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Saturday May 29, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Making his fourth try, Jim Palmer gained his sixth victory of the season, pitching the Orioles past the Red Sox, 7-2. In his three previous starts, Palmer came away with one loss and a pair of no-decisions. Mark Belanger collected three hits, giving the Orioles' shortstop six in two successive games. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles      0  0  0    2  2  0    2  0  1  -   7 14  1
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Miller lf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .314
  L. May ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Doyle 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Belanger ss           5   1   3   0     0   0   .291      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .327
Grich 2b              3   3   1   0     2   0   .260      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   2   0     0   1   .256
R. Jackson rf         5   2   3   1     0   1   .238      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Singleton lf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .199      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Muser 1b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .261      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Blair cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .180        Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   2   1     0   1   .238
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  14   6     3   2             Totals               34   2   7   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 33,238
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: R. Jackson
Doubles: Blair (6), DeCinces (6), Belanger (7), Yastrzemski (5), Lynn (6)
Triples: Miller (3)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (3)
Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (4), Grich (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (3)
GIDP: Doyle (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(6-5)           9     7   2   2   1   6   1  35   3.49
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   6   1  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(6-3)            5     9   4   4   1   0   0  25   2.84
Pole                    2     3   2   2   2   0   0  10   3.35
Jones                   2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   4.15
Totals                  9    14   7   7   3   2   0  43

Wild Pitches: Pole (3)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry popped to catcher in foul territory;
Belanger singled to left; Grich flied out to center; R. Jackson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to
first); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to left; Muser flied out to
center; Blair singled to left; DeCinces flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled; Rice flied out to right
[Yastrzemski to third]; Evans popped to second; Montgomery flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Bumbry flied
out to right; Belanger singled to left; Grich grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli struck out; Burleson flied out to
center; Miller tripled; Doyle singled to left [Miller scored];
Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: R. Jackson singled to right; Singleton singled [R.
Jackson to second]; Muser flied out to left; Blair doubled to
left [R. Jackson scored, Singleton to third]; DeCinces doubled
[Singleton scored, Blair to third]; Duncan popped to third in
foul territory; Bumbry flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice
grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger doubled to right; Grich walked; R. Jackson
singled to center [Belanger scored, Grich to third]; R. Jackson
stole second; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich
scored]; Muser flied out to center; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery flied out to right; Petrocelli singled
to left; Burleson popped to first; Miller popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: POLE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); DeCinces grounded
out (second to first); Duncan singled to center; Bumbry hit into
a double play (third to first) [Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle flied out to right; Lynn struck out;
Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to first; Grich walked; R. Jackson
singled to left [Grich to second]; Singleton singled to center
[Grich scored, R. Jackson to third]; Pole threw a wild pitch [R.
Jackson scored, Singleton to second]; Muser was walked
intentionally; Blair flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans lined to pitcher; Montgomery popped to third;
Petrocelli homered; Burleson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: JONES REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Duncan grounded out
(third to first); L. MAY BATTED FOR BUMBRY; L. May grounded out
(third to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: L. MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Miller walked;
Doyle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Miller out at second]; Lynn doubled to left; Yastrzemski struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich singled to center; Grich stole second; R.
Jackson was called out on strikes; Singleton was called out on
strikes; Muser singled to right [Grich scored]; Blair popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice reached on an error by R. Jackson [Rice to
third]; Evans struck out; COOPER BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Cooper
struck out; Petrocelli popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.



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