Jim Palmer allowed only two hits -- a single by leadoff batter Pat Kelly and another single with two out in the ninth by Ralph Garr -- while pitching the Orioles to a 2-0 victory over the White Sox. Both Orioles' runs off Rich Gossage in the eighth were unearned on singles by Paul Blair and Lee May, a wild throw by Jack Brohamer on a grounder by Reggie Jackson and a forceout by Tony Muser. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       5, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   2  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Bumbry dh             3   0   0   0     1   3   .208
Garr cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Blair cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .203
Orta 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .310      Singleton lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .130
May lf                2   0   0   0     1   1   .154      L. May 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .200
Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .306        Nordbrook pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .320      R. Jackson rf         3   0   1   0     1   1   .111
Ewing dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      DeCinces 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .238        Muser ph,1b         1   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Hendricks c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .114
Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson 3b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .172
                                                          Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .217
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   2   0     2   6             Totals               30   2   5   1     3  10

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  6,570
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Orioles 8
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Brohamer, Gossage
Doubles: R. Jackson (1), L. May (2)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (6)
Caught Stealing: Spencer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(1-2)          8     5   2   0   3  10   0  34   3.29
Totals                  8     5   2   0   3  10   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(4-3)           9     2   0   0   2   6   0  30   3.10
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   6   0  30

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kelly to second]; Orta struck out; May
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Blair popped to third in foul
territory; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer made an out to second; Downing flied out
to center; Ewing made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May struck out; R. Jackson doubled to left;
DeCinces struck out; Hendricks walked; Robinson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to right; Dent grounded out
(third to first); Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry struck
out; Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
flied out to right; May walked; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); L. May
doubled to left; R. Jackson walked; DeCinces struck out;
Hendricks reached on an error by Gossage (assist by Spencer) [L.
May to third, R. Jackson to second]; Robinson forced R. Jackson
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles
0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing was called out on strikes; Ewing grounded
out (first to pitcher); Brohamer was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to center; Bumbry walked; Bumbry
stole second; Blair flied out to center; Singleton was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Kelly popped
to third in foul territory; Garr grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: L. May flied out to center; R. Jackson was called
out on strikes; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); May flied
out to center; Spencer walked; Spencer was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks singled to center; Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hendricks to second]; Belanger
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hendricks to third]; Bumbry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing was called out on strikes; Ewing made an
out to shortstop; Brohamer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair singled; Singleton lined to left; L. May
singled to left [Blair to second]; NORDBROOK RAN FOR L. MAY; R.
Jackson reached on an error by Brohamer [Blair scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Nordbrook to third]; MUSER BATTED FOR DECINCES; Muser
forced R. Jackson (second to shortstop) [Nordbrook scored
(unearned)]; Hendricks flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: NORDBROOK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MUSER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dent grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kelly flied out to right; Garr singled; Orta struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.