Jim Palmer, who was not selected for the A. L. All-Star team, posted his 11th victory of the season as the Orioles defeated the Angels, 5-2. However, Mark Belanger, who was named to the All-Star squad, led the Orioles at bat, driving in two runs with a single and double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, California Angels 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      10, 1976 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   5 12  1
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .277      Guerrero 2b,ss        4   1   1   0     0   0   .283
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Briggs 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .253
Grich 2b              4   0   3   0     1   0   .296      Bonds rf              3   1   0   1     0   1   .271
R. Jackson rf         5   1   0   0     0   1   .241      Garrett dh            4   0   1   1     0   2   .128
L. May 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .230      Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Jackson 3b,2b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Singleton lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .248      Jones cf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .187
Mora dh               4   1   1   1     0   1   .238      Chalk ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Belanger ss           3   1   2   2     0   0   .273        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .213        Remy pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Dempsey c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .141        Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanton ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .182
                                                          Etchebarren c         2   0   1   0     0   1   .211
                                                            Melton ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .191
                                                          Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     2   5             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   9

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 17,242
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Angels 7
DP: Orioles 0, Angels 2
Errors: Blair, Chalk
Doubles: Singleton (12), Mora (7), Belanger (13), Garrett (3)
Triples: L. May (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (18)
Caught Stealing: Grich (5), Remy (7)
Sacrifice Hits: DeCinces (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (3)
GIDP: R. Jackson (10)
Hit by Pitch: Belanger (1,by Ross), Jackson (5,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(11-8)          9     6   2   2   2   9   0  36   3.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   9   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross L(6-10)            7.1   9   4   4   2   3   0  33   3.18
Drago                   1.2   3   1   1   0   2   0   7   5.67
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (5), Ross (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was called out on strikes; Grich singled to
right; R. Jackson forced Grich (pitcher to shortstop) [R.
Jackson to second (error by Chalk)]; L. May tripled to right [R.
Jackson scored]; Singleton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Guerrero singled to left; Briggs singled to right
[Guerrero to third]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Guerrero scored]; Garrett was called out on strikes; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora was called out on strikes; Belanger popped to
catcher in foul territory; DeCinces made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones
struck out; Chalk walked; Etchebarren singled to right [Chalk to
third]; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry
singled to left; Bumbry stole second; Grich walked; R. Jackson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels
1.

ANGELS 3RD: Briggs flied out to right; Bonds struck out;
Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire Bill
Haller; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May singled; Singleton singled to left [L. May
to second]; Mora flied out to center [L. May to third]; Belanger
singled to right [L. May scored, Singleton to second]; DeCinces
flied out to right [Singleton to third]; Dempsey grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
flied out to right; Jones walked; Chalk forced Jones (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren struck out; Guerrero grounded out (third
to first); Briggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Singleton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mora made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Bonds flied out to center; Garrett flied out to
left; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Angels 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger was hit by a pitch; DeCinces out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Belanger to second]; Dempsey
flied out to right; Bumbry was walked intentionally; Grich
singled [Belanger to third, Bumbry to second]; R. Jackson forced
Grich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); Jackson was hit
by a pitch; Jones was called out on strikes; DAVIS BATTED FOR
CHALK; Davis reached on an error by Blair [Jackson to third];
REMY RAN FOR DAVIS; Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); MELTON BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Melton popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: GUERRERO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); JACKSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MELTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); HUMPHREY REPLACED REMY (PLAYING C ); L. May flied out to
left; Singleton doubled; Mora doubled to left [Singleton
scored]; DRAGO REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Belanger doubled to
left [Mora scored]; DeCinces was called out on strikes; Dempsey
singled to left [Belanger scored]; Blair flied out to left; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Guerrero
grounded out (third to first); Briggs singled to left; Bonds
forced Briggs (shortstop to second); Garrett doubled to left
[Bonds scored]; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich singled to left; R. Jackson struck out while
Grich was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Muser
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Jones flied out
to left; STANTON BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Stanton singled to right;
Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Angels 2.