1974 League Championship Series - Oakland Athletics over Baltimore Orioles (3-1)

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1974 League Championship Series (3-1): Oakland Athletics (90-72) over Baltimore Orioles (91-71)

WS: OAK-LAD / ALCS: OAK-BAL / NLCS: LAD-PIT
1973 ALCS / 1975 ALCS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, October 5, 1974 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Baltimore Orioles            1  0  0    1  4  0    0  0  0     6 10  0
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1     3  9  0

    PITCHERS: BAL - Cuellar, Grimsley (9)
              OAK - Hunter, Odom (5), Fingers (9)

               WP - Mike Cuellar
	       LP - Catfish Hunter
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BAL - Blair, Grich, Robinson
              OAK - none

  ATTENDANCE: 41,609

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Sunday, October 6, 1974 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Baltimore Orioles            0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  5  2
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    1  0  1    0  3  x     5  8  0

    PITCHERS: BAL - McNally, Garland (6), Reynolds (7), Jackson (8)
              OAK - Holtzman

               WP - Ken Holtzman
	       LP - Dave McNally
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: BAL - none
              OAK - Bando, Fosse

  ATTENDANCE: 42,810

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Tuesday, October 8, 1974 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  4  2
    Baltimore Orioles            0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  2  1

    PITCHERS: OAK - Blue
              BAL - Palmer

               WP - Vida Blue
	       LP - Jim Palmer
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: OAK - Bando
              BAL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 32,060

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 9, 1974 at Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0     2  1  0
    Baltimore Orioles            0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1     1  5  1

    PITCHERS: OAK - Hunter, Fingers (8)
              BAL - Cuellar, Grimsley (5)

               WP - Catfish Hunter
	       LP - Mike Cuellar
             SAVE - Rollie Fingers

   HOME RUNS: OAK - none
              BAL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 28,136

Series Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Jesus Alou	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	96	220	13	59	2	15	0	.268	.620
Sal Bando	4	13	4	3	0	0	2	2	4	0	.231	.412	.692	1.104	0	0	146	498	84	121	22	103	2	.243	.778
Vida Blue	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bert Campaneris	4	17	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	3	.176	.167	.176	.343	0	1	134	527	77	153	2	41	34	.290	.713
Rollie Fingers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Fosse	4	12	1	4	1	0	1	3	1	2	.333	.385	.667	1.051	0	0	69	204	20	40	4	23	1	.196	.564
Dick Green	4	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.222	.364	.222	.586	0	0	100	287	20	61	2	22	2	.213	.544
Jim Holt	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	*109	239	25	56	0	16	0	.234	.562
Ken Holtzman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
Catfish Hunter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson	4	12	0	2	1	0	0	1	5	2	.167	.412	.250	.662	0	0	148	506	90	146	29	93	25	.289	.905
Angel Mangual	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	115	365	37	85	9	43	3	.233	.632
Dal Maxvill	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	*68	74	6	14	0	2	0	.189	.475
Bill North	4	16	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.063	.167	.125	.292	0	0	149	543	79	141	4	33	54	.260	.684
Blue Moon Odom	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	43	0	3	0	0	0	0
Joe Rudi	4	13	0	2	0	1	0	1	3	2	.154	.313	.308	.620	0	0	158	593	73	174	22	99	2	.293	.818
Gene Tenace	4	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	.000	.267	.000	.267	1	0	158	484	71	102	26	73	2	.211	.778
Manny Trillo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	21	33	3	5	0	2	0	.152	.374
Claudell Washington	4	11	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	0	0	73	221	16	63	0	19	6	.285	.702
Herb Washington	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	2	92	0	29	0	0	0	29
Totals	53	120	11	22	4	1	3	11	22	16	.183	.313	.308	.621	1	3	162	5331	689	1315	132		164	.247	.694

Baltimore Orioles Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Frank Baker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	24	29	3	5	0	0	0	.172	.457
Don Baylor	4	15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.267	.267	.267	.533	0	1	137	489	66	133	10	59	29	.272	.723
Mark Belanger	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.100	.000	.100	0	0	155	493	54	111	5	36	17	.225	.598
Paul Blair	4	14	3	4	0	0	1	2	2	2	.286	.375	.500	.875	0	2	151	552	77	144	17	62	27	.261	.730
Al Bumbry	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	94	270	35	63	1	19	12	.233	.592
Enos Cabell	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	80	174	24	42	3	17	5	.241	.608
Rich Coggins	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	113	411	53	100	4	32	26	.243	.618
Mike Cuellar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Davis	4	15	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.267	.267	.267	.533	0	0	158	626	67	181	11	84	6	.289	.702
Andy Etchebarren	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	62	180	13	40	2	15	1	.222	.549
Wayne Garland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Grich	4	16	2	4	1	0	1	2	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	0	160	582	92	153	19	82	17	.263	.807
Ross Grimsley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elrod Hendricks	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.167	.286	.167	.452	0	0	66	159	18	33	3	8	0	.208	.623
Grant Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave McNally	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Motton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200
Jim Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boog Powell	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	0	0	110	344	37	91	12	45	0	.265	.771
Bob Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Robinson	4	12	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.083	.154	.333	.487	0	0	153	553	46	159	7	59	2	.288	.728
Earl Williams	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	118	413	47	105	14	52	0	.254	.722
Totals	54	124	7	22	1	0	3	7	5	20	.177	.209	.258	.467	0	3	162	5535	659	1418	116		145	.256	.692

Oakland Athletics Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Vida Blue	1	1	0.00	1	0	0	1	9.0	2	0	0	7	0.222	40	40	3.25	17	15	0	282.1	246	98	174	1.218
Rollie Fingers	2	0	3.00	0	0	1	0	3.0	3	1	1	3	1.333	76	0	2.65	9	5	18	119.0	104	29	95	1.118
Ken Holtzman	1	1	0.00	1	0	0	1	9.0	5	0	2	3	0.778	39	38	3.07	19	17	0	255.1	273	51	117	1.269
Catfish Hunter	2	2	4.63	1	1	0	0	11.2	11	6	2	6	1.114	41	41	2.49	25	12	0	318.1	268	46	143	0.986
Blue Moon Odom	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	3.1	1	0	0	1	0.300	34	5	3.81	1	5	1	87.1	85	52	52	1.569
Totals	7	4	1.75	3	1	1	2	36.0	22	7	5	20	0.750	162	162	2.951	90	72		1439.2	1322	430	755	1.217

Baltimore Orioles Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Mike Cuellar	2	2	2.84	1	1	0	0	12.2	9	4	13	6	1.737	38	38	3.11	22	10	0	269.1	253	86	106	1.259
Wayne Garland	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	0	1	0	3.000	20	6	2.97	5	5	1	91.0	68	26	40	1.033
Ross Grimsley	2	0	1.69	0	0	0	0	5.1	1	1	2	2	0.563	40	39	3.07	18	13	1	295.2	267	76	158	1.160
Grant Jackson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	1	3.000	49	0	2.57	6	4	12	66.2	48	22	56	1.050
Dave McNally	1	1	1.59	0	1	0	0	5.2	6	1	2	2	1.412	39	37	3.58	16	10	1	259.0	260	81	111	1.317
Jim Palmer	1	1	1.00	0	1	0	1	9.0	4	1	1	4	0.556	26	26	3.27	7	12	0	178.2	176	69	84	1.371
Bob Reynolds	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	3	1	2.250	54	0	2.73	7	5	7	69.1	75	14	43	1.284
Totals	9	4	1.80	1	3	0	1	35.0	22	7	22	16	1.257	162	162	3.273	91	71		1474.0	1393	480	701	1.271

WS: OAK-LAD / ALCS: OAK-BAL / NLCS: LAD-PIT
1973 ALCS / 1975 ALCS

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