Ken Holtzman pitched his first shutout of the year, blanking the Yankees on five hits, as he gained his first victory since April 28. Light-hitting Mark Belanger supplied the punch with two doubles and two singles as the Orioles struck early, scoring six runs in the first five innings. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       16, 1976 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Orioles      0  0  3    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   7 13  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry dh             4   0   0   1     0   2   .263      Alomar dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .154
Belanger ss           5   1   4   2     0   0   .280      White cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
R. Jackson rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Munson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
  Mora lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
L. May 1b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .261      Piniella lf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .299
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Singleton lf,rf       4   1   2   2     0   0   .167      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .168
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Randolph 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Robinson 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .165      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Duncan c              4   1   2   1     0   2   .260      Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
DeCinces 2b           4   2   3   1     0   0   .218        Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nordbrook 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  13   7     2   8             Totals               30   0   5   0     3   0

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 25,465
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Yankees 6
DP: Orioles 1, Yankees 1
Doubles: DeCinces 2 (4), Belanger 2 (5), Mora (2), Robinson (3), Chambliss (5)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (7), L. May (1)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bumbry (1)
GIDP: R. Jackson (1), Stanley (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(3-2)         9     5   0   0   3   0   0  33   2.45
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   0   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(4-1)            2.1   4   3   3   1   1   0  11   3.45
Martinez                1.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   8   1.00
Pagan                   2     2   2   2   1   1   0   8   6.75
Brett                   2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Tidrow                  1     2   1   1   0   3   0   5   2.30
Totals                  9    13   7   7   2   8   0  40

Balks: Martinez (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Belanger singled to
right; R. Jackson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May flied out to left; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson walked; Duncan singled [Robinson to
second]; DeCinces doubled [Robinson scored, Duncan to third];
Bumbry hit a sacrifice fly to left [Duncan scored, DeCinces to
third]; Belanger doubled to left [DeCinces scored]; MARTINEZ
REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); R. Jackson struck out; L. May lined
to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: MORA REPLACED R. JACKSON (PLAYING LF); SINGLETON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Randolph singled to center; Randolph was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stanley made an out to
pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled to center; Martinez balked
[Singleton to second]; Blair grounded out (first unassisted)
[Singleton to third]; Robinson made an out to second; Duncan
singled to center [Singleton scored]; DeCinces singled to left
[Duncan to second]; Bumbry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Alomar flied out to right; White flied out to
right; Munson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: PAGAN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Belanger
doubled to left; Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
walked; Belanger stole third and L. May stole second; Singleton
singled to left [Belanger scored, L. May scored, Singleton out
at second (left to second)]; Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Piniella singled to
left; Dempsey flied out to center; Nettles forced Piniella
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees
0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson flied out to center; Duncan struck out;
DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled; Stanley grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at second];
Alomar walked; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: BRETT REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Bumbry flied out
to left; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Mora
doubled to right; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Piniella walked; Dempsey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
6, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson doubled to right;
Duncan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(second to first); Stanley grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: TIDROW REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); DeCinces doubled
to left; Bumbry struck out; Belanger singled to right [DeCinces
scored]; Mora struck out; L. May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); MUSER
REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); White grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson singled to
left; Chambliss doubled to right [Munson to third]; Piniella
walked; Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Orioles 7, Yankees 0.