The hitting of Ken Singleton and Bobby Grich led the Orioles to a 9-6 victory over the Athletics and enabled Wayne Garland to boost his pitching record to 10-1. Garland, although winning, was lifted after 6 2/3 innings and Dyar Miller went the rest of the way to get credit for the save.

Singleton knocked in four runs with a bases-loaded double and sacrifice fly. Grich hit three doubles, drove in one run and scored three times. Sal Bando hit his league-leading 19th homer of the season for the Athletics. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Oakland Athletics 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      8, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  0  3    0  1  0    2  2  1  -   9 13  2
A's          0  2  1    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   6 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .276      North dh              2   0   1   2     2   0   .273
  Blair ph,cf         2   2   1   1     1   0   .211      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Grich 2b              4   3   3   1     1   1   .289      Baylor rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .236
R. Jackson rf         2   1   1   0     3   0   .242      Rudi lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .257
L. May dh             4   1   2   2     0   2   .225      Bando 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .238
Singleton lf          3   1   2   4     1   0   .244      Tenace 1b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .240
Muser 1b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Washington cf         4   2   2   0     0   1   .225
Belanger ss           4   0   0   1     0   0   .272      Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
DeCinces 3b           5   0   2   0     0   2   .220      Newman c              3   0   2   2     0   0   .188
Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .143        Williams ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .205
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Haney c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  13   9     6   6             Totals               34   6  10   6     6   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  3,798
Left on Base: Orioles 8, A's 9
DP: Orioles 0, A's 2
Errors: Belanger, DeCinces, Washington
Doubles: Grich 3 (16), Singleton 2 (11), Blair (11), Newman (1), Rudi (16), Washington (11)
Home Runs: Bando (19)
Stolen Bases: Lintz (19)
Caught Stealing: Washington (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (7), Campaneris (8), North (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (4)
GIDP: Dempsey (1), Singleton (6)
Hit by Pitch: L. May (3,by Todd)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(10-1)         6.2   7   4   4   5   3   1  31   2.37
Miller SV(4)            2.1   3   2   2   1   1   0  11   3.15
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   4   1  42

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  2.1   6   3   3   2   2   0  14   4.50
Lindblad L(4-2)         3.2   3   1   1   0   1   0  12   2.82
Todd                    0.1   0   2   2   3   0   0   5   4.09
Bahnsen                 2.2   4   3   3   1   3   0  13   3.33
Totals                  9    13   9   9   6   6   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Todd (5)
Wild Pitches: Todd (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Grich struck out; R. Jackson singled; L. May
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [North to second]; Baylor popped to first in
foul territory; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Muser flied out to center;
Belanger popped to shortstop in foul territory; DeCinces singled
to left [Singleton to second]; Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando made an out to shortstop; Tenace walked;
Washington singled to left [Tenace to second]; Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Tenace to third, Washington to
second]; Newman doubled [Tenace scored, Washington scored];
North walked; Campaneris walked [Newman to third, North to
second]; Baylor flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Grich
doubled; R. Jackson walked; L. May singled [Grich to third, R.
Jackson to second]; Singleton doubled [Grich scored, R. Jackson
scored, L. May scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Muser struck out; Belanger flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi flied out to left; Bando homered; Tenace
walked; Washington struck out; Garner singled to right [Tenace
to third, Garner out at second (right to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces singled to left; Dempsey grounded into a
double play (second to first) [DeCinces out at second]; BLAIR
BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Blair popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Newman singled
to right; North reached on an error by DeCinces on a sacrifice
bunt [Newman to second, North out at second (second
unassisted)]; Campaneris popped to first in foul territory;
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich doubled to center [Grich to third (error by
Washington)]; R. Jackson popped to third in foul territory; L.
May singled [Grich scored]; Singleton grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [L. May out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
popped to third in foul territory; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Muser made an out to third; Belanger flied out to
left; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Washington reached on an error by Belanger;
Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Garner flied out to left; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Dempsey grounded
out (second to first); Blair walked; Grich walked [Blair to
second]; Todd threw a wild pitch [Blair to third, Grich to
second]; R. Jackson was walked intentionally; L. May was hit by
a pitch [Blair scored, Grich to third, R. Jackson to second];
BAHNSEN REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Singleton hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Grich scored]; Muser lined to pitcher; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
flied out to right; Baylor singled to center; Rudi doubled
[Baylor scored]; MILLER REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Bando
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Athletics 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); DeCinces
struck out; Dempsey singled to center; Blair doubled [Dempsey
scored]; Grich doubled to left [Blair scored]; R. Jackson was
walked intentionally; L. May struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 8, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace flied out to center; Washington doubled;
Garner flied out to center [Washington to third]; WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Williams walked; LINTZ RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Lintz stole second; North singled to left [Washington scored,
Lintz scored]; Campaneris flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 8, Athletics 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: HANEY REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); Singleton
doubled; Muser grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to
third]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Singleton scored]; DeCinces struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 9, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Rudi made an
out to second; Bando singled to left; Tenace made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Athletics 6.