The defensive play of Chet Lemon, who snared five line drives in center field, helped the White Sox defeat the Orioles, 5-2. Bill Stein contributed at bat, driving in two runs with a pair of singles. The White Sox counted twice in the first inning on a single by Alan Bannister, double by Ralph Garr, infield out by Jorge Orta and single by Stein. Another pair crossed the plate in the sixth on a single by Stein and pass to Jim Essian with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Friday, August    13, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   5  7  1
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Blair ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Hairston rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Grich 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Garr rf,lf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .317      R. Jackson rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Orta dh               3   1   0   1     1   0   .277      L. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
L. Johnson 1b         2   1   1   1     1   0   .326      Singleton lf          3   0   2   1     1   0   .260
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .228      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Stein 2b,3b           4   0   2   2     0   1   .281        Robinson ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .199
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      DeCinces 3b,1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  Brohamer 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .239      Dempsey c             1   0   1   0     2   0   .148
Essian c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .207      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   5     4   3             Totals               34   2   7   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,906
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Orioles 9
DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 0
Errors: L. Johnson, Pagan
Doubles: Garr (16), Essian (4), Singleton (18)
Sacrifice Flies: L. Johnson (2)
GIDP: Bumbry (5)
Hit by Pitch: Dempsey (2,by Gossage)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage W(7-11)         7.1   7   2   2   2   2   0  32   3.31
Hamilton SV(7)          1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.42
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(8-9)           5.2   6   4   4   4   1   0  27   4.08
Pagan                   3.1   1   1   0   0   2   0  11   3.41
Totals                  9     7   5   4   4   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (4)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to left; Garr doubled to right
[Bannister to third]; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bannister scored, Garr to third]; L. Johnson walked; Lemon
struck out; Stein singled [Garr scored, L. Johnson to second];
Bell forced L. Johnson (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Grich lined to third;
R. Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian
doubled to left; Bannister flied out to right; Garr grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May flied out to left; Singleton walked; Muser
flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); L. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; Dempsey singled to
center [Belanger to third]; Bumbry grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Belanger scored (no RBI),
Dempsey out at second]; Grich reached on an error by L. Johnson
(assist by Bell); R. Jackson made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May flied out to center; Singleton lined to
left; Muser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Essian flied out to center; Bannister grounded
out (third to first); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces struck out; Belanger singled to center;
Dempsey was hit by a pitch [Belanger to second]; Bumbry flied
out to left; Grich lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta walked; L. Johnson singled to center [Orta
to second]; Lemon flied out to center [Orta to third]; Stein
singled to third [Orta scored, L. Johnson to second]; Bell flied
out to right; Dent walked [L. Johnson to third, Stein to
second]; Essian walked [L. Johnson scored, Stein to third, Dent
to second]; PAGAN REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR
BANNISTER; Kelly forced Essian (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: HAIRSTON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); R. Jackson flied out to center; L. May
flied out to center; Singleton singled to center; Muser struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr singled to left; Garr was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Pagan [Garr to second]; Orta
grounded out (first unassisted) [Garr to third]; L. Johnson hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Garr scored (unearned)]; Lemon struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); BROHAMER
REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 2B); STEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Belanger made an out to second; Dempsey walked; Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
5, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stein struck out; Brohamer popped to third in
foul territory; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich singled to left; R. Jackson lined to center;
L. May singled to center [Grich to second]; Singleton doubled to
left [Grich scored, L. May to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED GOSSAGE
(PITCHING); ROBINSON BATTED FOR MUSER; Robinson was called out
on strikes; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DECINCES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Essian flied out to center;
Hairston flied out to center; Garr grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger flied out to center; Dempsey walked; BLAIR
BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Dempsey to second]; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Orioles 2.