The Orioles jumped on Catfish Hunter for four runs in the first inning and proceeded to defeat the Yankees, 8-5. An infield hit by Al Bumbry and homer by Reggie Jackson accounted for the Orioles' first two runs before they added another pair on singles by Lee May and Ken Singleton, a wild pitch and single by Tony Muser. Bumbry drove in a run with a single and scored himself on a passed ball in the fourth before the Orioles iced the decision in the ninth when May drove in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    8, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      4  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   8 12  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   5 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   2   2   1     0   0   .270      Rivers cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .306
  Blair cf            1   1   0   0     1   0   .206      White lf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .269
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .272      Munson c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .311
R. Jackson rf         5   1   2   2     0   2   .263        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
L. May dh             5   1   2   2     0   0   .250        Randolph ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Singleton lf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .255        Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Muser 1b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .230        C. May ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .263
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .237        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .204        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .262        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella rf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .268
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gamble ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
  Cuellar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .229
                                                          Healy dh,c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                            Hendricks c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
                                                          Alomar 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .244
                                                          Mason ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .180
                                                          Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  12   7     3   5             Totals               36   5  10   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 34,485
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 7
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 1
Errors: White
Doubles: R. Jackson (17), Piniella (11), Chambliss (18)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (19)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (24), Belanger (17)
GIDP: Muser (7), Munson (9)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(5-5)         5.2   5   2   2   1   0   0  22   3.62
T. Martinez             1.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   8   2.09
Miller                  1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.86
Cuellar SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.01
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   1   0  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(12-12)         3.1   9   6   5   0   2   1  19   3.59
Jackson                 2.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.10
Guidry                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7  11.81
Tidrow                  0.1   1   2   2   2   0   0   4   3.11
Lyle                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.25
Totals                  9    12   8   7   3   5   1  41

Passed Balls: Munson (4)
Wild Pitches: Hunter (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to second; Grich struck out while
Bumbry stole second; R. Jackson homered [Bumbry scored]; L. May
singled to center; Singleton singled to left [L. May to second];
Hunter threw a wild pitch [L. May to third, Singleton to
second]; Muser singled to center [L. May scored, Singleton
scored]; DeCinces popped to second; Duncan singled to left
[Muser to second]; Belanger flied out to right; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; White singled to center
[Rivers to third]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rivers scored (no RBI), White out at
second]; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Bumbry flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Jackson doubled to left; L. May
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to left; Muser grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar flied out to left; Mason grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Duncan struck out; Belanger singled to left;
Belanger stole second; Bumbry singled to left [Belanger scored,
Bumbry to second (on throw to home)]; JACKSON REPLACED HUNTER
(PITCHING); Grich flied out to center [Bumbry to third]; Munson
allowed a passed ball [Bumbry scored (unearned)]; R. Jackson
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); White flied out
to left; Munson flied out to left; Piniella flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: HEALY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); JACKSON
REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); L. May popped to shortstop;
Singleton walked; Muser grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles singled to
right; Healy forced Nettles (pitcher to second); Alomar popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Duncan popped to first
in foul territory; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Mason singled to center; On a bunt Rivers grounded
out (third to first) [Mason to second]; White walked; RANDOLPH
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Randolph popped to shortstop; Piniella
doubled to left [Mason scored, White to third]; T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: GUIDRY REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); Blair grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grich singled to left; R. Jackson
struck out; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Healy
flied out to right; Alomar singled to left; Mason flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton flied out to left; Muser grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers singled to center; White walked [Rivers to
second]; C. MAY BATTED FOR GUIDRY; C. May singled to right
[Rivers scored, White to third]; MILLER REPLACED T. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Gamble was called out on
strikes; Chambliss doubled to left [White scored, C. May to
third]; Nettles grounded out (second to first) [C. May scored,
Chambliss to third]; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR HEALY; Locklear
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Yankees 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING C ); GAMBLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TIDROW REPLACED C. MAY (PITCHING);
Duncan lined to second; Belanger singled to left [Belanger to
second (error by White)]; Blair walked; Grich walked [Belanger
to third, Blair to second]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); R.
Jackson struck out; L. May singled to left [Belanger scored,
Blair scored, Grich to second]; Singleton flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Alomar walked; Mason singled to center [Alomar to
third]; CUELLAR REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Rivers forced Mason
(third to second); White popped to catcher in foul territory;
VELEZ BATTED FOR LYLE; Velez forced Rivers (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Yankees 5.