Doubles by Bobby Grich and Reggie Jackson and a single by Lee May produced two runs in the first inning and Al Bumbry hit a homer in the third to power the Orioles to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees. Ross Grimsley, completing his first game in nine starts, scattered six hits while outdueling Catfish Hunter. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Monday, July      26, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Orioles      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Bumbry cf,lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .268
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .281
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .332      R. Jackson rf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .254
Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      L. May 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Singleton lf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Healy dh              3   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Muser dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Randolph 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .268
Stanley ss            3   0   2   1     0   1   .235      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .215
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     1   2             Totals               30   3   6   3     0   4

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 24,303
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Orioles 3
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 2
Doubles: Grich (20), R. Jackson (16)
Home Runs: Bumbry (4)
Stolen Bases: L. May (3), R. Jackson (14)
GIDP: Munson (8), Nettles (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(12-9)          8     6   3   3   0   4   1  30   3.23
Totals                  8     6   3   3   0   4   1  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(3-4)         9     6   1   1   1   2   0  32   3.50
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   2   0  32

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; White struck out; Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry made an out to shortstop; Grich doubled; R.
Jackson doubled [Grich scored]; L. May singled [R. Jackson
scored]; L. May stole second; Singleton struck out; Muser flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
flied out to center; Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
DeCinces flied out to left; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Healy popped to first in foul territory; Randolph
walked; Stanley struck out; Rivers made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry homered; Grich flied out to right; R.
Jackson singled to right; R. Jackson stole second; L. May flied
out to right [R. Jackson to third]; Singleton flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled; Munson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; Piniella
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Muser made an out to pitcher; Belanger struck out;
DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss singled to left; Nettles grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second];
Healy singled; Randolph singled to right [Healy to second];
Stanley singled [Healy scored, Randolph to second]; Rivers lined
to right; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
flied out to center; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White made an out to third; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; L.
May grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton singled; Muser
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 3.

YANKEES 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Chambliss grounded out (second
to first); Nettles flied out to left; Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger struck out; DeCinces flied out to right;
Duncan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
singled to third; the ball caromed off Doug DeCinces glove
and struck 3B umpire Jerry Neudecker; catcher Dave Duncan then
mishandled a bunt by Mickey Rivers for an apparent error but the
play was ruled a foul ball by HP umpire Art Frantz; Rivers
made an out to second; White lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 3.