Mired in the worst batting slump of his career, Sal Bando came through with a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to help the Athletics defeat the Orioles. 4-2. Bando went into the game hitting only .183. Reggie Jackson homered for the A's and Lee May matched that blow for the Orioles, who then took a 2-1 lead on singles by Ken Singleton and Tommy Davis around a wild pitch in the seventh.

In the A's half, Bert Campaneris singled, took second on a sacrifice and reached third on a safe bunt by Bill North. Bando then hit his single to drive in the tying run and Jackson followed with a double, scoring North, to put the A's ahead. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       27, 1975 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    2  1  x  -   4 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .348      North cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Singleton rf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .283        Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .048
Davis dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .268        Holt ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .308
Baylor cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306        Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Bando 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .188
May 1b                4   1   2   1     0   0   .197        Hopkins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .207        Martinez 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Jackson rf            5   1   2   2     0   1   .242
  Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Rudi 1b,lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .183      Williams dh           4   0   2   0     0   1   .227
  Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Tenace c,1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .299
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      C. Washington lf,cf   4   1   2   0     0   0   .304
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .211
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .225
                                                          Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     2   4             Totals               34   4  12   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance:  4,234
Left on Base: Orioles 7, A's 11
DP: Orioles 0, A's 1
Doubles: Singleton (10), C. Washington (7), North (6), Jackson (6)
Home Runs: May (7), Jackson (8)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (6), C. Washington (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner 2 (8)
GIDP: Singleton (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(1-6)         6.1  10   3   3   1   2   1  30   4.90
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   9.64
Alexander               1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   3.83
Totals                  8    12   4   4   3   4   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert                 5.2   7   1   1   2   2   1  25   3.38
Todd W(1-1)             3.1   2   1   1   0   2   0  11   1.76
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Alexander (1), Todd (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Singleton grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Bumbry out at second]; Davis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to center; Bando flied out to
left; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Grich
flied out to right; May singled to left; Robinson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled; Tenace struck out; C. Washington doubled [Williams to
third]; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan struck out; Belanger struck out; Bumbry
singled to left; Singleton singled to left [Bumbry to second];
Davis grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner singled; North made an out to first; Bando
flied out to center; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor flied out to center; Grich flied out to
left; May homered; Robinson singled to center; Duncan forced
Robinson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Williams singled to
center; Tenace made an out to second; C. Washington forced
Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger made an out to shortstop; Bumbry lined to
center; Singleton doubled to left; Davis grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Garner flied out to
center; North doubled to left; Bando grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor singled; Baylor stole second; Grich grounded
out (third to first); May flied out to right; Robinson walked;
TODD REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Duncan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson homered; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace walked;
C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger struck out; Bumbry grounded out (third to
first); Singleton singled to left; Todd threw a wild pitch
[Singleton to second]; Davis singled to right [Singleton scored,
Davis out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris singled to left; Garner out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Campaneris to second]; On a
bunt North singled [Campaneris to third]; Bando singled to left
[Campaneris scored, North to second]; HOPKINS RAN FOR BANDO;
Jackson doubled to right [North scored, Hopkins to third];
JACKSON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Rudi was walked
intentionally; Williams struck out; ALEXANDER REPLACED JACKSON
(PITCHING); Tenace was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: FOSSE REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ
REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 3B); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); C. WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Baylor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Grich struck out; May grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington singled; C. Washington stole
second; Alexander threw a wild pitch [C. Washington to third];
Campaneris singled [C. Washington scored]; Garner out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Campaneris to second]; HOLT
BATTED FOR FOSSE; Holt was walked intentionally; Martinez popped
to first in foul territory; Jackson flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: HANEY REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first); SHOPAY BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Shopay flied
out to center; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR BELANGER; Northrup popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Athletics 4.