Pat Kelly, Doug DeCinces and Rick Dempsey rapped three hits each to lead the Orioles to a 5-1 victory over the Athletics. Kelly's three hits gave him 17 in his last 32 at bats. Rudy May held the A's to five hits, three of them coming in the second inning when the A's scored their only run on an error by DeCinces. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, May       13, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      4  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 14  1
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .253      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Smith 2b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .324      Scott ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Murray lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .276      Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .373
  Harlow pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Allen 1b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .258
L. May 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .214        McKinney 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
DeCinces 3b           5   1   3   0     0   2   .215      Sanguillen c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Kelly rf              5   1   3   1     0   1   .345        Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Dempsey c             4   0   3   1     0   0   .221      Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Dauer dh              2   0   1   1     0   0   .036      E. Williams dh        3   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Muser ph,dh         2   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Armas rf              2   0   1   0     1   1   .180
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     1   1   .175      Perez 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  14   4     4   7             Totals               31   1   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  4,115
Left on Base: Orioles 13, A's 4
DP: Orioles 1, A's 0
Errors: DeCinces, Scott 2
Doubles: Allen (3)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (4), Muser (1)
Caught Stealing: Dempsey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Dempsey (3)
GIDP: Perez (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(4-3)           9     5   1   1   1   4   0  32   2.42
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(3-3)             4    11   5   5   1   2   0  25   4.41
Coleman                 2.1   1   0   0   3   2   0  11   3.68
Lacey                   1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.00
Giusti                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.12
Totals                  9    14   5   5   4   7   0  45

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Smith walked [Bumbry to second];
Murray flied out to center; L. May singled to right [Bumbry
scored, Smith to second]; DeCinces singled to right [Smith to
third, L. May to second]; Kelly forced DeCinces (second to
shortstop) [Smith scored, L. May scored (error by Scott), Kelly
to second]; Dempsey singled to left [Kelly to third]; Dauer
singled to right [Kelly scored, Dempsey to second]; Belanger was
called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North popped to first in foul territory; Scott
flied out to center; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Bumbry reached on an error by Scott; Smith struck
out; Murray grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry to second];
L. May grounded out (shortstop to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Allen doubled; Sanguillen flied out to center;
Gross singled to third [Allen scored (error by DeCinces)]; E.
Williams flied out to center; Armas singled to left [Gross to
second]; Perez flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
4, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces singled to right; Kelly singled to left
[DeCinces to second]; Dempsey out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [DeCinces to third, Kelly to second]; Dauer reached
on a fielder's choice [DeCinces out at home (shortstop to
catcher), Kelly to third]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North grounded out (third to first); Scott flied
out to left; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Murray singled to center; L. May
forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Allen popped to third; Sanguillen flied out to
center; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled to right; Kelly singled [DeCinces
to second]; Dempsey singled to center [DeCinces scored, Kelly to
third]; COLEMAN REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); MUSER BATTED FOR
DAUER; Muser flied out to center [Dempsey to second]; Belanger
flied out to right; Bumbry walked; Smith popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); E. Williams
flied out to center; Armas walked; Perez grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to left; L. May struck out;
DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North flied out to left; Scott flied out to
right; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly singled to right; Dempsey grounded out
(second to first) [Kelly to second]; Kelly stole third; Muser
was walked intentionally; Muser stole second; Belanger walked;
LACEY REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Bumbry struck out; Debut
game for Bob Lacey; Smith forced Belanger (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Allen singled to third; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Gross was called out on strikes; E. Williams flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCKINNEY REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Murray
singled to left; HARLOW RAN FOR MURRAY; L. May grounded out
(third to first) [Harlow to second]; DeCinces struck out; Kelly
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARLOW
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Armas struck out; Perez flied out
to center; North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); NEWMAN REPLACED
SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); Dempsey singled to right; Muser
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dempsey to second]; Belanger
grounded out (first unassisted) [Dempsey to third]; Dempsey was
caught stealing home (catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Scott flied out to center; Page singled to
second; McKinney flied out to right; Newman popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Athletics 1.