The Orioles erupted for five runs in the eighth inning to give pitcher Ken Holtzman the first victory in his new uniform. Tommy Harper got a pinch single off reliever Tom House to begin the big frame, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored the tying run on Paul Blair's double.

Ken Singleton's single moved Blair to third and brought Jim Willoughby to the mound. He was greeted by Lee May's single that scored Blair and gave the home team the lead. A single by Bobby Grich, Tony Muser's double and Brooks Robinson's sacrifice fly added three more tallies. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     10, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   5 10  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .429      Bumbry lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Lynn cf               5   0   4   0     0   0   .444      Blair cf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .143
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .143
Rice lf               1   0   0   1     2   0   .000      L. May 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .143
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .429
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Muser dh              4   0   2   2     0   0   .286
Johnson dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .167
  Dillard pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Griffin 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .000        Harper ph           1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   8   1     6   2             Totals               32   5  10   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  8,899
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 3
Errors: Fisk, Bumbry, Belanger
Doubles: Blair (1), Muser (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (1)
Caught Stealing: Fisk (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (1), Blair (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (1), Robinson (1)
GIDP: Griffin (1), Petrocelli (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    7     4   0   0   1   4   0  26   0.00
House L(0-1)            0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4  81.00
Willoughby              0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5  27.00
Totals                  8    10   5   5   1   4   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(1-0)         8     7   1   1   6   2   0  35   1.13
Miller                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   6   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: House (1), Holtzman (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Holtzman threw a wild
pitch [Burleson to second]; Lynn grounded out (catcher to
first); Evans lined to center; Rice walked; Yastrzemski forced
Rice (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Blair out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton
grounded out (second to first); L. May popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Fisk was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Johnson flied out to left; Petrocelli
walked; Griffin forced Petrocelli (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich grounded out (third to first); Muser grounded
out (shortstop to first); Robinson singled to left; Duncan
forced Robinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled; Lynn singled to center [Burleson
to third, Lynn to second (on throw to 3b)]; Evans walked; Rice
made an out to first; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry
grounded out (third to first); Blair flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Johnson singled to left [Johnson to second (error
by Bumbry)]; Petrocelli reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson
out at third (catcher to third)]; Griffin grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson reached on an error by Belanger; Lynn
singled [Burleson to third]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Lynn to second]; Rice was walked intentionally;
Yastrzemski lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Rice
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser lined to center; Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Duncan singled to catcher [Duncan to second (error by
Fisk)]; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Blair made
an out to shortstop; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin walked; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Griffin to second]; Lynn singled to center
[Griffin to third]; Evans reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn to
second]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to right [Griffin scored];
Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: L. May struck out; Grich singled to center; Muser
singled to left [Grich to second]; Robinson flied out to right;
Duncan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk flied out to right; Johnson singled to center;
DILLARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Petrocelli grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dillard out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOUSE REPLACED
WISE (PITCHING); HARPER BATTED FOR BELANGER; Harper singled to
right; House threw a wild pitch [Harper to second]; Bumbry made
an out to third; Blair doubled to right [Harper scored];
Singleton singled to left [Blair to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
HOUSE (PITCHING); L. May singled to left [Blair scored,
Singleton to third]; Grich singled [Singleton stayed at third,
L. May to second]; Muser doubled to right [Singleton scored, L.
May scored, Grich to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Grich scored]; Duncan flied out to center; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 9TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING SS); MILLER
REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); DOYLE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Doyle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (second
to first); Lynn singled to shortstop [Lynn out at second
(shortstop to first to second to first to right)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 5.