Baltimore scored three runs in the last of the ninth to defeat Milwaukee, 4-3. Tony Muser's two-run single was the only hit during the uprising, marked by four walks and catcher Darrell Porter's throwing error on which the winning run scored. Sixto Lezcano hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Monday, May       17, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   4  6  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sharp rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .167      Harper dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Money 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .289        Stillman ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .083
Scott 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Hansen dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .158        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Porter c              2   1   2   0     2   0   .240      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .210
Lezcano lf            3   1   1   2     0   0   .273      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Yount ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .310      Mora lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .277
G. Thomas cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Blair cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Garcia 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .203        Bumbry ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .162
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        R. Jackson pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .256
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   0     1   1   .241
                                                          Duncan c              2   1   0   0     1   2   .250
                                                            Muser ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .295
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     4   5             Totals               30   4   6   2     7   8

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 10,755
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Orioles 8
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Porter
Doubles: Garcia (4), DeCinces (5)
Triples: Money (1)
Home Runs: Lezcano (1)
Stolen Bases: Money (1)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lezcano (1)
GIDP: G. Thomas (1), Blair (4)
Hit by Pitch: Blair (1,by Travers)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers                 7.1   5   1   1   2   7   0  28   2.38
Rodriguez L(1-3)        1     0   3   2   4   1   0   7   5.50
Murphy                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.92
Totals                  8.2   6   4   3   7   8   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  7.1   9   3   3   4   3   1  34   3.53
Miller W(1-1)           1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.38
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   5   1  39

Passed Balls: Porter (4)
Hit by Pitch: Travers (1)
Wild Pitches: Palmer (3)
Balks: Rodriguez (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BREWERS 1ST: Sharp walked; Money forced Sharp (third to second);
Palmer threw a wild pitch [Money to second]; Scott was called
out on strikes; Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter singled; Lezcano flied out to right; Yount
singled to center [Porter to third]; G. Thomas grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Yount out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May struck out; Mora singled to center; Blair
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mora
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Garcia doubled; Sharp singled to left [Garcia
scored]; Money forced Sharp (shortstop to second); Money stole
second; Scott grounded out (third to first); Hansen struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to right; DeCinces singled;
DeCinces was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Duncan
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Porter walked; Lezcano homered [Porter scored];
Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Thomas flied out to
left; Garcia popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Belanger
flied out to left; Grich popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Sharp popped to third in foul territory; Money
popped to first in foul territory; Scott lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Mora singled
to left; Blair popped to shortstop in foul territory; Singleton
forced Mora (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Hansen singled; Porter walked [Hansen to second];
Lezcano out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hansen to
third, Porter to second]; Yount was walked intentionally; G.
Thomas was called out on strikes; Garcia flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces doubled to right; Porter allowed a passed
ball [DeCinces to third]; Duncan struck out; Harper popped to
catcher in foul territory; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Sharp grounded out (third to first); Money tripled;
Scott grounded out (second to first); Hansen flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich flied out to left; L. May struck out; Mora
singled; Blair was hit by a pitch [Mora to second]; Singleton
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Porter singled to left; Lezcano flied out to right;
Yount singled to center [Porter to third]; MILLER REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); G. Thomas struck out; Garcia flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces struck out; Duncan walked; Harper walked
[Duncan to second]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED TRAVERS (PITCHING);
Belanger walked [Duncan to third, Harper to second]; Rodriguez
balked [Duncan scored, Harper to third, Belanger to second];
Grich struck out; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Sharp grounded out (first unassisted); Money struck
out; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Mora popped to first in foul territory; BUMBRY
BATTED FOR BLAIR; Bumbry walked; Singleton walked [Bumbry to
second]; R. JACKSON RAN FOR SINGLETON; DeCinces walked [Bumbry
to third, R. Jackson to second]; MUSER BATTED FOR DUNCAN; MURPHY
REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Muser singled to left [Bumbry
scored, R. Jackson scored, DeCinces to third]; STILLMAN BATTED
FOR HARPER; Stillman was walked intentionally [Muser to second];
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Hendricks forced DeCinces (left
to catcher) [Muser scored (error by Porter) (unearned) (no RBI),
Stillman to second]; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Orioles 4.