Lee May and Andres Mora, who had homered in the previous night's game, did it again, but this time back to back in the seventh inning, as the Orioles defeated the Rangers, 8-4, behind the six-hit pitching of Jim Palmer. Al Bumbry was on base with a single when May homered to put the Orioles ahead, 4-3. Mora's following smash then decided the outcome, but the Orioles went on to add another run in the eighth and two on a homer by Brooks Robinson in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      19, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  1    3  1  2  -   8 14  1
Rangers      0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton dh          5   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Moates cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Blair cf              3   1   3   0     0   0   .207      Randle 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
  Bumbry ph,cf        2   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     2   0   .261      Harrah ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .285
R. Jackson rf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Burroughs rf          4   2   2   3     0   2   .249
L. May 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .255      Lahoud dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .178
  Muser 1b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .264
Mora lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Howell 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .271
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Fahey c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Robinson 3b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .159      Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              2   1   0   0     3   1   .240        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  14   7     7   3             Totals               33   4   6   4     0  11

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 23,652
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Rangers 2
DP: Orioles 1, Rangers 3
Errors: Grich, Grieve
Doubles: Blair (8), L. May (5)
Home Runs: L. May (13), Mora (4), Robinson (2), Burroughs 2 (10), Howell (4)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Mora (2)
GIDP: Duncan (5), R. Jackson (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(8-7)           9     6   4   4   0  11   3  33   3.15
Totals                  9     6   4   4   0  11   3  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                6     7   2   1   5   2   0  28   5.08
Foucault L(5-3)         1.1   4   4   4   1   0   2   9   2.60
Barr                    1.2   3   2   2   1   1   1   8   5.67
Totals                  9    14   8   7   7   3   3  45

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
doubled; Grich singled to left [Blair scored (error by Grieve)
(unearned), Grich to second]; R. Jackson popped to third; L. May
walked; Mora flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Moates was called out on strikes; Randle flied out
to left; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger walked; Robinson flied out to left; Duncan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Belanger
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah singled to center; Burroughs homered [Harrah
scored]; Lahoud flied out to right; Grieve struck out; Howell
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton popped to first in foul territory; Blair
singled to center; Grich lined into a double play (third to
first) [Blair out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Fahey reached on an error by Grich; Moates forced
Fahey (third to shortstop); Randle singled [Moates to second];
Hargrove lined into a double play (right to shortstop) [Moates
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: R. Jackson struck out; L. May flied out to left;
Mora singled to left; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
struck out; Lahoud struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to right; Duncan walked;
Singleton struck out; Blair singled to left [Duncan to second];
Grich walked [Duncan to third, Blair to second]; R. Jackson
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
homered; Fahey singled to center; Moates flied out to left;
Randle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: L. May doubled to left; Mora flied out to center
[L. May to third]; Belanger flied out to right; Robinson singled
to center [L. May scored]; Duncan walked [Robinson to second];
Singleton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Harrah flied
out to center; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); BUMBRY
BATTED FOR BLAIR; Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry stole second;
Grich popped to first in foul territory; R. Jackson popped to
shortstop; L. May homered [Bumbry scored]; Mora homered;
Belanger popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Lahoud was
called out on strikes; Grieve struck out; Howell popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Duncan
walked; Singleton singled to center [Duncan to second]; BARR
REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Bumbry singled to right [Duncan to
third, Singleton to second]; Grich walked [Duncan scored,
Singleton to third, Bumbry to second]; R. Jackson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Fahey grounded
out (second to first); Moates grounded out (shortstop to first);
Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Rangers 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Muser singled to left; Mora out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Muser to second]; Belanger lined to third;
Robinson homered [Muser scored]; Duncan struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah struck out;
Burroughs homered; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Rangers 4.