A one-hitter by Mike Norris carried the A's to a 4-2 triumph over the Orioles. Norris had a no-hitter for 6 1/3 innings when Eddie Murray reached first on an error by first baseman Dave Revering. After Lee May drew a walk, Gary Roenicke lined a two-run double to center that Dwayne Murphy just missed on a diving attempt.

The A's broke the 2-2 tie in the ninth. Wayne Gross, who homered earlier in the game, drew a leadoff walk, went to third on a single by Revering and scored on a single by Mario Guerrero. Jeff Newman then closed the scoring with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       9, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  5  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  1  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .242      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Murray lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Dauer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Gross 3b              3   2   2   2     1   0   .338      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Revering 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Murray 1b             4   1   0   0     0   2   .321
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .302      May dh                3   1   0   0     1   2   .304
Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .189      Roenicke lf           3   0   1   2     1   1   .314
Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .250      Smith 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Newman c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .187      Garcia ss             1   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Klutts 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .250        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .097
                                                          Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   5   4     5   5             Totals               29   2   1   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 11,147
Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 4
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Revering, Newman, Murray
Doubles: Roenicke (3)
Home Runs: Gross (7)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (5), Bumbry (6)
Caught Stealing: Murphy (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Newman (2)
GIDP: Newman (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(3-1)           9     1   2   1   4   6   0  33   3.70
Totals                  9     1   2   1   4   6   0  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(4-2)           8     5   4   4   4   4   1  32   2.95
Stanhouse               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.02
Totals                  9     5   4   4   5   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Jim O'Connor, 1B - Wayne Keister, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jerry Phipps


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone flied out to center; Murray struck out;
Gross homered; Revering walked; Guerrero made an out to third; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page singled to right; Murphy reached on an error
by Murray [Page to second]; On a bunt Newman grounded into a
double play (catcher to third to second) [Murphy to second, Page
out at third]; Klutts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray struck out; May flied out to center;
Roenicke walked; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone walked; Murray flied out to center; Dilone
stole second; Gross singled to second [Dilone scored]; Revering
made an out to first; Guerrero flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia walked; Dempsey forced Garcia (shortstop to
second); Bumbry forced Dempsey (second to shortstop); Bumbry
stole second [Bumbry to third (error by Newman)]; Dauer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page popped to third in foul territory; Murphy
flied out to center; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Murray
grounded out (shortstop to first); May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Klutts struck out; Dilone grounded out (second to
first); Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke flied out to left; Smith flied out to
right; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross made an out to first; Revering grounded out
(first unassisted); Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey lined to second; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page made an out to second; Murphy walked; Murphy
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Newman flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to left; Murray reached on an
error by Revering; May walked [Murray to second]; Roenicke
doubled to left [Murray scored (unearned), May scored];
Athletics argued the call on Lee May at HP; Gary Roenicke ran to
3B during the argument but 2B umpire Fred Spenn sent him back to
2B; Orioles manager Earl Weaver protested the game; Smith
was walked intentionally; CROWLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Crowley
struck out; Dempsey flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Klutts
flied out to right; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Dauer flied out to
left; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross walked; Revering singled to center [Gross
to third]; Guerrero singled to right [Gross scored, Revering to
third, Guerrero to second (on throw)]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Page grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy was
walked intentionally; Newman hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Revering scored]; Klutts struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray was called out on strikes; May struck out;
Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles
2.