DeCinces Launches Two for 3-0 Orioles

American League
New York Y 5, Cleveland 1
Baltimore 8, Milwaukee 3
Boston 6, Detroit 3
Chicago W 3, Oakland 2
Minnesota 5, Texas 4 (12)
Kansas City 3, California 2 (10)

National League
Philadelphia 6, Chicago C 1
Pittsburgh 7, Montreal 4
St. Louis 3, New York M 1
San Francisco 2, Atlanta 0
Cincinnati 3, Los Angeles 2
San Diego 3, Houston 2

• Baltimore is quickly erasing the memory of their 1-11 spring. Doug DeCinces's 3B job was confirmed when the O's released Brooks Robinson last week and DeCinces rewarded their trust with two home runs tonight
• The Pirates and Royals are both 4-0. Pittsburgh ripped Montreal's Dave McNally for four runs in the 1st and never looked back. Kansas City meanwhile rallied with a run in each in the 9th and 10th, winning their home opener on an Amos Otis RBI single
• San Francisco's Ed Halicki shook off a poor opening day outing by tossing a shutout at Atlanta.
• Free Agent signing Don Gullett made his Yankees debut and pitched 8 strong as the Indians fall to 0-3

Baltimore 8, Milwaukee 3

4/9/1976, MIL76-BAL76, Memorial Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Milwaukee         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  1     3  9  1     7  0
1976 Baltimore         4  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  x     8 12  1    10  2
 
Milwaukee            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Baltimore            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Yount             ss  5  0  1  0  .308    Blair             cf  5  0  0  0  .000
Briggs            rf  4  1  2  1  .429    Beniquez          lf  4  1  1  1  .333
Aaron             lf  3  0  1  0  .125    Singleton         rf  5  1  2  0  .538
Cooper            1b  4  1  1  1  .222    DeCinces          3b  5  3  2  3  .400
Money             3b  4  0  1  0  .111    Grich             2b  3  2  1  0  .273
Bevacqua          2b  4  1  1  0  .222    Harper            1b  5  1  3  1  .600
Moore             c   4  0  0  0  .000     May,L            1b  0  0  0  0  .333
Manning           cf  4  0  1  0  .222    Duncan            c   4  0  1  1  .286
Travers           p   1  0  0  0  .000    Belanger          ss  3  0  1  1  .167
 Sundberg         ph  0  0  0  0  .250    May,R             p   3  0  1  1  .333
 Broberg          p   0  0  0  0  .000     Miller,D         p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Champion         p   0  0  0  0  .000                         37  8 12  8
 Muser            ph  1  0  1  0  .200
 Augustine        p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Oglivie          ph  0  0  0  1  .000
                     34  3  9  3
 
Milwaukee                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Travers          L 0-1           4.0  6  4  4  2  3  67  39  9.00
Broberg                          0.0  3  3  3  1  0  16   8  9.00
Champion                         2.0  2  1  1  2  4  41  23  4.50
Augustine                        2.0  1  0  0  0  0  33  19  0.00
                                 8.0 12  8  8  5  7 157  89 
 
Baltimore                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
May,R            W 1-0           8.0  8  3  3  2  4 119  79  3.38
Miller,D                         1.0  1  0  0  0  0  18  11  0.00
                                 9.0  9  3  3  2  4 137  90 
 
MIL: Sundberg batted for Travers in the 5th
     Muser batted for Champion in the 7th
     Oglivie batted for Augustine in the 9th
BAL: May,L inserted at 1b in the 9th
 
E-Yount, Belanger. 2B-Aaron, Manning. HR-Briggs(1), Cooper(1), Beniquez(2), 
DeCinces 2(2). SB-Beniquez(1). K-Yount, Cooper, Money 2, Singleton, Grich 2, 
Duncan 3, May,R. BB-Aaron, Sundberg, Beniquez, Grich 2, Belanger, May,R. 
SF-Oglivie. 
GWRBI: Beniquez