Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
May 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1977 at Memorial Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 5 0 1 0
Perez 2b 4 1 0 0
Page lf 2 1 1 0
Allen 1b 3 0 1 1
Sanguillen dh 4 0 1 0
Williams c 2 0 0 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Newman c 0 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 1
Murray rf 3 0 0 0
Scott ss 3 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 2 0
Smith 2b 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
  Skaggs c 0 0 0 0
May L. dh 3 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 1 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Kelly lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Belanger ss 1 0 0 0
  Harlow ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 0 0 0 0
Dempsey c 1 0 0 0
  Shopay ph,lf 0 0 0 0
May R. p 0 0 0 0
  Holdsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Oakland 200 000 000240
Baltimore 000 000 000042
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (3-0) 7.0 2 0 0 6 3
  Giusti  SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
6
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (2-3) 7.0 4 2 2 7 4
  Holdsworth   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
8
5

  E–Smith (1), DeCinces (4).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Baltimore Bumbry (3,off Langford); Kelly (1,off Langford).  SH–Picciolo (2,off Holdsworth).  IBB–E Williams (1,by R May).  CS–North (4,2nd base by R May/Dempsey).  IBB–R May (1,E Williams).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:29.  A–4,407.
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