Ending their nine-game losing streak, the Orioles got five-hit pitching from Jim Palmer and shut out the White Sox, 4-0. Mark Belanger and Lee May divided up the RBIs, Belanger accounting for two with a pair of doubles and May hitting a homer with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      15, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Kelly dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Blair cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .198      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .268      Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .287
R. Jackson rf         5   1   1   0     0   1   .208      Orta 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
L. May 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .241      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Singleton dh          2   1   1   0     2   0   .229      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Belanger ss           3   0   2   2     1   0   .293      Coggins rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .181
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Stein 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .175
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .139      Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     5   4             Totals               32   0   5   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 10,794
Left on Base: Orioles 9, White Sox 7
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 1
Errors: R. Jackson, Stein
Doubles: Grich (8), Belanger 2 (10), Stein (2)
Home Runs: L. May (10)
Stolen Bases: R. Jackson 2 (7), Blair (7), Kelly (4)
Caught Stealing: Hendricks (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (3,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(7-7)           9     5   0   0   1   3   0  34   3.09
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   3   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(5-4)          9     8   4   4   5   4   1  40   2.56
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Blair singled to left;
Grich flied out to center; R. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Garr grounded out (second to
first); Lemon was hit by a pitch; Orta flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May popped to first; Singleton walked; Belanger
popped to first; DeCinces grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer singled to right [Spencer to second
(error by R. Jackson)]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to
first); Dent flied out to right; Coggins popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks walked; Bumbry struck out while Hendricks
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blair flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Stein doubled; Kelly singled to center [Stein to
third]; Kelly stole second; Garr reached on a fielder's choice
[Stein out at home (pitcher to catcher), Kelly to third, Garr to
second]; Lemon struck out; Orta grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich doubled to left; R. Jackson flied out to
center; L. May homered [Grich scored]; Singleton singled to
left; Belanger doubled [Singleton scored]; DeCinces flied out to
left; Hendricks grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer flied out to right; Downing walked; Dent
singled to center [Downing to second]; Coggins flied out to
center; Stein forced Dent (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to pitcher); Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly lined to shortstop; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lemon popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson singled to center; R. Jackson stole
second; L. May struck out; Singleton grounded out (second to
first) [R. Jackson to third]; Belanger doubled to left [R.
Jackson scored]; DeCinces was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Spencer
struck out; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent flied out to center; Coggins grounded out
(first to second to pitcher); Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich reached on an error by Stein; R. Jackson
forced Grich (shortstop to second); R. Jackson stole second; L.
May popped to third; Singleton walked; Belanger walked [R.
Jackson to third, Singleton to second]; DeCinces forced
Singleton (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Kelly
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Garr flied out to
right; Lemon singled to center; Orta grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Hendricks grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry
flied out to left; Blair singled to right; Blair stole second;
Grich walked; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing
popped to third; Dent grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.