Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1977 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 1, Baltimore Orioles 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scott 2b 3 1 0 0
Sanguillen dh 4 0 1 1
Tabb 1b 3 0 0 0
Page lf 3 0 0 0
Tyrone rf 4 0 0 0
McKinney 3b 3 0 0 0
Mallory cf 3 0 1 0
Newman c 3 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 5 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 4 1 2 0
Singleton rf 4 0 2 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
  Muser 1b 0 0 0 0
Murray dh 4 1 2 1
DeCinces 3b 3 3 2 1
Mora lf 4 1 1 1
Garcia ss 3 0 1 2
Skaggs c 4 0 1 1
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Oakland 001 000 000122
Baltimore 010 004 01x6111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (10-15) 5.2 7 5 5 2 1
  Coleman   2.1 4 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
2
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (13-10) 9.0 2 1 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
3
5

  E–McKinney (7), Picciolo (13), Garcia (6).  DP–Oakland 1.  PB–Newman (4).  2B–Oakland Mallory (4,off Palmer), Baltimore DeCinces (20,off Coleman); Skaggs (3,off Coleman).  HR–Baltimore DeCinces (12,2nd inning off Blue 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Scott (17,2nd base off Palmer/Skaggs).  WP–Coleman 2 (6).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:12.  A–31,778.
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