Hank Aaron scored the 2,174th run of his career, tying Babe Ruth for second place on the major leagues' all-time list, during the course of the Brewers' 6-3 victory over the Orioles. Ty Cobb was first in runs scored with 2,244. Aaron crossed the plate in the sixth inning on a single by Dan Thomas, who also batted in another run with a triple in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 6, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   6 11  2
Orioles      0  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 12  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              5   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Harper dh             5   0   3   2     0   1   .234
Moore c               5   0   1   1     0   0   .196      Blair cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .199
Scott 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .274        Shopay cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Aaron dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .228      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Lezcano rf            3   2   1   0     1   1   .289        Dauer 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
D. Thomas lf          3   1   2   2     1   0   .274      L. May 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .259
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .204        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Bowling cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .194      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Heidemann 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .204      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .212
Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bailor pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DeCinces 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Mora lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .220
                                                          Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .270
                                                            Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
                                                          Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .196
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     2   3             Totals               36   3  12   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  8,119
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Orioles 8
DP: Brewers 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Yount 2, Mora
Doubles: Bowling (2), Aaron (8), Harper 2 (5)
Triples: D. Thomas (1)
Caught Stealing: Yount (11), Blair (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Dempsey (4)
GIDP: Sutherland (12), Mora (4), Singleton (13)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine W(9-12)       6.2  10   3   3   1   3   0  29   3.30
Castro SV(8)            2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.45
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   4   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(0-1)         7.1  10   6   5   2   3   0  33   5.63
Miller                  1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.96
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   3   0  39

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


BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (first unassisted); Moore
grounded out (second to first); Scott singled to left; Aaron
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harper struck out; Blair reached on an error by
Yount [Blair to second]; Blair was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano walked; D. Thomas walked [Lezcano to
second]; Sutherland grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Lezcano to third, D. Thomas out at second]; Bowling
doubled to right [Lezcano scored]; Heidemann singled to
shortstop [Bowling to third]; Yount singled to shortstop
[Bowling scored, Heidemann to second]; Moore singled to left
[Heidemann scored, Yount to second]; Scott struck out; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May singled to center; Singleton singled to left
[L. May to second]; Robinson was called out on strikes; Mora
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Orioles 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Aaron flied out to center; Lezcano was called out
on strikes; D. Thomas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to shortstop [Belanger to second
(error by Yount)]; Dempsey flied out to right [Belanger to
third]; Harper doubled [Belanger scored]; Blair grounded out
(second to first) [Harper to third]; Grich flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bowling grounded out (third to first); Heidemann flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May made an out to second; Singleton flied out
to right; Robinson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora singled to left; Belanger singled to center
[Mora to second]; Dempsey out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Mora to third, Belanger to second]; Harper doubled to
center [Mora scored, Belanger to third]; Blair flied out to
right; Grich popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Orioles 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Aaron doubled to left; Lezcano reached on an error
by Mora [Aaron to third]; D. Thomas singled to right [Aaron
scored (unearned), Lezcano to second]; Sutherland struck out;
Bowling made an out to shortstop; Heidemann flied out to right;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: L. May walked; Singleton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [L. May out at second];
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount singled to center; Yount was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Moore flied out to
right; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Mora grounded out (second to first); Belanger was
called out on strikes; Dempsey singled to left; Harper singled
to left [Dempsey to second]; Blair singled [Dempsey scored,
Harper to second]; CASTRO REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Grich
flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Aaron flied out to center; Lezcano singled; D.
Thomas tripled to center [Lezcano scored]; MILLER REPLACED
MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Sutherland singled [D. Thomas scored];
Bowling forced Sutherland (third to second); Heidemann flied out
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: L. May singled to center; Singleton forced L. May
(first to shortstop); Robinson singled to center [Singleton to
second]; BAILOR RAN FOR ROBINSON; Mora struck out; The crowd
gave Brooks Robinson a standing ovation as he left the field for
the last time, chanting 'We want Brooks'; Belanger forced
Bailor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 6,
Orioles 3.

BREWERS 9TH: DECINCES REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING 3B); SHOPAY
REPLACED BLAIR (PLAYING CF); DAUER REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B);
MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); GARCIA REPLACED BELANGER
(PLAYING SS); Yount grounded out (third to first); Moore flied
out to left; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
flied out to right; Shopay grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Orioles 3.