An error by Andres Mora in the 12th inning enabled the Athletics to defeat the Orioles, 2-1. Mora, playing left field, dropped a fly by Sal Bando, allowing the batter to reach third base. Larry Haney, batting for the first time this season, then singled to drive in the winning run.

Tommy Harper homered off Vida Blue for the Orioles' run in the first. Ken Holtzman, appearing against his former teammates for the first time, worked 10 innings and gave up the A's tying run in the fourth on a triple by Bill North and sacrifice fly by Joe Rudi. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .600      North cf              4   1   2   0     1   2   .281
  Bumbry ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Washington rf         5   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .280      Rudi lf               4   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Singleton rf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .148
Mora lf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .161
DeCinces 1b           5   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Blair cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .192      Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Robinson 3b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .083        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .091        Haney c             1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Hendricks ph,c      1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      McMullen dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .100
  Stillman ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   1   7   1     1   9             Totals               36   2   5   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  7,680
Left on Base: Orioles 7, A's 7
DP: Orioles 0, A's 1
Errors: Mora, Rudi, Campaneris
Doubles: Belanger (2)
Triples: North (1)
Home Runs: Harper (1)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (2)
Caught Stealing: North (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rudi (1)
GIDP: Duncan (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman               10     4   1   1   4   2   0  37   1.00
Miller L(0-1)           1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5   2.25
Totals                 11     5   2   1   4   2   0  42

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    9     7   1   1   1   5   1  35   1.71
Fingers W(1-0)          3     0   0   0   0   4   0   9   0.00
Totals                 12     7   1   1   1   9   1  44

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Harper homered; Grich walked; Singleton reached on
an error by Campaneris [Grich to second]; Mora flied out to
center [Grich to third]; DeCinces was called out on strikes;
Blair flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Washington grounded out (second
to first); Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson made an out to second; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); Belanger singled to right; Harper singled
[Belanger to second]; Grich struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Baylor made an out to second; Bando grounded out
(third to first); Tenace lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton singled to right; Mora struck out;
DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; Blair forced
Singleton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McMullen flied out to center; Campaneris grounded
out (third to first); Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson singled to center; Duncan grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out at
second]; Belanger made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North tripled; Washington grounded out (first
unassisted); Rudi hit a sacrifice fly to center [North scored];
Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harper flied out to left; Grich grounded out (third
to first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando flied to left in foul territory; Tenace
made an out to second; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
struck out; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Campaneris to second]; North struck out;
Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson flied out to right; Duncan was called out
on strikes; Belanger doubled to left; Harper popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi flied out to center; Baylor walked; Baylor
stole second; Bando walked; Tenace flied out to right [Baylor to
third]; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Mora flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); North singled to
center; Washington singled [North to second]; Rudi forced
Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Blair singled to left
[Blair to second (error by Rudi)]; Robinson flied out to center
[Blair to third]; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (second to first); Bando
flied out to center; Tenace singled to left; LINTZ RAN FOR
TENACE; McMullen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: HANEY REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); FINGERS
REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); STILLMAN BATTED FOR BELANGER; Stillman
grounded out (pitcher to first); BUMBRY BATTED FOR HARPER;
Bumbry flied out to center; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 10TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORDBROOK
REPLACED STILLMAN (PLAYING SS); Campaneris grounded out (second
to first); Garner flied out to center; North walked; North was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

ORIOLES 11TH: Singleton flied out to right; Mora struck out;
DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 11TH: MILLER REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Washington
grounded out (third to first); Rudi flied out to center; Baylor
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics
1.

ORIOLES 12TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); HENDRICKS BATTED FOR DUNCAN;
Hendricks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 12TH: HENDRICKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bando
reached on an error by Mora [Bando to third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
BANDO; Haney singled to center [Alexander scored (unearned)]; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Athletics 2.