The Orioles thumped the Twins, 8-4, for their fourth victory in five games. Mark Belanger doubled, driving in two runs in the second inning, and Ken Singleton socked a three-run homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Monday, August    16, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  3  0    0  5  0    0  0  0  -   8 10  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4 11  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .257      Bostock cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Hisle lf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .266
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Carew 1b              5   0   1   2     0   0   .323
R. Jackson rf         2   1   1   1     2   0   .265      Kusick dh             5   0   1   1     0   0   .280
  Nordbrook 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
L. May dh             5   1   2   0     0   0   .245      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Singleton lf,rf       4   2   2   3     1   0   .262      Terrell 3b            3   0   3   0     0   0   .260
Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Cubbage ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .238
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Belanger ss           3   1   1   2     1   0   .273      Randall 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Dempsey c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .156        Braun ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .281
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Luebber p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bane p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  10   7     5   3             Totals               38   4  11   3     2   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  5,817
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Twins 9
DP: Orioles 0, Twins 1
Errors: Ford
Doubles: Belanger (17)
Triples: Terrell (1)
Home Runs: Singleton (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (5)
GIDP: L. May (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(6-5)         6.2   8   2   2   1   0   0  29   3.56
Holdsworth              2.1   3   2   2   1   1   0  11   1.29
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   1   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Luebber L(3-4)          4.1   6   5   5   2   2   0  20   4.19
Burgmeier               0.2   3   3   3   0   0   1   5   2.70
Bane                    4     1   0   0   3   1   0  16   4.12
Totals                  9    10   8   8   5   3   1  41

Wild Pitches: Grimsley (2), Luebber (5)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Grich walked; R. Jackson
walked [Grich to second]; L. May grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
popped to first in foul territory; Carew grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to left; Muser struck out;
DeCinces singled to shortstop [Singleton to second]; Belanger
doubled [Singleton scored, DeCinces scored]; Luebber threw a
wild pitch [Belanger to third]; Dempsey singled to center
[Belanger scored]; Bumbry struck out; Grich flied out to center;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick flied out to center; Ford grounded out (third
to first); Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); L. May
flied out to center; Singleton flied to left in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell tripled; Smalley lined to third; Randall
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Muser grounded out (first to pitcher); DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Belanger flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Kusick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to center; Bumbry singled to right
[Dempsey to second]; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Dempsey to third, Bumbry to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
LUEBBER (PITCHING); R. Jackson singled to right [Dempsey scored,
Bumbry scored (error by Ford)]; L. May singled to left [R.
Jackson to second]; Singleton homered [R. Jackson scored, L. May
scored]; Muser grounded out (first to pitcher); DeCinces popped
to first; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Ford flied out to left; Wynegar flied out to right;
Terrell singled to left; Smalley popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: BANE REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Belanger popped
to first; Dempsey flied out to left; Bumbry flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Randall singled to left; Bostock forced Randall
(second to shortstop); Hisle singled to center [Bostock to
third]; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Bostock scored, Hisle to
second]; Carew lined to left; Kusick singled to left [Hisle
scored]; Ford singled to right [Kusick to third]; Wynegar flied
out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich struck out; R. Jackson walked; L. May singled
to right [R. Jackson to second]; Singleton walked [R. Jackson to
third, L. May to second]; Muser flied out to center; DeCinces
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING CF); NORDBROOK REPLACED
R. JACKSON (PLAYING 2B); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
SINGLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Terrell singled to
left; Smalley lined to third; Randall singled to left [Terrell
to second]; Bostock lined to shortstop; HOLDSWORTH REPLACED
GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Hisle walked (walk was charged to Grimsley)
[Terrell to third, Randall to second]; Carew flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger walked; Dempsey flied out to center;
Bumbry forced Belanger (first to shortstop); Blair flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick flied out to right; Ford popped to first;
Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8,
Twins 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Nordbrook grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May
grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR TERRELL; Cubbage singled to
center; Smalley flied out to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR RANDALL;
Braun walked [Cubbage to second]; Bostock singled to center
[Cubbage to third, Braun to second]; Hisle struck out; Carew
singled to right [Cubbage scored, Braun scored, Bostock to
third]; Kusick forced Carew (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 8, Twins 4.