Rookie Dave Criscione's first major league homer with one out in the 11th inning pushed the Orioles past the Brewers, 4-3, and kept the Birds in first place in the A. L. East. Lenn Sakata also hit his first big league homer for Milwaukee, a two-run blast which put the Brewers ahead in the ninth, 3-2.

The Orioles tied it in the home half on singles by Lee May and Al Bumbry, a base on balls and single by Billy Smith. Eddie Murray and Doug DeCinces pounded solo four-baggers in the fifth and sixth innings, enabling the Orioles to carry a 2-1 lead into the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  -   3  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  1    0  1  -   4 12  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf,rf        4   1   1   0     1   1   .220      Smith 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .237
Brye rf,cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Muser cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Cooper 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .299        Shopay cf,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Joshua cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .319
  Davis ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Maddox pr,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Quirk dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .224      Murray dh             4   1   2   1     1   0   .279
  McMullen ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Sakata 2b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .167        Belanger pr,ss      1   1   0   0     0   1   .191
Moore c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      DeCinces 3b,1b        4   1   1   1     1   0   .260
Romero ss             2   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Yount ph,ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .303        Bumbry ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .210
  McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mora ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .212
  Hinds p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Criscione c         1   1   1   1     0   0   .500
                                                          D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3   8   3     2   8             Totals               41   4  12   4     4   6

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance:  8,219
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Orioles 10
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1
Doubles: Quirk (13), Wohlford (5), Maddox (1)
Home Runs: Sakata (1), DeCinces (10), Murray (15), Criscione (1)
GIDP: Moore (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                  8     7   2   2   2   3   2  32   3.17
Castro                  0.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.56
McClure                 0.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.07
Hinds L(0-2)            1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   2.92
Totals                 10.1  12   4   4   4   6   3  45

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez            10     8   3   3   2   8   1  39   3.33
T. Martinez W(3-0)      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.86
Totals                 11     8   3   3   2   8   1  42

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


BREWERS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Brye grounded out (third to
first); Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Muser
singled; Kelly made an out to second; Singleton struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando grounded out (third to first); Joshua
singled; Quirk doubled to left [Joshua to third]; Sakata made an
out to shortstop; Moore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled; L. May lined to right; DeCinces
walked [Murray to second]; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to
second to first) [Murray to third, DeCinces to second]; Skaggs
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Romero struck out; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher
to first); Brye made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Smith flied out to right; Muser grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (pitcher to first); Joshua grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Murray
grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Quirk grounded out (third to first); Sakata
grounded out (third to first); Moore singled; Romero singled
[Moore to second]; Wohlford walked [Moore to third, Romero to
second]; Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces homered; Garcia grounded out (second to
first); Skaggs singled; Smith flied out to left; Muser singled
[Skaggs to third]; Kelly walked [Muser to second]; Singleton
forced Kelly (first to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper flied out to center; Bando struck out;
Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray homered; L. May flied out to right; DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Garcia struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Quirk singled; Sakata forced Quirk (shortstop to
second); Moore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Sakata out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Skaggs flied out to center; Smith struck out; Muser
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 8TH: SHOPAY REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING CF); YOUNT BATTED
FOR ROMERO; Yount was called out on strikes; Wohlford doubled;
Brye lined to left; Cooper singled to left [Wohlford scored];
Bando was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: YOUNT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Kelly flied out
to right; Singleton singled; MADDOX RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray
hit into a double play (left to left to shortstop to first)
[Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 2.

BREWERS 9TH: SHOPAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Joshua grounded out (shortstop to
first); Quirk walked; Sakata homered [Quirk scored]; Moore
grounded out (third to first); Yount grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: CASTRO REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); L. May singled;
BELANGER RAN FOR L. MAY; DeCinces flied out to right; BUMBRY
BATTED FOR GARCIA; Bumbry singled to left [Belanger to second];
MORA BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Mora walked [Belanger to third, Bumbry
to second]; Smith singled to right [Belanger scored, Bumbry to
third, Mora to second, Smith out at second (right to catcher to
second)]; Billy Smith ran to 2B where Andres Mora was
standing; MCCLURE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Shopay struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 10TH: BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBINSON
REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING 3B); CRISCIONE REPLACED MORA (PLAYING C
); DECINCES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Wohlford flied out
to right; Brye struck out; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 10TH: Kelly struck out; Maddox doubled to right; Murray
was walked intentionally; HINDS REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING);
Belanger struck out; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 11TH: T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bando
flied out to right; DAVIS BATTED FOR JOSHUA; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR QUIRK; McMullen flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 11TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DAVIS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WOHLFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
BRYE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Robinson grounded out
(second to first); Criscione homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 4.