The Orioles smashed four homers and defeated the Royals, 10-3, behind the pitching of Wayne Garland, who racked up his 12th victory of the season. Bobby Grich drove in five runs, including three with a homer, one with a triple and another on a walk with the bases loaded. Lee May rapped two round-trippers and Reggie Jackson hit one in the Orioles' slugfest. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      20, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  4    0  4  0    0  1  1  -  10 12  1
Royals       1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton lf          3   1   0   0     2   0   .255      D. Nelson 2b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .248
Grich 2b              4   2   2   5     1   0   .290      Otis cf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .288
  Nordbrook 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .368
R. Jackson rf         5   1   1   2     0   1   .260      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   2     0   1   .252
L. May 1b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .231      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Muser cf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Quirk dh              4   1   1   1     0   1   .262
  Blair ph,cf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Crowley dh            2   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Mora ph,dh          3   1   1   0     0   1   .236      White ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Belanger ss           3   1   2   0     2   0   .272      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
DeCinces 3b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .211        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .146        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  12  10     5   4             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 16,145
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Royals 6
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 0
Errors: Dempsey
Triples: Grich (3)
Home Runs: Grich (9), R. Jackson (13), L. May 2 (17), Quirk (1)
Stolen Bases: D. Nelson (10), Otis (18)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(12-1)         9     7   3   2   2   3   1  36   2.49
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   3   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(9-3)             4.1   6   6   6   1   2   1  20   3.14
Gura                    3.1   5   3   3   3   1   2  18   7.71
Hall                    1.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   6   4.38
Totals                  9    12  10  10   5   4   4  44

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson singled; D. Nelson stole second [D. Nelson
to third (error by Dempsey)]; Otis grounded out (third to
first); Brett walked; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted)
[D. Nelson scored (unearned), Brett to second]; Cowens made an
out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May struck out; Muser grounded out (shortstop to
first); Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Quirk homered; Poquette flied out to center;
Martinez popped to first in foul territory; White flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; DeCinces singled to
right [Belanger to third]; Dempsey singled to right [Belanger
scored, DeCinces to second]; Singleton flied out to left; Grich
homered [DeCinces scored, Dempsey scored]; R. Jackson lined to
first; L. May grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: D. Nelson was called out on strikes; Otis singled to
left; Otis stole second; Brett grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Otis to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Otis scored]; Cowens
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Muser singled to left; Crowley struck out; Belanger
flied out to left; DeCinces forced Muser (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Quirk struck out; Poquette grounded out (second to
first); Martinez singled to center; White made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Singleton
walked; Grich tripled to left [Singleton scored]; GURA REPLACED
BIRD (PITCHING); R. Jackson homered [Grich scored]; L. May
homered; BLAIR BATTED FOR MUSER; Blair singled to right; MORA
BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Mora struck out; Belanger walked [Blair to
second]; DeCinces flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BLAIR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); D. Nelson grounded out (third to first); Otis
singled to center; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Grich made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Quirk flied
out to right; Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); L. May
popped to catcher in foul territory; Blair flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez flied out to center; White flied out to
center; D. Nelson singled to center; Otis walked [D. Nelson to
second]; Brett forced Otis (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora singled to center; Belanger singled to left
[Mora to second]; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory;
Dempsey flied out to right; Singleton walked [Mora to third,
Belanger to second]; Grich walked [Mora scored, Belanger to
third, Singleton to second]; HALL REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); R.
Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 9, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); Quirk grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: L. May homered; Blair made an out to second; Mora
flied out to left; Belanger walked; DeCinces grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 10, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); Poquette
grounded out (first unassisted); Martinez flied out to center;
White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 10,
Royals 3.