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. Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 1Game Played on Saturday, April 10, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial StadiumRed 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. |
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