Bobby Grich doubled in the sixth inning to score Tommy Harper with the tying run, advanced to third on an infield out, then tallied the winning run on Lee May's sacrifice fly as the Orioles stopped the Royals, 3-2. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Monday, August    30, 1976 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .230      Harper dh             2   1   0   0     1   1   .197
Otis cf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .295        Bumbry ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .330      Grich 2b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .277
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .351      R. Jackson rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .240      L. May 1b             2   0   1   1     0   1   .240
Cowens rf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .268        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
White 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .230      Singleton lf          3   0   0   1     0   0   .263
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .240
  D. Nelson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .201
  Rojas ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Jones pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2  12   2     0   3             Totals               27   3   5   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,249
Left on Base: Royals 9, Orioles 4
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Cowens (19), White (15), Wohlford (9), Mayberry (21), L. May (13), Grich (25)
Stolen Bases: R. Jackson (20)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (11), DeCinces (3)
Sacrifice Flies: L. May (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(4-8)          6.1   5   3   3   2   5   0  26   3.50
Littell                 1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.71
Totals                  8     5   3   3   3   6   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May W(11-9)          9    12   2   2   0   3   0  38   4.01
Totals                  9    12   2   2   0   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford made an out to shortstop; Otis singled to
center; Brett forced Otis (second to shortstop); McRae flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harper struck out; Grich flied out to right; R.
Jackson singled to left; R. Jackson stole second; L. May struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; Cowens doubled to left;
White doubled to right [Cowens scored]; Patek flied out to
center; Martinez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton flied out to right; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford singled to left; Otis struck out; Brett
struck out while Wohlford was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair struck out; Duncan made an out to shortstop;
Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
singled to center; Cowens made an out to second; White flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to left; R. Jackson was called out on
strikes; L. May doubled to left [Grich to third]; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grich scored]; DeCinces made
an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; Martinez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wohlford doubled to left; Otis singled to left
[Wohlford scored]; Brett flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to left; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Cowens singled to center; White
singled to center [Cowens to third]; Patek flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harper walked; Grich doubled [Harper scored]; R.
Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Grich to third]; L. May
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grich scored]; Singleton flied
out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez flied out to right; Wohlford flied out to
center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces walked; Belanger struck out; Blair singled
to left [DeCinces to second]; LITTELL REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); DeCinces was caught stealing third (catcher to
third) [Blair to second]; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Brett lined to
left; McRae flied out to left; Mayberry doubled to right; Cowens
singled to third [Mayberry to third]; White grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR HARPER; Bumbry struck out; Grich
walked; R. Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Grich to
second]; Muser made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 9TH: D. NELSON BATTED FOR PATEK; D. Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); ROJAS BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Rojas singled
to left; JONES RAN FOR ROJAS; Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Jones to second]; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.