Bobby Darwin hit a grand-slam homer in the first inning, but the Red Sox had to battle until the 15th before a fielder's choice grounder by Darwin produced a 6-5 victory over the Orioles, who were stopped on a seven-game winning streak. After Darwin's slam, the Orioles came back with the tying runs in their half, three scoring on a homer by Reggie Jackson.

After both clubs picked up subsequent singletons to send the game into overtime, Fred Lynn led off the 15th with a single for the Red Sox, Carlton Fisk sacrificed and Denny Doyle singled, Lynn stopping at third, before Darwin hit his game-winning grounder. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Tuesday, June      22, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 10  0
Orioles      4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           6   1   1   0     1   0   .235      Bumbry lf,cf          7   1   1   0     0   2   .253
Lynn cf               7   1   1   0     0   2   .313      Blair cf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .206
Fisk c                4   2   1   0     2   0   .275        Muser ph,lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Rice lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .262      Grich 2b              7   2   3   1     0   0   .265
  Heise 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .389      R. Jackson rf         7   1   2   3     0   1   .222
  Doyle ph,2b         3   0   2   0     0   0   .211      L. May 1b             6   0   1   1     0   2   .245
Yastrzemski 1b        7   0   1   0     0   3   .242      Singleton dh          5   0   2   0     1   0   .236
Darwin dh             7   1   1   5     0   1   .242      Belanger ss           6   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Evans rf              5   0   0   0     2   0   .252      Robinson 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .187
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .255        Harper pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Miller lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .279        DeCinces 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Stillman ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Dillard 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .321        Duncan c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               53   6  10   6     7   8             Totals               56   5  13   5     2   6

Time of Game: 4:41   Attendance: 23,577
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Orioles 9
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Burleson (7), Bumbry (7), R. Jackson (8), Grich (10), L. May (6)
Home Runs: Darwin (2), R. Jackson (7)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (5), Harper (3)
Caught Stealing: Evans (6), Miller (6), Blair (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Fisk (1)
Sacrifice Flies: L. May (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    5.2   7   4   4   1   1   1  24   4.92
Willoughby              1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   6   2.65
House                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.48
Murphy                  5.2   3   0   0   1   1   0  21   4.71
Cleveland W(4-2)        2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.27
Totals                 15    13   5   5   2   6   1  59

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May                  2     5   5   5   2   3   1  13   3.91
Miller                  7.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  26   3.06
T. Martinez             4     2   0   0   3   2   0  15   1.69
Pagan L(1-2)            0.2   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.39
Grimsley                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.81
Totals                 15    10   6   6   7   8   1  61

Wild Pitches: Murphy 2 (3), T. Martinez (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to left; Lynn struck out; Fisk
walked; Rice walked [Burleson to third, Fisk to second];
Yastrzemski struck out; Darwin homered [Burleson scored, Fisk
scored, Rice scored]; Evans flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled; Blair singled to left [Bumbry to
third]; Grich singled to right [Bumbry scored, Blair to third];
R. Jackson homered [Blair scored, Grich scored]; L. May struck
out; Singleton grounded out (third to first); Belanger flied out
to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Griffin
singled to left; Burleson grounded out (third to first) [Griffin
to second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
grounded out (catcher to first); Bumbry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk singled to center; Fisk stole second; Rice
singled to first [Fisk scored]; MILLER REPLACED R. MAY
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to left [Rice to second]; Darwin
reached on a fielder's choice [Rice out at third (catcher to
third), Yastrzemski to second]; Evans made an out to third;
Petrocelli flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair walked; Blair was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Grich lined to third; R. Jackson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Burleson
made an out to shortstop; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May flied out to right; Singleton singled to
left; Belanger forced Singleton (third to second); On a bunt
Robinson singled [Belanger to second]; Dempsey forced Robinson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles
4.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk flied out to center; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry popped to shortstop; Blair flied out to
right; Grich grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Evans made an
out to first; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson doubled to left; L. May flied out to
left; Singleton flied out to center; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED POLE
(PITCHING); Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson singled to left; HARPER RAN FOR ROBINSON;
Harper stole second; Dempsey grounded out (second to first)
[Harper to third]; Bumbry struck out; MUSER BATTED FOR BLAIR;
Muser grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 8TH: DECINCES REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING 3B); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice flied out to
right; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING LF); HEISE
REPLACED RICE (PLAYING 3B); Grich doubled to left; HOUSE
REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); R. Jackson struck out; MURPHY
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Murphy threw a wild pitch [Grich to
third]; L. May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored];
Singleton singled to left; Belanger flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Darwin made an out to third; Evans flied out to
right; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); STILLMAN
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Stillman flied out to right; Bumbry grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles
5.

RED SOX 10TH: DUNCAN REPLACED STILLMAN (PLAYING C ); COOPER
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Cooper flied out to left; Burleson walked;
Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to second]; Fisk
walked; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); DOYLE BATTED FOR
HEISE; Doyle made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: DILLARD REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 3B); DOYLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Muser flied out to right; Grich singled to
right; R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 11TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Darwin struck out; Evans
walked; T. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Evans
was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 11TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Belanger
made an out to shortstop; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 12TH: Miller walked; Miller was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Dillard made an
out to first; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 12TH: Duncan grounded out (second to first); Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Muser lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 13TH: Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk flied
out to center; Doyle singled to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 13TH: Grich made an out to second; R. Jackson grounded
out (second to first); L. May doubled to left; Singleton was
walked intentionally; Murphy threw a wild pitch [L. May to
third]; Belanger forced Singleton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 14TH: Darwin flied out to right; Evans walked; Miller
flied out to center; Dillard singled to right [Evans to second];
PAGAN REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Burleson forced Dillard
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles
5.

ORIOLES 14TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); DeCinces
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (pitcher
to first); Bumbry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 15TH: Lynn singled to right; Fisk out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Lynn to second]; GRIMSLEY REPLACED PAGAN
(PITCHING); Doyle singled to center [Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski
struck out; Darwin reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn scored,
Doyle to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 15TH: Muser singled to left; Grich flied out to center;
R. Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Muser to second]; L.
May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles
5.