Homers by Pat Kelly and Doug DeCinces on consecutive pitches in the second inning started the Orioles on their way to a 4-1 victory over the Mariners. The blows beat Glenn Abbott, who suffered his fourth straight loss, while Ross Grimsley was the winner on a five-hit performance. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Friday, May       6, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Orioles      0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baez 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Bumbry cf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Belanger ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .183
Lopez cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .364      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Bernhardt dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .298        Harlow cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .295      L. May 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .250
Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Murray dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Reynolds ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Kelly lf,rf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .263
  Collins ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .158      DeCinces 3b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .208
  Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Smith 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .390
Cox c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Dempsey c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .183
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     1   2             Totals               30   4   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  4,402
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Orioles 7
DP: Mariners 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Baez
Doubles: Cox (1), Smith (4)
Triples: Belanger (1)
Home Runs: Kelly (4), DeCinces (5)
Stolen Bases: Dempsey (1), Belanger (4), DeCinces (1), Kelly (1)
GIDP: Stein (3), Cox (1), Dempsey (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kelly (1,by Moore)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(0-4)           2     6   3   3   0   0   2  11   6.59
Moore                   6     2   1   1   4   3   0  24   5.53
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   3   2  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(3-1)         9     5   1   1   1   2   0  31   2.48
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   2   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Moore (3)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Baez singled to center; Braun singled to left
[Baez to second]; Lopez singled to center [Baez scored, Braun to
second]; Bernhardt made an out to third; Stein grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopez out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger
tripled to right; Belanger was out trying to advance to home
(pitcher to catcher); Singleton grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Meyer lined
to shortstop; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly homered; DeCinces
homered; Smith doubled; Dempsey singled to left [Smith scored];
Dempsey stole second; Bumbry flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox flied out to center; Baez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; Belanger stole second;
MOORE REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Singleton was called out on
strikes; L. May walked; Murray grounded out (second to first)
[Belanger to third, L. May to second]; Kelly flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Lopez singled; Bernhardt flied out to right; Stein
struck out; Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces walked; On a bunt Smith singled [DeCinces
to second]; Dempsey grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [DeCinces to third, Smith out at second];
Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Orioles 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer popped to first in foul territory; Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Cox doubled to left; Baez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger walked; Singleton grounded out (second to
first) [Belanger to second]; L. May singled to third [Belanger
scored]; Murray forced L. May (second to shortstop); Kelly flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez
flied out to center; Bernhardt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces walked; Smith was called out on strikes;
DeCinces stole second [DeCinces to third (error by Baez)];
Dempsey struck out; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (first unassisted); Stanton
flied out to left; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory;
Singleton grounded out (second to first); L. May grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 4.

MARINERS 8TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; MUSER REPLACED L. MAY
(PLAYING 1B); HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KELLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Collins walked; Cox grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Collins out at second]; Baez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING SS); Murray
flied out to center; Kelly was hit by a pitch; Kelly stole
second; DeCinces flied out to center; Smith popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Lopez lined
to second; Bernhardt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Orioles 4.