After being held hitless for 5 2/3 innings, the Orioles rallied to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. Doyle Alexander, who started for the Yanks, had a perfect game going until Mark Belanger was safe on an error in the sixth. Then, with two out, Al Bumbry tripled to drive in the Orioles' first run.

The Orioles completed their comeback with three runs in the seventh. Singles by Bobby Grich, Lee May and Ken Singleton accounted for the first tally and another run crossed the plate on a wild pitch and single by Belanger. After a pass to Doug DeCinces loaded the bases, Andres Mora grounded into a forceout as Singleton scored the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      28, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  x  -   4  6  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .303      Bumbry lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .271
White lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .277      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Munson c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .329      Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .300      L. May 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .242
C. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Singleton rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .239      Muser dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Belanger ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .265
Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .264      DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .218
Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .179        Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Bernhardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Duncan c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mora ph             1   0   0   1     0   0   .222
                                                            Robinson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     3   4             Totals               31   4   6   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 23,701
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 4
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Mason, Garland 2
Triples: Bumbry (6)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (31), White (20)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(5-7)        6.1   5   4   3   1   2   0  26   3.25
Lyle                    1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.15
Totals                  8     6   4   3   1   3   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland                 5.2   7   3   2   2   2   0  24   2.63
T. Martinez W(4-1)      3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  12   1.65
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Alexander (4)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; White lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Rivers out at first]; Munson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Blair
grounded out (third to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss made an out to third; C. May grounded out
(second to first); Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
struck out; Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gamble popped to third in foul territory; Randolph
walked; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Garland [Randolph to third]; Mason struck out; Rivers singled
[Randolph scored (unearned)]; Rivers stole second; White
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
DeCinces made an out to first; Duncan made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); C. May singled to left; Nettles popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Blair flied out to
left; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Randolph
singled; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Garland [Randolph to third]; Randolph was caught stealing
home (catcher to third); Mason popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May flied out to right; Singleton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Muser grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers lined to pitcher; White singled; White stole
second; Munson walked; Chambliss singled to left [White scored,
Munson to second]; C. May flied out to center [Munson to third];
Nettles singled [Munson scored, Chambliss to third]; T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Gamble forced Nettles (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger reached on an error by Mason [Belanger to
second]; DeCinces grounded out (third to first) [Belanger to
third]; Duncan made an out to second; Bumbry tripled to center
[Belanger scored (unearned)]; Blair flied out to right; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
singled to center; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Mason
to second]; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich singled to left; L. May singled [Grich to
second]; Singleton singled [Grich scored, L. May to second];
Muser flied out to center [L. May to third]; Belanger singled to
right [L. May scored, Singleton to second]; Alexander threw a
wild pitch [Singleton to third, Belanger to second]; DeCinces
walked; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DUNCAN; LYLE REPLACED ALEXANDER
(PITCHING); MORA BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Mora forced DeCinces (third
to second) [Singleton scored, Belanger to third]; Bumbry struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 4.

YANKEES 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING 3B); DEMPSEY
REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING C ); Munson struck out; Chambliss
flied out to right; C. May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair flied out to right; Grich grounded out (third
to first); L. May singled to left; Singleton forced L. May
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Orioles 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles walked; Gamble forced Nettles (first to
shortstop); Randolph forced Gamble (shortstop to second);
BERNHARDT BATTED FOR MASON; Bernhardt forced Randolph (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 4.