The first A. L. pitcher to win 15 games this season, Jim Palmer yielded only one hit while pitching the Orioles to a 2-0 victory over the Twins. Mike Cubbage singled in second inning for the Twins' safety. A walk to Ken Singleton and double by Tony Muser produced the Orioles' initial run in the second inning. Mark Belanger registered the other counter by doubling in the fifth, taking third on a flyout and crossing the plate on a passed ball by Butch Wynegar. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    10, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  0
Orioles      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Bumbry cf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Carew 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .320      R. Jackson rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      L. May dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Bostock cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Singleton lf          2   1   2   0     1   0   .259
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .232        Blair pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Muser 1b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .236
Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .247      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   1   0     1   5             Totals               28   2   8   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 11,796
Left on Base: Twins 2, Orioles 5
DP: Twins 2, Orioles 0
Doubles: R. Jackson (18), Muser (4), Belanger (16)
Caught Stealing: DeCinces (2), R. Jackson (5)
GIDP: R. Jackson (12), DeCinces (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(9-11)           7     8   2   1   3   2   0  29   3.66
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.12
Johnson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.76
Totals                  8     8   2   1   3   2   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(15-10)         9     1   0   0   1   5   0  29   2.70
Totals                  9     1   0   0   1   5   0  29

Passed Balls: Wynegar (7)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (third to first); Smalley grounded
out (second to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson doubled to right; L.
May made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar lined to pitcher; Bostock grounded out (third
to first); Cubbage singled to right; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Muser doubled [Singleton scored];
On a bunt DeCinces singled [Muser to third]; DeCinces was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
pitcher to first); Duncan grounded out (third to first);
Belanger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 3RD: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall flied
out to left; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry struck out; Grich walked; R. Jackson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Grich out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
flied out to right; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May walked; Singleton singled to right [L. May
to second]; Muser flied out to center; DeCinces grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Singleton out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock lined to shortstop; Cubbage lined to center;
Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Duncan popped to third in foul territory; Belanger
doubled to right; Bumbry flied out to center [Belanger to
third]; Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Belanger scored
(unearned)]; Grich flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 6TH: Ford struck out; Randall grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton singled to center; BLAIR RAN FOR
SINGLETON; Muser singled to center [Blair to second]; DeCinces
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Smalley was called out on strikes; Carew
walked; Wynegar flied out to left; Bostock flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Belanger
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bumbry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 8TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Hisle flied out to
right; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles
2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich singled to right; BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); R. Jackson forced Grich (first to shortstop);
JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); R. Jackson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); L. May flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.

TWINS 9TH: OLIVA BATTED FOR RANDALL; Oliva grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun popped to catcher in foul territory;
Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 2.