Erasing the Angels' 2-1 lead, Lee May homered with two men on base in the third inning to provide the Orioles with a 4-3 victory. Bobby Grich singled and Reggie Jackson was safe on an error by Dave Chalk before May hit his homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Angels       0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Guerrero 2b,ss        4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
  Bumbry lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .289        Bochte ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .270
R. Jackson rf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .247      Bonds rf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .274
L. May 1b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .226      Davis dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .246
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Melton 1b,3b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .193
Mora dh               3   0   1   0     1   0   .237      Jackson 3b,2b         3   0   2   1     0   0   .243
Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Briggs cf,1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .242
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Stanton lf,cf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .216        Jones ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     1   0   .208
R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrett ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .116
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Remy pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   7   4     3   2             Totals               32   3   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 14,409
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Angels 9
DP: Orioles 1, Angels 0
Errors: DeCinces, R. May, Chalk
Doubles: Blair (12), Briggs (4), Bonds (8)
Home Runs: L. May (14)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (3), Blair (6), Chalk (3), Guerrero (2)
GIDP: Etchebarren (8)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (4,by Miller)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(6-6)           6.1   6   3   2   3   1   0  28   3.96
Miller                  2     2   0   0   1   3   0   9   3.02
T. Martinez SV(4)       0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.54
Totals                  9     8   3   2   4   5   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(10-6)          9     7   4   3   3   2   1  36   2.91
Totals                  9     7   4   3   3   2   1  36

Passed Balls: Dempsey (2)
Hit by Pitch: Miller (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton singled; Grich out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Singleton to second]; R. Jackson singled to
right [Singleton scored, R. Jackson out at second (right to
second)]; L. May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Chalk flied
out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora singled to left; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mora to second]; Belanger popped to catcher
in foul territory; DeCinces walked; Dempsey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Davis reached on an error by DeCinces; Dempsey
allowed a passed ball [Davis to second]; Melton walked; Jackson
singled to center [Davis scored (unearned), Melton to second];
Briggs singled [Melton scored, Jackson to third]; Stanton lined
to shortstop; Etchebarren grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Briggs out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to right; Grich singled to
left; R. Jackson reached on an error by Chalk [Grich to second];
L. May homered [Grich scored, R. Jackson scored (unearned)];
Mora flied out to left; Blair doubled to left; Belanger flied to
left in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Guerrero flied out to center; Chalk flied out to
left; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Angels 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces lined to center; Dempsey flied out to
right; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Davis walked; Melton lined to left; Jackson lined to
shortstop; Briggs doubled to right [Davis to third]; Stanton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Angels 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich flied out to left; R. Jackson singled to
left; L. May forced R. Jackson (third to second); Mora walked
[L. May to second]; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren walked; Guerrero singled to center
[Etchebarren to second]; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Etchebarren to third, Guerrero to second]; Orioles
Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 1B umpire Bill Haller; Bonds
made an out to second; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger walked; Belanger was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); DeCinces popped to catcher in foul
territory; Dempsey made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Melton flied out to left; Jackson singled; Briggs
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jackson to second]; Jackson
was picked off second but was safe on an error by R. May
[Jackson to third]; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton lined to shortstop; Grich struck out; R.
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Etchebarren flied out to left; BUMBRY REPLACED
SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); Guerrero singled to left; MILLER
REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); BOCHTE BATTED FOR CHALK; Bochte
walked [Guerrero to second]; Bonds doubled to center [Guerrero
scored, Bochte out at third (center to second to third)]; Davis
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: GUERRERO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BOCHTE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MELTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BRIGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); STANTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
L. May flied out to left; Mora grounded out (third to first);
Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Melton struck
out; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Briggs struck out; JONES BATTED
FOR STANTON; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Angels 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop
to first); Dempsey grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Garrett singled;
REMY RAN FOR GARRETT; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Remy to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED MILLER
(PITCHING); Bochte lined to third; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 3.