walked; Dempsey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles
0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: E. Williams flied out to center; Gross struck
out; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith made
an out to shortstop; Singleton walked; L. May forced Singleton
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Scott flied out to left; North singled to right;
North was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING SS); Murray
walked; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Murray out at second]; Kelly doubled to right; HARLOW
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED HARLOW (PLAYING SS); Page walked;
Allen walked [Page to second]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED R. MAY
(PITCHING); Sanguillen flied out to left; E. Williams forced
Page (third unassisted) [Allen to third (error by DeCinces)];
ALEXANDER RAN FOR E. WILLIAMS; Gross lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); SHOPAY
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Shopay walked; GIUSTI REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Bumbry was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball to second [Shopay out at second (second
unassisted)]; Smith forced Bumbry (first to shortstop);
Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SHOPAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KELLY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); SKAGGS REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING C );
Murray walked; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Murray to second]; North struck out; Perez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: L. May struck out; Murray singled to shortstop;
DeCinces flied out to left; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.