Wayne Garland, who came out of the Orioles' bullpen to join the starting rotation on a regular basis in June, became a 20-game winner for the first time in his career when Bobby Grich hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to beat the Brewers, 7-5, in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader. The Orioles also won the second game, 7-3, behind the pitching of Rudy May, who gained his 15th victory. Dave Duncan, who drove in two runs for the Orioles in lidlifter, homered in the eighth inning to tie the score before Al Bumbry singled in the 11th and Grich hit for the circuit to make a winner out of Garland.

In the nightcap, the Orioles put May on easy street with five runs in the first inning, two scoring on a homer by Reggie Jackson. Doug DeCinces also rapped a round-tripper, while Dan Thomas hit a two-run blow for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  2  1    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  -   5 15  1
Orioles      0  1  1    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  -   7  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             6   0   1   0     0   3   .268      Bumbry cf,lf          5   1   2   1     1   0   .248
Yount ss              6   1   2   1     0   0   .256      Grich 2b              4   2   1   2     1   1   .268
Scott 1b              6   0   1   0     0   0   .276      R. Jackson rf         4   0   0   1     1   0   .276
Hegan dh              4   1   2   0     1   0   .248      L. May dh             4   0   1   1     1   0   .255
  Bowling pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Singleton lf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Lezcano rf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .291        Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Porter c              5   1   1   0     0   0   .207      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .233
D. Thomas lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .258      Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .268
Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     1   2   .274      Robinson 3b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .211
Gantner 3b            5   0   3   2     0   0   .283      Duncan c              4   2   2   2     1   0   .207
Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   5  15   4     2   5             Totals               38   7   9   7     8   2

Time of Game: 2:49
Left on Base: Brewers 12, Orioles 10
DP: Brewers 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Haas, Bumbry
Doubles: Lezcano (19)
Home Runs: Duncan (4), Grich (13)
Stolen Bases: Joshua (8), Bumbry (41), Belanger (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson 2 (12), Lezcano (8), Grich (7)
GIDP: Hegan (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas                    3     3   4   4   6   0   0  18   4.85
Rodriguez L(5-13)       7     6   3   3   2   2   2  29   3.64
Totals                 10     9   7   7   8   2   2  47

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland W(20-7)        11    15   5   5   2   5   0  50   2.67
Totals                 11    15   5   5   2   5   0  50

Wild Pitches: Haas (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Joshua popped to third; Yount grounded out (third
to first); Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Grich flied out
to center; R. Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Bumbry to
third]; L. May walked; Singleton walked [L. May to second];
Muser made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan grounded out (first to pitcher); Lezcano
singled to center; Porter singled [Lezcano to third]; D. Thomas
popped to catcher; Johnson walked [Porter to second]; Gantner
singled to left [Lezcano scored, Porter scored, Johnson to
second]; Joshua struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Belanger singled to center; Belanger stole second;
Robinson lined to center [Belanger to third]; Duncan grounded
out (third to first) [Belanger scored]; Bumbry flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount flied out to center; Scott flied out to
right; Hegan walked; Lezcano doubled [Hegan scored]; Porter
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich walked; Haas threw a wild pitch [Grich to
third (error by Haas)]; R. Jackson grounded out (second to
first) [Grich scored]; L. May grounded out (pitcher to first);
Singleton singled to left; Muser walked [Singleton to second];
Belanger flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Orioles 2.

BREWERS 4TH: D. Thomas singled to left; Johnson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [D. Thomas to second];
Gantner singled [D. Thomas to third]; Joshua grounded out
(catcher to first) [Gantner to second]; Yount flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson singled to center; Duncan walked [Robinson
to second]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Bumbry singled
to center [Robinson scored, Duncan to second]; Grich out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Duncan to third, Bumbry to
second]; R. Jackson was walked intentionally; L. May forced R.
Jackson (third to second) [Duncan scored, Bumbry to third];
Singleton was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott popped to first; Hegan singled; Lezcano flied
out to right; Porter forced Hegan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser flied out to center; Belanger walked;
Robinson flied out to left; Duncan singled to center [Belanger
to second]; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 6TH: D. Thomas flied out to center; Johnson struck out;
Gantner reached on an error by Bumbry [Gantner to second];
Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich struck out; R. Jackson flied out to left; L.
May singled to right; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Yount singled; Scott singled to
center [Yount to third]; Hegan grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Yount scored, Scott out at
second]; Lezcano singled; Porter made an out to shortstop; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Muser flied out to right; Belanger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 8TH: D. Thomas singled to center; Johnson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [D. Thomas to second];
Gantner singled to left [D. Thomas to third]; Joshua struck out;
Yount singled to right [D. Thomas scored, Gantner to second];
Scott made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 5,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Duncan homered; Bumbry flied out to center; Grich
made an out to first; R. Jackson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Hegan singled to left; BOWLING RAN FOR HEGAN;
Lezcano out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bowling to
second]; Porter grounded out (second to first) [Bowling to
third]; D. Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: BOWLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); L. May flied
out to center; Blair flied out to center; Muser grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 5.

BREWERS 10TH: Johnson struck out; Gantner made an out to
shortstop; Joshua singled to left; Joshua stole second; Yount
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 5.

BREWERS 11TH: Scott flied out to center; Bowling flied out to
left; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 11TH: Bumbry singled to shortstop; Grich homered [Bumbry
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Orioles 7.