Winning for the first time this year, Mike Flanagan scattered five hits and pitched the Orioles to a 2-0 victory over the Athletics. Rick Langford matched Flanagan in a scoreless duel until the eighth inning when the Orioles put over their two runs on singles by Al Bumbry, Tony Muser and Eddie Murray, plus a walk to Billy Smith and error by Dick Allen. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       14, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  2
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  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     0   0   .253      Scott ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Smith 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .312        McKinney ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Muser lf,1b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .316      North cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .226
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .206        Lintz 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Harlow pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .361
Murray dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .284      Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Kelly rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .345        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .219      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .417      E. Williams dh        4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .290
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas rf,cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .170
                                                          Perez 2b,ss           2   0   1   0     1   1   .213
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   1     4   6             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,216
Left on Base: Orioles 7, A's 6
DP: Orioles 1, A's 1
Errors: L. May, DeCinces, Allen, Gross
Doubles: DeCinces (6)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (5), North 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (2)
GIDP: Garcia (1), McKinney (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(1-1)         9     5   0   0   2   7   0  33   1.87
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   7   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(3-2)         7.2   7   2   1   4   5   0  32   2.41
Lacey                   1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   6   0  36

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Muser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott grounded out (second to first); North
singled to center; North stole second; Page struck out; Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May struck out; Murray singled to right; Kelly
singled to right [Murray to third]; Kelly was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); E.
Williams flied out to left; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
singled to left; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted) [Dempsey
to second]; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas was called out on strikes; Perez walked; On
a bunt Scott singled to pitcher [Perez out at third (pitcher to
third to shortstop)]; Scott was picked off first but was safe on
an error by L. May [Scott to second]; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics
0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Muser grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May
struck out; Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page struck out; Allen flied out to left;
Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly flied out to right; DeCinces doubled to left;
Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first) [DeCinces to third];
Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: E. Williams grounded out (second to first); Gross
singled to right; Armas struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 6TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); North
singled to center; North stole second; Page flied out to right;
Allen walked; Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray flied out to center; Kelly walked; Kelly
stole second; DeCinces walked; Garcia grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [DeCinces out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: E. Williams struck out; Gross struck out; Armas
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics
0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
singled to left; Smith walked [Bumbry to second]; Muser singled
to right [Bumbry scored, Smith to third]; L. May forced Muser
(shortstop to second) [Smith scored (error by Allen)
(unearned)]; HARLOW RAN FOR L. MAY; Murray singled to right
[Harlow to third, Murray to second (error by Gross)]; LACEY
REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Kelly struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MUSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HARLOW
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Perez singled to center; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR SCOTT;
McKinney grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Perez out at second]; North flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: MCKINNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ARMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
LINTZ REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 2B); DeCinces grounded out (second
to first); Garcia flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Allen
reached on an error by DeCinces; ALEXANDER RAN FOR ALLEN;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alexander to
second]; E. Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Athletics 0.