Homers by Bobby Grich and Lee May accounted for the Orioles' runs in support of Wayne Garland, who shut out the White Sox, 3-0, for his 14th victory. Grich hit a solo swat in the first inning and walked ahead of a smash by May in the third. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    15, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Orioles      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Bumbry cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Garr rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Grich 2b              2   2   1   1     1   0   .270
  Hairston rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .294      R. Jackson rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
L. Johnson dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .324      L. May dh             4   1   1   2     0   0   .243
Orta lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Singleton lf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261        Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Downing c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .288      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     1   0             Totals               30   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  8,486
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Orioles 6
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Grich
Doubles: Orta (19), Downing (11), Garr (18), Singleton (19), R. Jackson (19), DeCinces (13)
Home Runs: Grich (11), L. May (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (4)
GIDP: L. Johnson (6), Lemon (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(3-6)          6     6   3   3   2   3   2  26   4.50
Hamilton                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.33
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   3   2  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(14-3)         9     6   0   0   1   0   0  32   2.50
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   0   0  32

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
reached on an error by Grich; L. Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
homered; R. Jackson struck out; L. May grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta doubled; Spencer flied out to center;
Downing grounded out (second to first); Stein grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; Muser singled to right [Singleton
to third]; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; Belanger
popped to second; Duncan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent
walked; Lemon grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Dent out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry popped to shortstop; Grich walked; R.
Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grich to second]; L.
May homered [Grich scored]; Singleton doubled to left; Muser
made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr popped to shortstop; L. Johnson singled to
left; Orta flied out to right; Spencer was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to first [L.
Johnson out at second (first unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger struck out; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing doubled to left; Stein grounded out
(third to first); Brohamer flied out to center; Dent flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson doubled to left;
L. May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (second to first); Garr
doubled to right; L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Orta
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton flied out to center; Muser flied out to
center; DeCinces doubled to third; Belanger grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Spencer grounded out (first to
pitcher); Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: HAIRSTON REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); HAMILTON
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Duncan flied out to center; On a
bunt Bumbry singled; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Bumbry to second]; R. Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Brohamer lined to left; Dent grounded out (third
to first); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: L. May flied out to right; Blair grounded out
(pitcher to first); Muser popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Hairston singled to right; L. Johnson flied out
to right; Orta lined to right; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 3.