Lee May, continuing to swing a hot bat for the Orioles, drove in two runs with his 17th home run and an RBI double as the Birds cut down the Athletics, 6-2. Baltimore wiped out a 1-0 Oakland lead in the second when May homered and Brooks Robinson later delivered an RBI single.

The first of two errors by center fielder Bill North produced the winning run in the third. Tommy Davis and May singled and North then dropped a routine fly off the bat of Bobby Grich, Davis scoring. The O's knocked out loser Ken Holtzman in the fifth with back-to-back doubles by Davis and May. Winner Mike Torrez ran into control problems in the sixth, forcing in the final Oakland run with a bases-loaded walk. Wayne Garland came on and pitched scoreless relief the rest of the way. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, July      21, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Orioles      0  2  1    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .284
C. Washington cf,lf   5   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Blair cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Williams dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .249      Davis dh              5   2   3   0     0   0   .263
Jackson rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .256      May 1b                4   2   3   2     0   0   .270
Rudi lf,1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .257
Tenace 1b,c           2   1   0   0     2   1   .260      Baylor lf             2   2   0   0     1   0   .262
Bando 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .210      Robinson 3b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .209
Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .198
  Holt ph             0   0   0   1     1   0   .314      Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .225
  Martinez pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mangual ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .194        Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fosse c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .116
  North cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   1     5   4             Totals               34   6  11   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 16,992
Left on Base: A's 9, Orioles 9
DP: A's 0, Orioles 0
Errors: North 2, Grich, Duncan
Doubles: Jackson (20), Davis (10), May (16)
Home Runs: May (17)
Stolen Bases: Bando (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (14), Robinson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (3,by Torrez), Baylor (8,by Todd)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(12-8)        4     9   6   5   1   1   1  23   3.42
Todd                    4     2   0   0   1   1   0  16   1.66
Totals                  8    11   6   5   2   2   1  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(11-5)          5.2   3   2   1   5   3   0  26   3.27
Garland SV(1)           3.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.22
Totals                  9     5   2   1   5   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Todd (2), Torrez (3)
Wild Pitches: Holtzman (6)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); C.
Washington grounded out (catcher unassisted); Williams walked;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton struck out; On a bunt Blair grounded out
(third to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Tenace
walked; Bando singled to center [Tenace to third]; Bando stole
second [Tenace scored (error by Duncan) (unearned), Bando to
third]; Garner struck out; Fosse grounded out (third to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May homered; Grich flied out to right; Baylor
walked; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Baylor to second]; Robinson
singled to center [Baylor scored]; Duncan popped to catcher in
foul territory; Belanger forced Robinson (shortstop to second);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington flied out to left; Williams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: C. WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); RUDI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); NORTH REPLACED FOSSE (PLAYING CF); Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair grounded out (third to
first); Davis singled to center; May singled to center [Davis to
second]; Grich reached on an error by North [Davis scored
(unearned) (no RBI), May to third, Grich to second]; Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson doubled to left; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace flied out to right [Jackson to
third]; Bando was hit by a pitch; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson singled to left; Duncan singled to left
[Robinson to second]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Robinson to third, Duncan to second]; Singleton
reached on a fielder's choice [Robinson out at home (pitcher to
third to catcher), Duncan to third]; Blair forced Singleton
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris popped to third in foul territory; C. Washington
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis doubled to right; May doubled to right [Davis
scored]; Grich singled to center [May scored (RBI), Grich to
second (error by North)]; TODD REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING);
Baylor was hit by a pitch; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Grich to third, Baylor to second]; Duncan
reached on a fielder's choice [Grich out at home (third to
catcher), Baylor to third]; Belanger singled to center [Baylor
scored, Duncan to second]; Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Williams singled to right; Jackson forced
Williams (shortstop to second); Rudi grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Jackson to second]; Tenace walked; Bando walked [Jackson
to third, Tenace to second]; HOLT BATTED FOR GARNER; Holt walked
[Jackson scored, Tenace to third, Bando to second]; MARTINEZ RAN
FOR HOLT; GARLAND REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); North forced
Martinez (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics
2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Blair was
called out on strikes; Davis singled to center; May flied out to
right; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
flied out to right; Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson singled to center; Rudi forced Jackson
(shortstop to second) [Rudi to second (error by Grich)]; Tenace
struck out; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to center; Singleton walked;
Blair made an out to second; Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MANGUAL BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Mangual singled to
right; North forced Mangual (second to shortstop); Campaneris
flied out to right; C. Washington grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 6.