Jim Palmer became an 18-game winner and posted his fifth shutout of the season, pitching the Orioles to a 3-0 victory over the Rangers. The Orioles nicked Gaylord Perry for a run in the first inning on a single by Al Bumbry and double by Bobby Grich. Mark Belanger singled in the eighth, advanced on a sacrifice and passed ball before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Bumbry. Lee May doubled home the final run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, August    27, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .260      Bumbry cf,lf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .268
Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Grich 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .274
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      R. Jackson rf         3   0   0   0     1   3   .273
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      L. May 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .243
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .247        Muser pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   4   .243      Singleton lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .219        Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Beniquez cf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Crowley dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Fahey c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .268
                                                          Duncan c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .209
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     0  10             Totals               29   3   7   3     1  11

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  6,418
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Orioles 5
DP: Rangers 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Grich (23), L. May 2 (12)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bumbry (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-11)          8     7   3   3   1  11   0  32   3.45
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1  11   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(18-11)         9     7   0   0   0  10   0  33   2.60
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0  10   0  33

Passed Balls: Fahey (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Clines was called out on strikes; Harrah flied out
to right; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Grich doubled to left
[Bumbry scored]; R. Jackson struck out; L. May struck out;
Singleton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Howell struck out;
Grieve struck out; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley flied out to center; DeCinces struck out;
Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to right; Fahey singled to left;
Clines singled [Fahey to second]; Harrah flied out to left;
Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan singled to left; Bumbry flied out to center;
Grich popped to first in foul territory; R. Jackson struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Howell struck out;
Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May doubled; Singleton grounded out (second to
first) [L. May to third]; Crowley struck out; DeCinces struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
left; Beniquez stole second; Fahey lined to right; Clines struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger struck out; Duncan struck out; Bumbry
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah singled to shortstop; Hargrove grounded out
(catcher to first) [Harrah to second]; Burroughs flied out to
center [Harrah to third]; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich struck out; R. Jackson struck out; L. May
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve was called out on strikes; On a bunt Randle
made an out to pitcher; Beniquez singled to left; Fahey made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to left; Crowley made an out to
second; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

RANGERS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Clines grounded out (second to
first); Harrah singled to second; Hargrove lined into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger singled to right; Duncan out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Belanger to second]; Fahey
allowed a passed ball [Belanger to third]; Bumbry hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Belanger scored]; Grich singled to
center; R. Jackson walked [Grich to second]; L. May doubled
[Grich scored, R. Jackson to third]; MUSER RAN FOR L. MAY; Blair
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Orioles 3.

RANGERS 9TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Burroughs flied
out to center; Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); Grieve
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Orioles 3.