Jim Palmer came out ahead in a duel with Dock Ellis and won for the 14th time this season when the Orioles defeated the Yankees, 4-1. The Orioles' first two tallies were unearned, but they picked up an earned run on a double by Lee May and single by Tony Muser in the fourth inning before capping their scoring with a homer by Al Bumbry in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      27, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  4
Orioles      0  1  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Bumbry cf,lf          4   2   2   1     0   1   .272
White lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .278      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .332      R. Jackson rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .301        Mora pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
C. May dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .247      L. May 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .238
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Singleton lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .254        Blair pr,cf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Muser dh              3   0   2   1     1   0   .238
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     0   5             Totals               31   4   8   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 21,153
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Orioles 6
DP: Yankees 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Nettles, Randolph, Mason, Ellis
Doubles: L. May (8), Bumbry (10), Singleton (16)
Home Runs: Bumbry (5)
Stolen Bases: Rivers 2 (30), Munson (10)
Caught Stealing: R. Jackson (3)
GIDP: Chambliss (5), Belanger 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (7,by Palmer), Rivers (1,by Palmer), R. Jackson (3,by Ellis)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(11-5)           8     8   4   2   2   2   1  34   3.16
Totals                  8     8   4   2   2   2   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(14-8)          9     4   1   1   0   5   0  31   2.69
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (2), Palmer 2 (7)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled; Rivers stole second; Rivers was
picked off second (pitcher to second); White made an out to
shortstop; Munson was hit by a pitch; Munson stole second;
Chambliss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Grich walked; R. Jackson
grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Grich to second]; L.
May was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball [Grich out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: C. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton reached on an error by Nettles [Singleton
to second]; Muser singled [Singleton to third]; Belanger
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Singleton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Muser out at second];
DeCinces lined to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph was called out on strikes; Mason grounded
out (second to first); Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; Bumbry
reached on an error by Randolph; Bumbry was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Ellis [Bumbry to third]; Grich made an
out to shortstop; R. Jackson reached on an error by Mason
[Bumbry scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; R. Jackson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May doubled to left; Singleton grounded out
(second to first) [L. May to third]; Muser singled [L. May
scored]; Belanger grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Muser out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

YANKEES 5TH: C. May struck out; Nettles flied out to center;
Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

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

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph lined to center; Mason made an out to
shortstop; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; L. May flied
out to center; Singleton doubled to left; BLAIR RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Muser was walked intentionally; Belanger forced Muser
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles
3.

YANKEES 7TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BLAIR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); White singled to center; Munson grounded
out (pitcher to first) [White to second]; Chambliss flied out to
left; C. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Duncan made an out to
second; Bumbry homered; Grich flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles flied out to right; Gamble grounded out
(third to first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: R. Jackson was hit by a pitch; Reggie Jackson
hit high on right cheek; MORA RAN FOR R. JACKSON; L. May
flied out to left; Blair singled [Mora to second]; Muser
grounded out (first unassisted) [Mora to third, Blair to
second]; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 9TH: MORA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HENDRICKS BATTED
FOR MASON; Hendricks flied out to right; Rivers was hit by a
pitch; Rivers stole second; White singled [Rivers scored];
Munson flied out to center; Chambliss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 4.