Ken Holtzman gained his fifth straight victory, but the lefthander needed help from Rollie Fingers before the Athletics defeated the Orioles, 4-3. A two-run double by Billy Williams in the second inning capped the A's scoring and proved to be the winning blow.

Holtzman had a 4-1 lead going into the seventh when Paul Blair singled with one out and Brooks Robinson homered. Jim Todd, in relief, faced three batters and retired only one while giving up two hits before Fingers arrived on the scene. Fingers walked Bobby Grich to load the bases and then struck out Tommy Davis. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      13, 1975 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  0
A's          1  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .296      Campaneris ss         4   1   2   0     0   2   .268
Grich 2b              3   1   2   0     1   1   .257      North cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .264
Davis dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Williams dh           2   0   1   2     2   0   .254
May 1b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .248      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .258      Rudi 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Blair cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Tenace c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .272
  Northrup ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Robinson 3b           3   1   1   2     0   0   .201      Mangual lf            3   1   1   1     0   2   .161
  Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Martinez 2b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Duncan c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .203        Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .344
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Garner 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .179        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitchell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     3   6             Totals               27   4   6   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 11,550
Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 4
DP: Orioles 2, A's 2
Doubles: Grich (12), Blair (6), Campaneris (9), Williams (9)
Home Runs: Robinson (4)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (8)
GIDP: May (18), Baylor (5), Rudi 2 (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(5-11)        1.2   5   4   4   4   1   0  13   4.11
Mitchell                6.1   1   0   0   1   4   0  19   4.66
Totals                  8     6   4   4   5   5   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(11-7)        6.1   5   3   3   2   4   1  25   3.16
Todd                    0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.91
Fingers SV(12)          2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.13
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   6   1  36

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Grich
doubled; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled to
center [Grich scored]; Baylor was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris doubled to right; North singled to
left [Campaneris scored]; Williams walked [North to second];
Jackson forced Williams (second to shortstop) [North to third];
Rudi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jackson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Duncan lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace walked; Bando grounded out (second to
first) [Tenace to second]; Mangual singled [Tenace scored];
Martinez singled [Mangual to second]; Campaneris struck out;
North walked [Mangual to third, Martinez to second]; Williams
doubled to left [Mangual scored, Martinez scored, North to
third]; Jackson walked; MITCHELL REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING);
Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Singleton walked; Grich
struck out; Davis walked [Singleton to second]; May forced Davis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tenace made an out to second; Bando flied out to
left; Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor struck out; Blair flied out to right;
Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Martinez made an out to second; Campaneris struck
out; North flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Duncan was called out on strikes; Belanger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Singleton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Williams walked; Jackson struck out; Rudi
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich singled to left; Davis forced Grich (third to
second); May grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace popped to third in foul territory; Bando
grounded out (third to first); Mangual was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor flied to left in foul territory; Blair
doubled to left; Robinson homered [Blair scored]; TODD REPLACED
HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Duncan singled to left; Belanger forced
Duncan (pitcher to second); Singleton singled to left [Belanger
to second]; FINGERS REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Grich walked
[Belanger to third, Singleton to second]; Davis struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: HOLT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Holt flied out to
center; Campaneris singled to center; Campaneris was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); North grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: GARNER REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 2B); May singled;
Baylor grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[May out at second]; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR BLAIR; Northrup made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson grounded out (second to
first); Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Bumbry grounded out
(first unassisted); MUSER BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Muser flied out to
left; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Hendricks was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 4.