A homer by Reggie Jackson with a man on base began a four-run outburst in the first inning and started the Orioles off to a 6-2 victory over the Yankees with Catfish Hunter the loser. Jackson's jolt followed a single by Mark Belanger.

The Orioles went on to add their two other runs in that frame on singles by Lee May, Andres Mora, Tony Muser and Elrod Hendricks. The other two tallies came on a homer by Hendricks in the sixth. Thurman Munson batted in both of the Yankees' markers. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, May       14, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      4  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf,lf       5   0   1   0     0   1   .158      Alomar dh             5   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .244      White cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .310
R. Jackson cf,rf      4   1   1   2     0   3   .286      Munson c              3   1   2   2     0   0   .308
L. May 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .283      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .343
Mora dh               4   1   1   0     0   2   .225      Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Muser lf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .180
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Velez rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .174
Hendricks c           4   1   2   3     0   0   .157      Randolph 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .156      Stanley ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
DeCinces 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Dempsey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Nordbrook 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  G. Jackson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     2   8             Totals               36   2  10   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 27,431
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 9
DP: Orioles 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Hendricks (1), Alomar (1)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (2), Hendricks (1), Munson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(1-2)         7.1   9   2   2   1   3   1  32   2.51
G. Jackson SV(1)        1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.35
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   4   1  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(3-5)           6     9   6   6   1   6   2  27   3.78
Martinez                2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.96
Totals                  9     9   6   6   2   8   2  37

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Bill Haller


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton was called out on strikes; Belanger
singled; R. Jackson homered [Belanger scored]; L. May singled to
center; Mora singled [L. May to second]; Muser singled to center
[L. May scored, Mora to second]; Hendricks doubled [Mora scored,
Muser out at home (center to second to catcher), Hendricks to
third (on throw to home)]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Alomar lined to second; White singled to right;
Munson flied out to right; Chambliss popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Singleton
singled to right; Belanger flied out to left; R. Jackson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Velez walked; Randolph forced
Velez (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: L. May grounded out (third to first); Mora grounded
out (third to first); Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley singled; Alomar doubled to left [Stanley to
third]; White flied out to right; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Stanley scored]; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks popped to catcher in foul territory;
Robinson lined to third; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; Velez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Belanger
was called out on strikes; R. Jackson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph singled to left; Stanley grounded out
(third to first) [Randolph to second]; Alomar flied out to
center; White made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: L. May struck out; Mora struck out; Muser singled;
Hendricks homered [Muser scored]; Robinson walked; DeCinces
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING CF); SINGLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); R. JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Munson homered; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop
to first); Piniella singled to center; Nettles flied out to
center; Velez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Singleton
flied out to left; Belanger flied out to right; R. Jackson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Stanley
flied out to center; Alomar singled to left; White flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: L. May walked; Mora struck out; Blair grounded out
(third to first) [L. May to second]; Hendricks made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to right; Chambliss flied out to
left; Piniella singled to center [Munson to second]; G. JACKSON
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Nettles flied out to right; Velez
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: LYLE REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces grounded out (third
to first); Singleton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); Randolph
singled to left; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR STANLEY; Dempsey forced
Randolph (shortstop to second); Alomar flied out to center;
White forced Dempsey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.