Catfish Hunter, the A. L.'s active leader in shutouts, posted the 39th of his career, pitching the Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Orioles. Hunter got only run he actually needed when Lou Piniella doubled for an RBI in the first inning, but the Yankees clinched the verdict when designated hitter Thurman Munson singled home a pair in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Monday, April     12, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .154      Bumbry lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .133
White lf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .400      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .385
Munson dh             4   0   2   2     0   0   .308      Muser dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .077      L. May 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Piniella rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .625        DeCinces ph,1b,ss   4   0   0   0     0   3   .000
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Dempsey c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Hendricks c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Randolph 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stillman ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     3   0             Totals               30   0   3   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  7,143
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 4
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Hendricks, Blair
Doubles: Piniella (1)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(1-1)           9     3   0   0   1   6   0  31   2.81
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(0-1)         8     8   3   1   3   0   0  33   1.13
Garland                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   1   3   0   0  36

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White
walked; Munson singled to left [White to second]; Chambliss
flied out to left; Piniella doubled to left [White scored,
Munson to third]; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher);
Lee May pulled right thigh muscle; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Muser singled to shortstop; DECINCES
BATTED FOR L. MAY; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: DECINCES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey
singled; Randolph lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Dempsey out at first]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hendricks made an out to shortstop; Blair made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Hendricks dropped a foul fly hit by Rivers for an
error; Rivers grounded out (second to first); White singled to
left; Munson hit into a double play to center [White out at
second (center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson made an out to shortstop; Belanger flied
out to left; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss made an out to third; Piniella flied out
to right; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser
singled to center; DeCinces forced Muser (shortstop to second);
Singleton lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Orioles 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Dempsey singled; Randolph reached on an error by
Blair [Dempsey to second]; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Dempsey to third, Randolph to second];
Rivers reached on a fielder's choice [Dempsey out at home
(shortstop to third)]; White walked [Randolph to third, Rivers
to second]; Munson singled to left [Randolph scored (unearned),
Rivers scored (unearned), White to second]; Chambliss grounded
out (first to pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Hendricks was called out on strikes; Blair struck
out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella popped to first in foul territory; Nettles
grounded out (third to first); Dempsey grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Bumbry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich walked; Muser flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph walked; Randolph was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley singled to left; Rivers
flied out to right; White forced Stanley (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Singleton flied out to center;
Hendricks singled to center; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
left; Piniella singled; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson popped to first in foul territory;
STILLMAN BATTED FOR BELANGER; Stillman grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 9TH: STILLMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DECINCES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GARLAND REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Dempsey made an out to shortstop; Randolph flied out
to center; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Muser grounded
out (second to first); DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Orioles 0.