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A grand slam by Lee May during a first-inning outburst started the Orioles off to a 9-2 victory over the Athletics. Al Bumbry doubled and Mark Belanger and Ken Singleton walked ahead of May's homer off Dock Ellis. The Orioles added another run and kayoed Ellis before the inning ended. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 9, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 4, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumA's 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Orioles 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 9 11 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Bumbry cf,lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .236 McKinney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Belanger ss 4 2 0 0 1 1 .158 Perez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Singleton rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .348 Lintz 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Harlow cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Page lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .359 L. May dh 3 2 1 4 2 1 .247 Allen 1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .303 Murray 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .280 Mallory pr,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Muser 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Sanguillen c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .323 Kelly lf,rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 .257 Newman c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 DeCinces 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .200 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Smith 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .382 E. Williams dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 .292 Dauer ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray rf,cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .313 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .175 Scott ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 7 Totals 34 9 11 9 7 8 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 3,232 Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 8 DP: A's 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Gross, Belanger Doubles: Page (10), Bumbry (4), Murray (3), Kelly (2) Home Runs: E. Williams (6), L. May (2), Kelly (3) Caught Stealing: Singleton (1) GIDP: Sanguillen (4), Dauer (1) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis L(1-3) 0.1 4 5 5 3 0 1 8 5.76 Norris 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 6 3.63 Umbarger 4.2 5 2 2 3 5 1 21 6.75 Bahnsen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6.75 Coleman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.93 Totals 8 11 9 8 7 8 2 41 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(4-1) 9 7 2 2 1 7 1 35 1.13 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 7 1 35 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Greg Kosc ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to left; Belanger walked; Singleton walked [Bumbry to third, Belanger to second]; L. May homered [Bumbry scored, Belanger scored, Singleton scored]; Murray doubled; Kelly grounded out (second to pitcher) [Murray to third]; DeCinces walked; Smith singled [Murray scored, DeCinces to second]; NORRIS REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Dempsey struck out; Bumbry flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5. ATHLETICS 2ND: Allen struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger reached on an error by Gross [Belanger to second]; Singleton singled to right [Belanger scored (unearned)]; Singleton was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); L. May walked; Murray singled to right [L. May to third]; UMBARGER REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Kelly singled [L. May scored, Murray to second]; DeCinces struck out; Smith flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 7. ATHLETICS 3RD: E. Williams singled to left; Murray singled to center [E. Williams to second]; Scott flied out to center; North struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey made an out to second; Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Belanger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 7. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page doubled to left; Allen struck out; Sanguillen singled to left [Page scored]; Gross flied out to center; E. Williams flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to right; L. May was called out on strikes; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 7. ATHLETICS 5TH: Murray made an out to second; Scott singled to left; North reached on an error by Belanger [Scott to second]; Perez lined to center [Scott to third]; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly homered; DeCinces flied out to right; Smith singled to right; Dempsey walked [Smith to second]; Bumbry singled to left [Smith to third, Dempsey to second]; Belanger struck out; Singleton struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 8. ATHLETICS 6TH: HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KELLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Allen walked; MALLORY RAN FOR ALLEN; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mallory out at second]; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 8. ORIOLES 6TH: MALLORY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MURRAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MCKINNEY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 1B); L. May walked; Murray forced L. May (first to shortstop); Kelly doubled [Murray scored]; DeCinces walked; DAUER BATTED FOR SMITH; Dauer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [DeCinces out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 9. ATHLETICS 7TH: DAUER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MUSER REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); E. Williams struck out; Murray singled to center; Scott popped to third in foul territory; McKinney made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 9. ORIOLES 7TH: BAHNSEN REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); NEWMAN REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Dempsey struck out; Bumbry struck out; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 9. ATHLETICS 8TH: Perez flied out to right; Page grounded out (second to first); Mallory grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 9. ORIOLES 8TH: COLEMAN REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); LINTZ REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); Harlow popped to third in foul territory; L. May made an out to second; Muser made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 9. ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman struck out; Gross flied out to left; E. Williams homered; Murray made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 9. |
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