Red hot since breaking into the lineup, Pat Kelly hit a grand-slam homer in the first inning to start the Orioles off to a 6-4 victory over the Mariners. The homer was Kelly's fifth in the last six games. Eddie Murray added a circuit clout in the third inning. Jim Palmer, with ninth-inning help from Scott McGregor, gained his fifth victory in six starts. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       8, 1977 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    2  0  0    1  1  0  -   4 12  0
Orioles      4  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  4  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            5   0   0   0     0   2   .159      Bumbry lf             3   2   1   0     2   2   .229
Braun lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Belanger ss           4   0   1   1     0   2   .179
Lopez rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .355      Smith 2b              1   1   0   0     2   0   .365
Meyer 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .250      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .238
Stein 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .292        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   0   0     0   0   .213      Murray dh             2   2   1   1     2   0   .282
Reynolds ss           4   1   4   1     0   0   .280      Kelly rf              4   1   1   4     0   0   .279
Milbourne 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .194      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .215
  Stanton ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Harlow cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
  Baez pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        McGregor p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   2     0   4             Totals               27   6   4   6     9   9

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  9,638
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Orioles 7
DP: Mariners 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Harlow, Dempsey
Doubles: Lopez (6), Bumbry (5)
Home Runs: Kelly (5), Murray (6)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (4)
GIDP: Stein (4), Lis (3), Kelly (1)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (1,by Laxton)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(0-1)             2     4   6   6   4   3   2  14  21.00
Laxton                  5.1   0   0   0   5   4   0  21   4.26
Segui                   0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   7.43
Totals                  8     4   6   6   9   9   2  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(5-1)           8    11   4   4   0   3   0  34   1.55
McGregor SV(1)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.93
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   4   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Laxton (2)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Collins flied out to left; Braun singled to left;
Lopez struck out; Meyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Belanger struck
out; Smith walked; L. May struck out; Murray walked [Bumbry to
third, Smith to second]; Kelly homered [Bumbry scored, Smith
scored, Murray scored]; DeCinces popped to third in foul
territory; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 4.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert
Jones flied out to left; Reynolds singled to left; Milbourne
made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles
4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Harlow flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bumbry doubled; Belanger singled to right
[Bumbry scored]; Smith walked [Belanger to second]; L. May
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson flied out to left; Collins struck out;
Braun singled to shortstop; Lopez popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray homered; LAXTON REPLACED POLE (PITCHING);
Kelly flied out to center; DeCinces popped to third in foul
territory; Harlow flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 6.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer singled; Stein singled [Meyer to second];
Ruppert Jones forced Stein (second to shortstop) [Meyer to
third]; Reynolds singled to right [Meyer scored, Ruppert Jones
to third]; Reynolds was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Dempsey [Ruppert Jones scored, Reynolds to second];
Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first) [Reynolds to third];
Stinson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey walked; Bumbry struck out; Belanger was
called out on strikes; Smith was hit by a pitch [Dempsey to
second]; L. May forced Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Orioles 6.

MARINERS 5TH: Collins grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun
flied out to right; Lopez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray walked; Kelly grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Murray out at second]; DeCinces
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Orioles 6.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer singled to left; Stein grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Meyer out at second];
Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to
center; Bumbry walked; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Orioles 6.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds singled to right; Milbourne singled to
center [Reynolds scored (error by Harlow), Milbourne to second];
Stinson grounded out (second to first) [Milbourne to third];
Collins lined to shortstop; Braun flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); L. May struck
out; Murray grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 3, Orioles 6.

MARINERS 8TH: Lopez doubled to left; Meyer flied out to center
[Lopez to third]; Stein grounded out (second to first) [Lopez
scored]; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 4, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Kelly flied out to center; DeCinces walked; Harlow
walked [DeCinces to second]; SEGUI REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING);
Dempsey was called out on strikes; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Orioles 6.

MARINERS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Reynolds
singled to right; STANTON BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; MCGREGOR
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Stanton singled to left [Reynolds to
second]; BAEZ RAN FOR STANTON; LIS BATTED FOR STINSON; Lis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Reynolds to third, Baez out at second]; Collins was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Orioles 6.