Ross Grimsley triumphed over Catfish Hunter for the fourth time in five decisions this season when the Orioles broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Yankees, 5-3. The Orioles, who had a homer by Al Bumbry in the first, got started in the eighth when Bobby Grich walked and took third on a single by Reggie Jackson.

Hunter uncorked a wild pitch, letting Grich score. Lee May and Ken Singleton drew walks to load the bases. Tony Muser grounded to Fred Stanley and when the second baseman booted the ball, Jackson and May crossed the plate. The Yankees chased Grimsley in the ninth and scored when Thurman Munson singled off Dyar Miller, but Tippy Martinez came in and got the final out. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   5  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh,2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .160      Bumbry cf,lf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .262
  Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Grich 2b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .274
  Healy ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .246      R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .273      L. May dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .243
Munson c              5   0   3   2     0   0   .305      Singleton lf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .266
Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Blair pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  C. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Muser 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .224
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .243      DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Robinson 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Rivers cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Duncan c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .215
Alomar 2b             2   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hunter p,ph,p       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Velez ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .222        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley ss,2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .260

Totals               34   3   9   3     5   1             Totals               30   5   7   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 21,279
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Stanley
Doubles: Munson (22), Chambliss (28), Duncan (7)
Home Runs: Bumbry (8)
Stolen Bases: DeCinces (6)
Caught Stealing: Blair (5)
GIDP: Stanley (3)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (3,by Grimsley)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(14-14)         8     7   5   4   4   4   1  34   3.63
Totals                  8     7   5   4   4   4   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(7-6)         8.2   8   3   3   5   1   0  38   3.78
Miller                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
T. Martinez SV(8)       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.21
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   1   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Grimsley (1)
Wild Pitches: Hunter (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; White singled to left;
Munson doubled to right [White scored]; Piniella flied out to
center; Chambliss walked; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar
made an out to second; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to center; Muser grounded out
(pitcher to first); Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Tovar flied out to center; White flied out to
right; Munson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces popped to catcher; Duncan singled to left;
Bumbry flied out to left; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled; Maddox
singled to left [Nettles to second]; Alomar singled to center
[Nettles scored, Maddox to third]; Stanley forced Alomar
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 4TH: R. Jackson flied out to left; L. May flied out to
left; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Tovar was hit by a pitch; White lined into a double
play (second to first) [Tovar out at first]; Munson singled;
Piniella forced Munson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); Belanger
singled to center; DeCinces singled [Belanger to second]; Duncan
doubled to left [Belanger scored, DeCinces to third]; Bumbry
struck out; Grich made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
walked; Maddox flied out to right; HUNTER BATTED FOR ALOMAR;
Hunter forced Nettles (shortstop to second); Jim Hunter,
already in the game as the pitcher, was sent to the plate to
pinch hit for 2B Sandy Alomar; this is not legal but HP umpire
Marty Springstead allowed it and Orioles manager Earl Weaver did
not complain; DH Cesar Tovar moved to 2B; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); R. Jackson
flied out to right; L. May grounded out (third to first);
Singleton walked; Muser made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley struck out; Tovar walked; White flied out
to left; Munson forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: RIVERS REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING CF); Belanger flied
out to left; DeCinces singled to left; DeCinces stole second;
Duncan flied out to left; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
doubled to right; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Chambliss to third]; Rivers flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich walked; MASON REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING SS);
STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); R. Jackson singled to
right [Grich to third]; Hunter threw a wild pitch [Grich scored,
R. Jackson to second]; L. May walked; Singleton walked [R.
Jackson to third, L. May to second]; BLAIR RAN FOR SINGLETON;
Muser reached on an error by Stanley [R. Jackson scored, L. May
scored (unearned), Blair to third, Muser out at second
(shortstop to third to second)]; Blair was caught stealing home
(pitcher to catcher); Belanger lined to third; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 5.

YANKEES 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); VELEZ BATTED FOR HUNTER; Velez walked;
Stanley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Velez out at second]; ROBINSON REPLACED DECINCES
(PLAYING 3B); HEALY BATTED FOR MASON; Healy singled to left;
White walked [Healy to second]; MILLER REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Munson singled [Healy scored, White to second]; C.
MAY BATTED FOR PINIELLA; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING);
C. May grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Orioles 5.