Bobby Grich hit a two-run homer and Mark Belanger added a bases-loaded double as the Orioles scored five times in the first inning en route to a 9-4 victory over the Athletics. Ken McMullen produced two runs for the A's with a homer in the second, but the Orioles retaliated with a circuit clout by Al Bumbry in their half. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    25, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  3
Orioles      5  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   9 12  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Bumbry cf,lf          5   2   2   1     0   1   .268
Campaneris ss         4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Grich 2b              4   2   3   2     1   0   .272
Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      R. Jackson rf         5   1   1   0     0   1   .275
Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .277      L. May 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Bando 3b              3   2   1   0     1   2   .236        Muser pr,1b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .225
Tenace 1b             3   0   1   0     1   2   .255      Singleton lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .267
McMullen dh           3   1   1   2     0   1   .243        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .203
  Gross ph,dh         1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Garner 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .261      Crowley dh            2   1   1   0     2   0   .220
Newman c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Belanger ss           4   0   2   3     0   0   .268
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bosman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   3     2   8             Totals               37   9  12   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  6,942
Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 9
DP: A's 1, Orioles 3
Errors: Campaneris, Garner, Newman, Duncan, R. May
Doubles: Garner (22), Belanger (18), Grich (22)
Home Runs: McMullen (5), Grich (12), Bumbry (7)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (46), Rudi (5), Tenace (4), Bando (14), Bumbry (27)
GIDP: North (4), R. Jackson (14)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell L(8-6)      0.2   4   4   2   0   0   1   6   4.37
Bosman                  5.1   6   3   2   2   3   1  23   3.70
Todd                    2     2   2   0   3   0   0  13   4.06
Totals                  8    12   9   4   5   3   2  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(10-9)          8     7   3   2   2   7   1  30   4.12
Miller                  1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   2.85
Totals                  9    10   4   3   2   8   1  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Dave Phillips


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second [Campaneris
to third (error by R. May)]; Baylor struck out; Rudi struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Bumbry stole second; Grich
homered [Bumbry scored]; R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; L.
May grounded out (third to first); Singleton singled to center;
DeCinces singled [Singleton to second]; BOSMAN REPLACED P.
MITCHELL (PITCHING); Newman dropped a foul fly hit by Crowley
for an error; Crowley walked [Singleton to third, DeCinces to
second]; Belanger doubled [Singleton scored (unearned), DeCinces
scored (unearned), Crowley scored (unearned)]; Duncan flied out
to left; 5 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Tenace struck out; McMullen homered
[Bando scored]; Garner struck out; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 2ND: Bumbry homered; Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); R. Jackson struck out; L. May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North made an out to second; Campaneris grounded
out (second to first); Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to left; DeCinces grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Crowley singled to right;
Belanger singled to third [Crowley to second]; Duncan flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi singled to left; Bando struck out; Tenace
walked [Rudi to second]; Rudi stole third and Tenace stole
second [Rudi scored (unearned), Tenace to third (error by
Duncan)]; McMullen struck out; Garner grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Grich singled to left;
R. Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman singled to center; North grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Newman out at
second]; Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
struck out; DeCinces walked; Crowley made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Baylor singled to center; On a bunt Rudi hit into
a double play (third to first) [Baylor out at third (first to
shortstop)]; Bando struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Duncan
flied out to center; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled; McMullen made an out to
shortstop; Garner flied out to center; Newman forced Tenace
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich doubled to left; TODD REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); R. Jackson singled to third [Grich stayed at
second]; L. May singled to left [Grich scored, R. Jackson to
second]; MUSER RAN FOR L. MAY; Singleton grounded out (second to
first) [R. Jackson to third, Muser to second]; DeCinces made an
out to second; Crowley was walked intentionally; Belanger
reached on an error by Garner [R. Jackson scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Muser to third, Crowley to second]; Duncan reached on an
error by Campaneris [Muser scored (unearned) (no RBI), Crowley
to third, Belanger to second]; Bumbry lined to shortstop; 3 R (1
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BLAIR REPLACED
SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
North grounded out (third to first); Campaneris singled to left;
Baylor lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Campaneris
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich walked; R. Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Grich to second]; Muser grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Grich to third]; Blair walked; DeCinces forced Blair
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 9.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Rudi flied out
to center; Bando singled to center; Bando stole second; Tenace
struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR MCMULLEN; Gross singled to first
[Bando to third]; Garner doubled to right [Bando scored, Gross
to third]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Williams flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 9.