Jim Palmer permitted 13 hits in 8 2/3 innings, but had ample support to defeat the White Sox, 12-6, and become the major leagues' first 17-game winner this season. The Orioles rolled to their seventh straight success as Dave Duncan homered twice and drove in three runs. Bobby Grich walked five times to set a club record and scored three runs. Jorge Orta singled twice and homered for the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 12, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Saturday, August    9, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      1  3  2    0  1  0    0  1  4  -  12 11  2
White Sox    1  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  2  -   6 13  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          5   0   2   2     1   0   .292      Kelly rf              5   1   0   0     0   0   .278
Blair cf              6   1   1   0     0   1   .197      Orta 2b               5   1   3   3     0   1   .297
Davis dh              3   2   2   1     1   0   .287      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Baylor lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Moses 1b            1   1   1   0     0   0   .190
Grich 2b              0   3   0   0     5   0   .272      D. Johnson dh         4   0   0   1     0   1   .252
  Nordbrook 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .069      Henderson cf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .267
May 1b                4   0   2   1     1   0   .268      Melton 3b             4   1   3   1     1   0   .225
  Muser pr,1b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .268      Dent ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Robinson 3b           5   2   1   1     0   0   .206      Hairston lf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .304
Duncan c              5   2   2   3     0   3   .208      Varney c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .306
Belanger ss           5   1   1   1     0   1   .204      Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  12  11   9     8   6             Totals               39   6  13   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 15,343
Left on Base: Orioles 8, White Sox 10
DP: Orioles 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Belanger, Palmer, Orta, Henderson, Hairston
Doubles: Varney (5), Melton (12)
Triples: Blair (3), Moses (1)
Home Runs: Duncan 2 (10), Orta (5)
Stolen Bases: Orta (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (3), D. Johnson (5)
GIDP: D. Johnson (16)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(17-7)          8.2  13   6   5   3   3   1  42   2.43
Miller                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.95
Totals                  9    13   6   5   3   3   1  43

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(6-11)          5     6   7   5   3   2   1  25   4.69
Jefferson               4     5   5   4   5   4   1  22   4.25
Totals                  9    11  12   9   8   6   2  47

Passed Balls: Duncan (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton flied out to center; Blair tripled to
center; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Blair scored];
Baylor flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly reached on an error by Belanger; Kelly was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Palmer [Kelly to
third]; Orta singled to left [Kelly scored (unearned)]; Orta
stole second; Duncan allowed a passed ball [Orta to third]; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson flied to left in foul territory;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich walked; May singled to center [Grich to
second]; Robinson forced May (shortstop to second) [Grich scored
(error by Orta) (no RBI), Robinson to second]; Duncan homered
[Robinson scored]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Singleton flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton made an out to second; Dent flied out to
right; Hairston walked; Varney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair struck out; Davis singled to left; Baylor
lined to shortstop; Grich walked [Davis to second]; May reached
on an error by Henderson [Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Grich scored (unearned) (no RBI), May to second]; Robinson flied
out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly flied out to center; Orta struck out; May
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox
1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Duncan struck out; Belanger made an out to
shortstop; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Johnson flied out to right; Henderson struck
out; Melton singled to center; Dent made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis
singled to center; Baylor made an out to shortstop; Grich walked
[Davis to second]; May singled to left [Davis scored, Grich to
second]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston walked; Varney singled to center
[Hairston to second]; Kelly forced Varney (first to shortstop)
[Hairston to third]; Orta singled to right [Hairston scored,
Kelly to second]; May made an out to third; D. Johnson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: JEFFERSON REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Duncan was
called out on strikes; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Singleton walked; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Melton
walked; Dent made an out to third; Hairston singled to left
[Melton to second]; Varney doubled to left [Melton scored,
Hairston to third]; Kelly made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis walked; Baylor struck out; Grich walked
[Davis to second]; May flied out to center [Davis to third];
Robinson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta flied to left in foul territory; May singled
to right; D. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [May out at second]; Lee May hurt trying to
break up the double play and was carried off on a stretcher;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: MOSES REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Duncan homered;
Belanger grounded out (second to first); Singleton singled to
right; Blair flied out to right; Davis flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Henderson singled to left; Melton doubled to left
[Henderson scored]; Dent flied out to left; Hairston flied out
to left; Varney flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 8, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor made an out to second; Grich walked; May
walked [Grich to second]; MUSER RAN FOR MAY; Robinson singled to
left [Grich scored, Muser to second]; Duncan was called out on
strikes; Belanger singled to left [Muser scored (RBI), Robinson
to third, Belanger to second (error by Hairston)]; Singleton
singled to right [Robinson scored, Belanger scored (unearned)];
Blair flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
12, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NORDBROOK
REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); Kelly flied out to left; Orta
homered; Moses tripled to right; D. Johnson hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Moses scored]; Henderson singled to left; Melton
singled to left [Henderson to third]; MILLER REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Dent made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 12, White Sox 6.