Skip Jutze had the distinction of hitting the Mariners' first grand slam as the expansion club defeated the Orioles, 10-2. The Mariners began flexing their muscles in the first inning when Carlos Lopez and Bill Stein hit homers, Stein's blow coming with a man on base.

Doug DeCinces accounted for the Orioles' pair with a round-tripper in the second, but the Mariners put the game away with a five-run blast in the third. After Rupper tJones drove in one run, Jutze hit his grand slam off Dyar Miller, who had taken the mound in relief of Rudy May. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 10, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       17, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Orioles      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  0
Mariners     3  0  5    0  2  0    0  0  x  -  10 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .259      Baez 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .306
Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     2   0   .209      Braun lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Muser lf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .267      Lopez rf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .318
Murray dh             3   0   0   0     2   0   .254      Stanton dh            3   2   1   0     2   0   .265
Kelly rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .357      Stein 3b              4   3   3   2     0   0   .291
L. May 1b             5   1   2   0     0   2   .216      Ruppert Jones cf      4   2   1   1     1   0   .255
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   2     1   0   .222      Meyer 1b              1   1   0   0     4   0   .239
Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Jutze c               4   1   1   4     1   0   .211
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Reynolds ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .265
  Skaggs ph,c         1   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  12   2     6   5             Totals               34  10  10  10     9   1

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 10,920
Left on Base: Orioles 14, Mariners 10
DP: Orioles 0, Mariners 2
Doubles: Bumbry (6), L. May (4), Skaggs (1)
Home Runs: DeCinces (6), Lopez (2), Stein (4), Jutze (2)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (6)
GIDP: Dempsey (4), Muser (1)
Hit by Pitch: Stein (2,by Holdsworth)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(4-4)           2.1   5   7   7   4   1   2  16   3.48
D. Miller               2.1   3   3   3   2   0   1  12   8.10
Holdsworth              1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.00
T. Martinez             2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   6.23
Totals                  8    10  10  10   9   1   3  44

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    2     7   2   2   2   2   1  14  16.71
Romo W(1-2)             6     4   0   0   3   2   0  24   1.98
Montague                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.15
Totals                  9    12   2   2   6   5   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Holdsworth (1)
Wild Pitches: Holdsworth 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Belanger walked; Muser singled
to left [Belanger to second]; Murray flied out to center; Kelly
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez popped to second; Braun grounded out (second
to first); Lopez homered; Orioles manager Earl Weaver
protested the game because Carlos Lopez wore a white shin guard
over his blue uniform sock while batting; Stanton walked;
Stein homered [Stanton scored]; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May singled to left; DeCinces homered [L. May
scored]; Smith singled to left; Dempsey grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second];
Bumbry doubled; Belanger singled to right [Bumbry to third];
Muser struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer walked; Jutze forced Meyer (pitcher to
shortstop); Reynolds popped to shortstop; Baez singled to right
[Jutze to third]; Braun forced Baez (shortstop unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray walked; Kelly singled to right [Murray to
third]; ROMO REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Kelly stole second; L.
May struck out; DeCinces walked; Smith popped to second; Dempsey
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Lopez struck out; Stanton walked; Stein singled to
center [Stanton to second]; Ruppert Jones singled to center
[Stanton scored, Stein to second]; Meyer walked [Stein to third,
Ruppert Jones to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING);
Jutze homered [Stein scored, Ruppert Jones scored, Meyer
scored]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Baez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Mariners 8.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry walked; Belanger singled to right [Bumbry to
second]; Muser grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Bumbry to third, Belanger out at second]; Murray
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
2, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopez
grounded out (first unassisted); Stanton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 8.

ORIOLES 5TH: Kelly flied out to left; L. May doubled to left;
DeCinces flied out to left; Smith popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein singled to right; Ruppert Jones walked
[Stein to second]; Meyer popped to shortstop; Jutze walked
[Stein to third, Ruppert Jones to second]; Reynolds forced Jutze
(second to shortstop) [Stein scored, Ruppert Jones to third];
Baez singled to center [Ruppert Jones scored, Reynolds to
second]; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); Holdsworth
threw a wild pitch [Reynolds to third, Baez to second]; Braun
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners
10.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey made an out to second; Bumbry grounded out
(second to first); Belanger walked; Muser singled to left
[Belanger to second]; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 10.

MARINERS 6TH: Lopez flied out to left; Stanton singled to
center; Stein was hit by a pitch [Stanton to second]; Holdsworth
threw a wild pitch [Stanton to third, Stein to second]; Ruppert
Jones popped to third; Meyer was walked intentionally; Jutze
forced Meyer (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
2, Mariners 10.

ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly struck out; L. May grounded out (shortstop to
first); DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Mariners 10.

MARINERS 7TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED HOLDSWORTH (PITCHING);
Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Baez grounded out
(third to first); Braun walked; Lopez singled to right [Braun to
third]; Stanton forced Lopez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 10.

ORIOLES 8TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); SKAGGS BATTED
FOR DEMPSEY; Skaggs doubled; Bumbry grounded out (first
unassisted) [Skaggs to third]; Belanger flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 10.

MARINERS 8TH: SKAGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Stein popped
to first; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Meyer
walked; Jutze forced Meyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Mariners 10.

ORIOLES 9TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Muser grounded
out (second to first); Murray walked; Kelly singled to left
[Murray to second]; L. May struck out; DeCinces forced Kelly
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Mariners 10.