Backed by an 11-hit attack, Wayne Garland brought his record to 15-3 by pitching the Orioles to a 6-4 victory over the White Sox. A single by Ken Singleton and doubles by Al Bumbry and Doug DeCinces produced two runs for the Orioles in the second inning. The White Sox pulled even in their half, but the Orioles regained the lead in the third when Reggie Jackson tripled and Lee May hit a sacrifice fly.

Bobby Grich hit a bases-loaded single in the fourth, scoring Terry Crowley and Bumbry. The White Sox came back with a pair of singletons, but the Orioles clinched the verdict in the eighth when Bumbry singled, stole second and scored on a single by Dave Duncan. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Friday, August    20, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  2  1    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 11  2
White Sox    0  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Orta dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Grich 2b              4   0   2   2     1   1   .271      Kelly lf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .250
R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .270      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
L. May 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .243      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .259
  Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Downing c             3   1   0   0     0   0   .253
Singleton lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .264        Brett ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205        Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Crowley dh            3   1   1   0     0   0   .182        Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Bumbry cf,lf          3   3   2   1     1   0   .264      Hairston rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .241      Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Duncan c              4   0   1   1     0   2   .204      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .247
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemon cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .233
                                                          Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     3   5             Totals               35   4   8   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 16,257
Left on Base: Orioles 7, White Sox 7
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 2
Errors: R. Jackson, DeCinces
Doubles: Bumbry (13), DeCinces (14), Orta (21), Hairston (2), Kelly (16)
Triples: R. Jackson (2)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (19), DeCinces (5), Bumbry (25), Kelly (14)
Sacrifice Flies: L. May (4), Orta (7), Spencer (5)
GIDP: L. May (7)
Hit by Pitch: Crowley (1,by Barrios)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(15-3)         9     8   4   2   1   3   0  38   2.47
Totals                  9     8   4   2   1   3   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(3-7)          8    10   6   6   3   5   0  37   4.66
Hamilton                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.51
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Barrios (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled to center; Belanger stole second;
Grich struck out; R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; L. May
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Orta doubled to first; Kelly struck out; Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton singled to left; Crowley made an out to
shortstop; Bumbry doubled to left [Singleton scored]; DeCinces
doubled to right [Bumbry scored]; DeCinces stole third; Duncan
struck out; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing reached on an error by DeCinces; Hairston
flied out to left; Dent singled to center [Downing to second];
Brohamer walked [Downing to third, Dent to second]; Lemon
singled to left [Downing scored (unearned), Dent to third,
Brohamer to second]; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dent
scored (unearned)]; Kelly struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich lined to center; R. Jackson tripled to
center; L. May hit a sacrifice fly to center [R. Jackson
scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Downing flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley singled to center; Bumbry walked [Crowley
to second]; On a bunt DeCinces singled [Crowley to third, Bumbry
to second]; Duncan was called out on strikes; Belanger made an
out to second; Grich singled [Crowley scored, Bumbry scored,
DeCinces to second]; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston doubled to right; Dent grounded out
(second to first) [Hairston to third]; Brohamer grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hairston scored]; Lemon singled to right;
Orta forced Lemon (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Singleton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Crowley was hit by a pitch;
Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly doubled to right; Kelly stole third; Stein
struck out; Spencer reached on an error by R. Jackson on a
sacrifice fly [Kelly scored, Spencer to first]; Downing flied
out to center; Hairston grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
flied out to left; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich walked; R. Jackson walked [Grich to second];
L. May grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Grich to third, R. Jackson out at second]; Singleton grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); BLAIR
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Orta flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (second
to first); Stein singled to center; Spencer popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Crowley flied out to left; On a bunt Bumbry
singled; Bumbry stole second; DeCinces flied out to center;
Duncan singled to left [Bumbry scored]; Belanger flied to right
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BRETT BATTED FOR DOWNING; Brett singled to left;
BANNISTER RAN FOR BRETT; Hairston grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bannister to second]; Dent grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: ESSIAN REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING C ); HAMILTON
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Grich singled to left; R. Jackson
made an out to shortstop; Muser lined into a double play (third
to first) [Grich out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta flied
out to right; Kelly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, White Sox 4.