Thwarting Jim Palmer's bid for his 20th victory, the Yankees won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-2, before losing the second game to the Orioles, 6-2. In the opener, the Yankees broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning when Mickey Rivers walked, stole second and scored on a single by Thurman Munson. Graig Nettles added a run with a homer in the ninth. Lee May hit a sacrifice fly and single to produce both of the Orioles' tallies.

In the nightcap, the Yankees scored their runs in the third inning, thanks to a throwing error by Rudy May, but the Orioles erupted for four in the fifth. Dave Duncan singled and scored on a double by Bobby Grich and sacrifice fly by Reggie Jackson. After May singled to drive in Grich, Ken Singleton smashed a two-run homer. Dave Duncan added the final two tallies with a circuit clout in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  1  -   4  8  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .306      Belanger ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .262
White lf              3   0   3   1     1   0   .272      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .304      R. Jackson rf         5   1   2   0     0   1   .280
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .295      L. May 1b             3   0   1   2     1   0   .244
C. May dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Singleton lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .240      Mora dh               3   0   1   0     1   0   .213
Gamble rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Robinson 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .207
Stanley ss            2   1   0   0     1   0   .266        Bumbry pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DeCinces 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .195
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     2   1             Totals               35   2  10   2     4   1

Time of Game: 2:29
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Orioles 11
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 2
Errors: R. Jackson
Doubles: C. May (12), Grich (26), Belanger (19), Mora (8)
Home Runs: Nettles (24)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (41), R. Jackson (22)
Sacrifice Flies: L. May (7)
GIDP: L. May (8)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(12-8)        7.2  10   2   2   4   0   0  36   3.70
Tidrow SV(6)            1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.34
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   1   0  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(19-12)         9     8   4   4   2   1   1  35   2.64
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   1   1  35

Wild Pitches: Palmer (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); White singled
to left; Munson lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop
to first) [White out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger made an out to shortstop; Grich doubled to
right; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); L. May walked;
Singleton walked [Grich to third, L. May to second]; Mora flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; C. May doubled to left;
Nettles popped to third; Gamble grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair flied out to center; Robinson flied out to
center; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar made an out to shortstop; Stanley lined to
center; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger doubled; Grich walked; R. Jackson flied
out to center [Belanger to third]; L. May hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Belanger scored]; Singleton singled to left [Grich to
third]; Mora walked [Singleton to second]; Blair flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to right [White to second (error by
R. Jackson)]; Munson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
right; C. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
grounded out (second to first); Belanger lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles popped to third; Gamble popped to third;
Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich flied out to center; R. Jackson singled to
right; L. May grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [R. Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Stanley walked; On a bunt Rivers singled [Stanley
to second]; White singled to right [Stanley scored, Rivers to
third]; Munson made an out to second; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first) [Rivers scored, White to second]; C. May flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Mora
doubled to center; Blair grounded out (third to first); Robinson
singled [Mora to third]; Dempsey forced Robinson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to left; Gamble flied out to
left; Alomar popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger made an out to first; Grich lined to
right; R. Jackson singled to left; R. Jackson stole second; L.
May singled to left [R. Jackson scored]; Singleton flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley flied out to left; Rivers singled to
center; Rivers stole second; White walked; Palmer threw a wild
pitch [Rivers to third, White to second]; Munson singled to
right [Rivers scored, White to third]; Chambliss flied into a
double play (catcher to catcher to second to third to catcher to
third) [Munson out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson singled to
shortstop; BUMBRY RAN FOR ROBINSON; Dempsey singled to center
[Bumbry to third]; TIDROW REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Belanger
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DECINCES REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING 3B); C. May
grounded out (second to first); Nettles homered; Gamble flied
out to center; Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
struck out; L. May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Orioles 2.