OAK @ BAL

October 09, 1974

Final Score: OAK 2 - BAL 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Memorial Stadium
Attendance
28,136
Game Duration
166 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher
Mike Cuellar
Save
Rollie Fingers

Umpires

Home Plate
Dave Phillips
First Base
Marty Springstead
Second Base
Bill Deegan
Third Base
Larry Napp

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
63°F
Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromlf
Wind Speed
3 mph

Line Score

OAK @ BAL — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OAK 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1

OAK Batting

OAK @ BAL — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sal Bando 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bert Campaneris 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rollie Fingers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Fosse 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Green 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Catfish Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reggie Jackson 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Bill North 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blue Moon Odom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Rudi 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Tenace 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Claudell Washington 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 2 1 2 11 4 1 0 0 0 .036

BAL Batting

OAK @ BAL — BAL Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Frank Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Baylor 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Mark Belanger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Blair 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Al Bumbry 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Enos Cabell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rich Coggins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Cuellar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Davis 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bobby Grich 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ross Grimsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elrod Hendricks 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boog Powell 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Brooks Robinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 1 5 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 .172

OAK Pitching

OAK @ BAL — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rollie Fingers (SV) SV 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.50
Catfish Hunter (W) W 7.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 1.00

BAL Pitching

OAK @ BAL — BAL Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Cuellar (L) L 4.2 0 1 1 9 2 0 1.93
Ross Grimsley - 4.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2.08
Team Totals 9.0 1 2 2 11 4 0 2.00

Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles, October 9, 1974

On October 9, 1974, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 at Memorial Stadium in a League Championship Series game. The margin was one run. The game information lists a crowd of 28,136, a game time of 166 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 63 degrees, sunny skies, and a 3 mph wind. The Oakland Athletics scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings. The Baltimore Orioles' only run came in the ninth inning. Hits were 1 for the Oakland Athletics and 5 for the Baltimore Orioles, with 0 and 1 errors. Catfish Hunter was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 3 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Mike Cuellar after 4.2 innings and 1 run. The save went to Rollie Fingers. The home-plate umpire was Dave Phillips.

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