A loser of his first four decisions, Mike Flanagan pitched a six-hitter and gained his first major league victory when the Orioles defeated the Royals, 7-1. Dave Nelson walked in the fifth inning, stole two bases and scored the Royals' run on a sacrifice fly by Jim Wohlford.

The Orioles came back with a five-run outburst in their half of the fifth. Reggie Jackson drove in two tallies with a bases-loaded single and Lee May followed with a three-run homer. May added his fourth RBI of the game with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 1, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  5  0    0  2  x  -   7  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           3   0   0   1     0   1   .227      Bumbry cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .263
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .290        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .330      Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .278
McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .352      R. Jackson rf         3   2   2   2     1   1   .277
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      L. May 1b             4   2   3   4     0   0   .244
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
White 2b,ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Singleton lf          3   0   1   0     1   2   .266
Patek ss              1   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Mora dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .210
  D. Nelson 2b        1   1   1   0     1   0   .237      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .194
  Leonard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   5             Totals               30   7   7   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  8,007
Left on Base: Royals 6, Orioles 3
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 1
Errors: D. Nelson, DeCinces
Doubles: L. May (14)
Home Runs: L. May (24)
Stolen Bases: Patek (44), D. Nelson 2 (15), Bumbry (30)
Caught Stealing: McRae (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Wohlford (4)
GIDP: Martinez (2), Mora (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(11-7)            6     5   5   0   3   5   1  26   3.46
Leonard                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.49
Littell                 1     2   2   2   1   0   0   5   1.89
Totals                  8     7   7   2   4   6   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(1-4)         9     6   1   1   2   5   0  34   4.96
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  34

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Otis lined to pitcher; Brett
walked; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Grich flied out to
center; R. Jackson singled to right; L. May made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to right; Patek
singled to left [White to third]; Patek stole second; Martinez
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton struck out; Mora struck out; DeCinces
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford flied out to right; Otis was called out on
strikes; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Dempsey made an out to
second; Bumbry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Mayberry flied out to right;
Cowens reached on an error by DeCinces [McRae to third, Cowens
to first]; White made an out to shortstop; McRae was caught
stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich walked; R. Jackson struck out; L. May singled
to third [Grich out at third (third to first to third)];
Bobby Grich tried to advance to 3B on the grounder; SS Freddie
Patek ran to back up 3B George Brett on the play and collided
with 3B umpire Greg Kosc; Patek carried off the field on a
stretcher; D. NELSON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); WHITE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Singleton walked [L. May to
second]; Mora was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: D. Nelson walked; D. Nelson stole second; D. Nelson
stole third; Martinez flied out to right; Wohlford hit a
sacrifice fly to right [D. Nelson scored]; Otis flied out to
center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces lined to center; Belanger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dempsey singled; Bumbry reached on an
error by D. Nelson [Dempsey to third]; Bumbry stole second;
Grich walked; R. Jackson singled [Dempsey scored (unearned),
Bumbry scored (unearned), Grich to third]; L. May homered
(unearned) [Grich scored (unearned), R. Jackson scored
(unearned)]; Singleton struck out; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae singled
to left; Mayberry singled to left [McRae to second]; Cowens
popped to catcher; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Belanger grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ROYALS 7TH: D. Nelson singled to center; Martinez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Nelson out at
second]; Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: LEONARD REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Dempsey lined to
center; Bumbry flied out to left; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ROYALS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); R. Jackson
walked; L. May doubled to left [R. Jackson scored]; Singleton
singled to right [L. May to third]; Mora grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [L. May scored, Singleton
out at second]; DeCinces made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 7.

ROYALS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Mayberry flied
out to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 7.