The Orioles staked Jim Palmer to a 4-0 first-inning lead and the Baltimore starter responded by going the route to pick up his seventh victory at the expense of the White Sox' Claude Osteen, 6-2. Bobby Grich kayoed loser Osteen with a three-run homer in the first after Ken Singleton's double and Tommy Davis' single had produced the first run. Don Baylor followed with a single before Grich touched off his seventh homer of the season.

Doubles by Brooks Robinson and Andy Etchebarren accounted for the fifth Baltimore run in the second. Lee May's homer in the sixth closed out the scoring for the winners. The Sox scored one in the second on singles by Tony Muser, Nyls Nyman and Brian Downing. Bill Melton homered to lead off the Chicago eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       21, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      4  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 13  1
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .248      Kelly dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Belanger ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .190      Orta 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .297
Davis dh              5   1   3   1     0   0   .288      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Baylor lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .272
Grich 2b              4   1   1   3     0   1   .282      Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .235
May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .206      Muser 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Nyman rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .171
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Etchebarren c         4   0   1   1     0   2   .182      Downing c             2   0   1   1     0   1   .214
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Varney c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                          Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  13   6     1   5             Totals               36   2   8   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,250
Left on Base: Orioles 7, White Sox 9
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Grich, May
Doubles: Singleton (8), Robinson (2), Etchebarren (1)
Home Runs: Grich (7), May (6), Melton (3)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (2), Orta (7)
Caught Stealing: Blair (6), Baylor (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(7-2)           9     8   2   2   2   6   1  38   1.64
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   6   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(1-4)           0.1   4   4   4   0   0   1   5   4.99
Gogolewski              6     6   2   2   1   3   1  24   4.15
Upshaw                  2.2   3   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.92
Totals                  9    13   6   6   1   5   2  40

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton doubled to right; Belanger grounded out
(first unassisted) [Singleton to third]; Davis singled to left
[Singleton scored]; Baylor singled to left [Davis to second];
Grich homered [Davis scored, Baylor scored]; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED
OSTEEN (PITCHING); May grounded out (third to first); Blair
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta singled to left [Kelly to
second]; May flied out to right [Kelly to third]; Orta stole
second; Henderson was called out on strikes; Melton struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson doubled to left; Etchebarren doubled to
right [Robinson scored]; Singleton walked; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Etchebarren to third,
Singleton to second]; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory;
Baylor flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Muser singled to center; Nyman singled to left
[Muser to second]; Dent flied out to right [Muser to third];
Downing singled to left [Muser scored, Nyman to third]; Kelly
flied out to center; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich was called out on strikes; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Blair singled to center; Blair was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May flied out to right; Henderson walked; Melton
struck out; Muser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson flied out to right; Etchebarren grounded
out (pitcher to first); Singleton reached on an error by May
[Singleton to third]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nyman flied out to center; Dent made an out to
second; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: VARNEY REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Davis
grounded out (third to first); Baylor singled to left; Grich
flied out to left; Baylor was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly flied out to left; Orta grounded out
(second to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: May homered; Blair made an out to third; Robinson
flied out to left; Etchebarren struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Henderson popped to third in foul territory;
Melton flied out to left; Muser singled to left; Nyman forced
Muser (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White
Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
singled to center; UPSHAW REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Davis
singled to left [Belanger to second]; Baylor forced Davis (first
to shortstop) [Belanger to third]; Grich flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent made an out to second; Varney flied out to
right; Kelly singled; Orta singled to right [Kelly to second];
May reached on an error by Grich [Kelly to third, Orta to
second]; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: May was called out on strikes; Blair flied out to
center; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Melton homered; Muser popped to pitcher; On a
bunt Nyman grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Etchebarren was called out on strikes; Singleton
flied out to left; Belanger singled to left; Belanger stole
second; Davis singled [Belanger to third]; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Varney flied out to center; Kelly flied out to
center; Orta made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, White Sox 2.