Jim Palmer became the league's first 20-game winner of the season by pitching the Orioles to a 3-1 victory over the Indians. In entering the charmed circle for the sixth time in the last seven years, Palmer gave up the Indians' lone run on a triple by John Lowenstein and sacrifice fly by Larvell Blanks in the first inning. The Orioles tied the score in their half of the first and went ahead on a run-scoring single by Al Bumbry in the fifth. Reggie Jackson clinched the verdict with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Bumbry cf,lf          3   1   2   1     1   1   .261
Lowenstein cf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .206      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .275
Blanks ss             3   0   0   1     0   2   .284      R. Jackson rf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .279
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .302      L. May dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .245
Hendrick lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Singleton lf          2   0   0   0     1   2   .263
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Blair pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Lis 1b                3   0   1   0     0   1   .350      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .225
Fosse c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .316      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .239
Smith rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     1   1   .259
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   2   .198
  Pruitt rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   7   1     1   3             Totals               28   3   5   3     4  13

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  4,547
Left on Base: Indians 5, Orioles 6
DP: Indians 1, Orioles 0
Errors: DeCinces
Triples: Lowenstein (2)
Home Runs: R. Jackson (23)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry 2 (32), Belanger (22), Blair (12)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (17), Lowenstein (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (4)
Hit by Pitch: Blair (2,by Eckersley)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(10-12)      8     5   3   3   4  13   1  33   3.78
Totals                  8     5   3   3   4  13   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(20-12)         9     7   1   1   1   3   0  33   2.58
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (3)
Wild Pitches: Eckersley (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper reached on an error by DeCinces; Kuiper was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lowenstein
tripled; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lowenstein
scored]; Carty singled to right [Carty out at second (right to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Bumbry stole second;
Grich walked; R. Jackson lined into a double play (pitcher to
pitcher to first) [Grich out at first]; L. May singled to left
[Bumbry scored]; Singleton was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Muser grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to right; Eckersley threw a wild
pitch [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry struck out; Grich struck out;
R. Jackson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Blanks
struck out; Carty walked; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
was called out on strikes; Muser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lis flied
out to right; Fosse singled to left; Smith flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces struck out; Belanger walked; Belanger
stole second; Dempsey struck out; Bumbry singled [Belanger
scored]; On a bunt Grich popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein singled; Blanks grounded out (second to first)
[Lowenstein to second]; Lowenstein was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: R. Jackson homered; L. May flied out to right;
Singleton walked; BLAIR RAN FOR SINGLETON; Muser flied out to
center; DeCinces struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Orioles 3.

INDIANS 7TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BLAIR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Carty flied out to center; Hendrick flied
out to center; Bell popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to center; Dempsey was called
out on strikes; Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Grich struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Lis singled to left; Fosse forced Lis (third to
second); POWELL BATTED FOR SMITH; Powell flied out to center;
Kuiper singled to left [Fosse to second]; Lowenstein flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: PRUITT REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING RF); R. Jackson
popped to third; L. May struck out; Blair was hit by a pitch;
Blair stole second; Muser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Blanks was called out on strikes; Carty flied out
to right; Hendrick singled to left; Bell popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Orioles 3.