Grand-slam homers by Lee May and Reggie Jackson powered the Orioles to 8-6 and 6-5 victories in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox. In the opener, the Orioles scored all their runs in the first two innings. Bobby Grich singled and Jackson homered for a pair in the first and May hit his grand slam off Terry Forster to climax a six-run outburst in the second. Jim Palmer gained his 16th victory but was knocked out in the sixth. The Orioles had to use four relievers before wrapping up their victory.

In the nightcap, the White Sox erupted for four runs off Mike Flanagan in the first inning, but the Orioles came back with two tallies in the second before Jackson hit his grand slam off Ken Brett in the fifth to decide the outcome. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    14, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  2  -   6 11  0
Orioles      2  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  9  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister ss          5   0   1   1     0   3   .250      Harper dh             4   1   1   2     0   1   .216
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Crowley ph,dh       1   0   1   0     0   0   .172
Garr rf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .319      Grich 2b              3   2   1   0     2   2   .272
Orta lf               4   0   0   1     1   1   .275      R. Jackson rf         4   2   1   2     0   1   .263
Kelly dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .244      L. May 1b             4   1   1   4     0   0   .245
  L. Johnson ph,dh    0   1   0   0     0   0   .326        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Singleton lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
  Hairston ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .265      DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .233
Stein 3b              5   0   3   1     0   1   .288      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Brohamer 2b           3   2   2   0     2   0   .251      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .145
Lemon cf              4   1   0   0     1   2   .225      Nordbrook ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Essian c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .217      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dent ph,ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cuellar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     5   7             Totals               33   8   9   8     5   6

Time of Game: 3:00
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Orioles 7
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Grich
Doubles: Garr (17), Stein (9), Harper (1)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (20), L. May (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (4)
GIDP: Kelly (8)
Hit by Pitch: L. Johnson (2,by T. Martinez), R. Jackson (4,by Forster)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster L(2-9)          1.2   7   8   8   2   0   2  15   4.56
Vuckovich               6.1   2   0   0   3   6   0  24   4.23
Totals                  8     9   8   8   5   6   2  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(16-10)         5.2   6   4   3   5   5   0  28   2.75
T. Martinez             2.2   4   2   2   0   2   0  13   2.32
Miller                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.86
Cuellar                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.99
Holdsworth SV(2)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.48
Totals                  9    11   6   5   5   7   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Forster (1), T. Martinez (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister made an out to shortstop; Garr walked;
Orta walked [Garr to second]; Kelly grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harper popped to first in foul territory; Grich
singled to left; R. Jackson homered [Grich scored]; L. May
grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer flied out to right; Stein singled to
right; Brohamer walked [Stein to second]; 1:35 rain delay at
6:04; Lemon struck out; Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to left; On a bunt Blair popped to
catcher in foul territory; Dempsey lined to center; Nordbrook
singled to second [DeCinces to third]; Harper doubled [DeCinces
scored, Nordbrook scored]; Grich walked; R. Jackson was hit by a
pitch [Harper to third, Grich to second]; L. May homered [Harper
scored, Grich scored, R. Jackson scored]; Singleton singled to
center; DeCinces walked [Singleton to second]; VUCKOVICH
REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Blair flied out to left; 6 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister struck out; Garr grounded out (second
to first); Orta made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordbrook singled to center; Harper struck out; Grich walked
[Nordbrook to second]; R. Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly lined to first; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
was called out on strikes; DeCinces lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Brohamer singled to left; Lemon walked [Brohamer
to second]; Essian singled to second [Brohamer to third, Lemon
to second]; Bannister struck out; Garr singled to center
[Brohamer scored, Lemon to third, Essian to second]; Orta
reached on an error by Grich [Lemon scored (RBI), Essian to
third, Garr to second]; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Essian scored (unearned)]; Spencer made an out to second; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair flied out to right; Dempsey walked; Nordbrook
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dempsey to second]; Harper
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Orioles 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Stein struck out; Brohamer walked; Lemon struck
out; Essian singled to right [Brohamer to third]; Bannister
singled to left [Brohamer scored, Essian to second]; T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Garr flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich was called out on strikes; R. Jackson struck
out; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Orioles 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Kelly flied
out to center; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
DeCinces struck out; Blair grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Stein singled
to center; Brohamer singled to left [Stein to second]; Lemon
forced Stein (pitcher to third) [Brohamer to second]; DENT
BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Dent flied out to right; Bannister struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: DENT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROOF REPLACED
BANNISTER (PLAYING C ); Dempsey walked; Nordbrook forced Dempsey
(pitcher to shortstop); CROWLEY BATTED FOR HARPER; Crowley
singled to left [Nordbrook to second]; Grich was called out on
strikes; R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Orioles 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Garr doubled
to left; Orta struck out; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR KELLY; L.
Johnson was hit by a pitch; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR SPENCER;
Hairston singled to left [Garr scored, L. Johnson to second];
MILLER REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Stein doubled to right
[L. Johnson scored, Hairston to third]; CUELLAR REPLACED MILLER
(PITCHING); Brohamer flied out to center; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); Lemon flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 6, Orioles 8.