Jim Palmer turned in his 10th shutout and posted his 23rd victory, beating the Yankees, 3-0, in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Orioles lost the second game, 3-2, to end their season. Don Baylor homered in the second inning for the only run that Palmer needed, but the Orioles added a pair in the sixth on a single by Royle Stillman, double by Paul Blair, an error and sacrifice fly by Lee May.

In the nightcap, the Orioles held a 2-0 lead going into the last half of the ninth when the Yankees rallied to win on an error. Roy White and Thurman Munson hit singles, Rick Dempsey walked to load the bases and Terry Whitfield singled to drive in the tying tallies. Rich Coggins, coming up as a pinch-hitter, missed an attempted squeeze bunt and Dempsey was hung up between third and home, but when Dyar Miller the dropped ball in the rundown, Dempsey scored to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Coggins cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .236
  Stillman pr,rf      3   1   2   0     0   1   .429      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Blair cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .218      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .260        Whitfield lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
May dh                3   0   1   1     0   0   .264      Munson dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Baylor lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .283      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Nettles 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Hutto c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Bergman rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Bailor ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   2     1   5             Totals               35   0   8   0     0   4

Time of Game: 2:01
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 8
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 1
Errors: White
Doubles: May (28), Blair (13), White (31)
Home Runs: Baylor (24)
Stolen Bases: Coggins 2 (3), Alomar (28)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (9)
Sacrifice Flies: May (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(23-11)         9     8   0   0   0   4   0  35   2.09
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   4   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(14-12)            9     8   3   3   1   5   1  34   3.06
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   5   1  34

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ORIOLES 1ST: On a bunt Singleton singled; STILLMAN RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Blair struck out; Grich forced Stillman (third to
second); May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: STILLMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); On a bunt
Coggins grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar flied out to
left; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor homered; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to
first); Muser grounded out (second to first); Hutto grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
flied out to center; Nettles singled to center; Herrmann flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Stillman
struck out; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Bergman struck out; Mason grounded out (second to
first); Coggins singled to left; Coggins stole second; Alomar
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; May doubled; Baylor singled to
center [May to third]; DeCinces hit into a double play to right
[May out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to center; Munson lined to second;
Chambliss singled to center; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser flied out to right; Hutto was called out on
strikes; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Herrmann singled to right; Bergman forced Herrmann
(second to shortstop); Mason flied out to left; Coggins singled
to left [Bergman to third]; Coggins stole second; Alomar flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Stillman singled to center; Blair doubled to left
[Stillman scored (error by White) (no RBI)]; Grich out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Blair to third]; May hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Blair scored]; Baylor grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White doubled to right; Munson made an out to
shortstop; Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces walked; Muser flied out to right; DeCinces
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hutto flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Herrmann flied out to right; Bergman grounded out
(second to first); On a bunt Mason grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Stillman
singled to left; Blair grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stillman
to second]; Grich singled to pitcher [Stillman to third]; May
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Coggins singled to left; Alomar forced Coggins
(second to shortstop); White was called out on strikes; Alomar
stole second; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Baylor flied
out to right; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Muser
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles singled to
right; Herrmann flied out to right; Bergman was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.