Keshi Anderson and Alfie May scored for the visitors either side of a goal by Ethan Galbraith.
Orient goalkeeper Zach Hemming’s howler in the seventh minute gifted City the lead when his intended pass to a team-mate was intercepted and Anderson steered the ball into an empty net.
But in the 14th minute, Birmingham keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell was also left red-faced when he gave the ball away and Galbraith drilled it low into the corner of the net.
May then restored the visitors’ advantage after 20 minutes when the ball was deflected into his path off an O’s defender before he netted from six yards.
The teams went toe-to-toe after the break, with Dan Agyei coming closest for the hosts while Paik Seung-Ho saw a curling shot from 20 yards narrowly miss the target.
Birmingham City have achieved back-to-back away wins in League One after edging past Leyton Orient 2-1 in the capital.
A calamitous first half saw three goals gifted to the forwards of either side and Blues came out on top. Keshi Anderson’s first goal for Blues and Alfie May’s third in as many games cancelled out Ethan Galbraith’s strike.
Blues have won three straight away games in all competitions and have now cemented themselves among the early pace-setters in League One.
Davies regularly rams home the message of ‘our press will be our greatest strength’ to his Blues players and it paid dividends inside seven minutes. May beat Orient goalkeeper Zach Hemming to an under-hit pass and laid it on a plate for Anderson. The winger composed himself and slotted the ball inside the near post to put Blues ahead.
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