After failing to travel the route in six straight starts, Jim Palmer turned in a complete game and allowed only two hits while pitching the Orioles to a 6-1 victory over the Athletics. Manny Sanguillen singled in first inning and Sheldon Mallory in the second before the A's picked up their run in the third on a pass to Rodney Scott, a stolen base, an error and infield out by Sanguillen.

The Orioles got their first run on a homer by Doug DeCinces in the second and then knocked out Vida Blue while scoring four runs on five singles in the sixth. DeCinces and Dave Skaggs hit doubles for the final tally in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Friday, August    12, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  2
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  4    0  1  x  -   6 11  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Bumbry cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   1     0   0   .260      Dauer 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .213
Tabb 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .154      Singleton rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .327
Page lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .296      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Tyrone rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
McKinney 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Murray dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .269
Mallory cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .237      DeCinces 3b           3   3   2   1     1   0   .259
Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Mora lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .237
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Garcia ss             3   0   1   2     1   0   .236
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .242
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   2   1     3   5             Totals               35   6  11   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 31,778
Left on Base: A's 4, Orioles 7
DP: A's 1, Orioles 0
Errors: McKinney, Picciolo, Garcia
Doubles: Mallory (4), DeCinces (20), Skaggs (3)
Home Runs: DeCinces (12)
Stolen Bases: Scott (17)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(10-15)           5.2   7   5   5   2   1   1  25   4.09
Coleman                 2.1   4   1   0   0   1   0  12   2.63
Totals                  8    11   6   5   2   2   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(13-10)         9     2   1   0   3   5   0  32   3.13
Totals                  9     2   1   0   3   5   0  32

Passed Balls: Newman (4)
Wild Pitches: Coleman 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Hank Soar


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott flied out to center; Sanguillen singled to
left; Tabb flied out to left; Page forced Sanguillen (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tyrone flied out to center; McKinney was called
out on strikes; Mallory doubled to right; Newman struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May grounded out (second to first); Murray flied
out to right; DeCinces homered; Mora grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo made an out to second; Scott walked;
Scott stole second [Scott to third (error by Garcia)];
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Scott scored
(unearned)]; Tabb walked; Page grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia flied out to right; Skaggs flied out to
center; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tyrone was called out on strikes; McKinney
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mallory struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer flied out to center; Singleton singled to
center; L. May popped to catcher in foul territory; Murray
singled to center [Singleton to second]; DeCinces walked
[Singleton to third, Murray to second]; Mora flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman made an out to second; Picciolo popped to
first in foul territory; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia walked; Skaggs lined into a double play
(first to second) [Garcia out at second]; Bumbry popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Tabb made an
out to shortstop; Page walked; Tyrone flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer singled to center; Singleton singled to left
[Dauer to second]; L. May flied out to right [Dauer to third];
Murray singled to right [Dauer scored, Singleton to second];
McKinney dropped a foul fly hit by DeCinces for an error;
DeCinces forced Singleton (third unassisted) [Murray to second];
Mora singled to left [Murray scored, DeCinces to third]; COLEMAN
REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Coleman threw a wild pitch [Mora to
second]; Garcia singled to left [DeCinces scored, Mora scored];
Newman allowed a passed ball [Garcia to second]; Skaggs grounded
out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKinney flied out to left; Mallory flied out to
center; Newman lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted)
[Dauer stayed at first]; Jerry Tabb fielded ball and stepped
on 1B, Rich Dauer dove back safely; Coleman threw a wild
pitch [Dauer to second]; L. May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Picciolo was
called out on strikes; Scott popped to first; Sanguillen flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
doubled to left; Mora reached on an error by Picciolo; Garcia
flied out to center; Skaggs doubled to left [DeCinces scored
(unearned), Mora to third]; Bumbry struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Tabb grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
flied out to center; Tyrone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 6.