Palmer Goes Distance as O's Win Big Series with BoSox

American League:
Boston 1 at Baltimore 3
- Bobby Grich hit his 14^th home run of the season in the 1^st to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead and Jim Palmer (14-9, 3.10) would make that stand with an eight strikeout complete game victory
New York 3 at Detroit 1
-Luis Tiant (12-6, 2.56) and Dick Tidrow (28Sv, 1.79) hold the Tigers to six hits as the Yankees battle back to split their four games in Motown
Cleveland 3 at Milwaukee 8
-Robin Yount hit his 8^th home run and Bill Travers (3-10, 4.72) got a much needed victory for his confidence as the Brewers avoid the sweep
Kansas City 7 at Minnesota 6
-George Brett had four hits as the Royals rally from 5-0 down to complete a four game sweep at the Met. Lindy McDaniel (4-5, 3.30) pitched 3.2 innings of relief to earn the win and he drove in the winning run in a four-run Royal 6th

AL East: The Orioles extend their lead to 3 with their series win over the 2^nd place Red Sox
AL West:  The Royals now boast a 9.5 game bulge over the idle Angels

National League
Chicago 5 at St. Louis 8
-Lou Brock (.338 44SB) had four hits and three stolen bases as the Cardinals avoid the sweep – and avoid seeing the Cubs overtake them for 2^nd place in the NL East.
Atlanta 1  at Cincinnati 2
-Bill Bonham (13-8, 3.14) and Rawly Eastwick (34Sv, 2.13) do not allow an earned run as Larry Biittner’s two-run 1^st inning double holds up for Cincinnati who sweep the sinking Braves
San Francisco 2 at Los Angeles 1
-Ed Halicki (8-12, 2.80) and Gary Lavelle (7Sv, 3.55) combine on a four hitter as the Giants salvage one in Chavez Ravine.

NL East: The idle Pirates still lead the Cardinals by 9 games
NL West: The Astros watch as the Reds trim their lead to 4

Baltimore 3, Boston 1

8/19/1976, BOS76-BAL76, Memorial Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Boston            0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0     1  6  1     6  0
1976 Baltimore         2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  x     3  6  2     5  2
 
Boston               AB  R  H BI   AVG    Baltimore            AB  R  H BI   AVG
Remy              2b  3  0  0  0  .295    Maddox            cf  3  1  1  0  .297
Dillard           3b  4  1  2  0  .276    Grich             2b  4  2  2  2  .254
Fisk              c   4  0  0  0  .284    Singleton         rf  4  0  1  0  .369
Rice              lf  3  0  1  1  .324    May,L             1b  4  0  0  1  .279
Watson            1b  4  0  0  0  .276    Northrup          lf  4  0  0  0  .299
Miller,R          cf  4  0  1  0  .255    DeCinces          3b  3  0  1  0  .241
Burleson          ss  4  0  2  0  .275    Hendricks         c   3  0  0  0  .225
Easler            rf  2  0  0  0  .167    Belanger          ss  3  0  1  0  .255
 Rader            ph  1  0  0  0  .265    Palmer            p   3  0  0  0  .145
 Cleveland        p   0  0  0  0  .059                         31  3  6  3
Jenkins           p   2  0  0  0  .175
 Yastrzemski      ph  1  0  0  0  .265
                     32  1  6  1
 
Boston                           INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Jenkins          L 13-5          6.0  5  3  3  1  3  98  60  3.55
Cleveland                        2.0  1  0  0  0  0  26  15  2.25
                                 8.0  6  3  3  1  3 124  75 
 
Baltimore                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Palmer           W 14-9          9.0  6  1  1  2  8 126  84  3.10
                                 9.0  6  1  1  2  8 126  84 
 
BOS: Rader batted for Easler in the 7th
     Yastrzemski batted for Jenkins in the 7th
     Rice moved to rf in the 7th
     Yastrzemski moved to lf in the 7th
 
E-Burleson, DeCinces, Belanger. 2B-Dillard, Singleton, DeCinces. 
HR-Grich(14). SB-Belanger(15). K-Remy, Fisk, Rice, Watson 2, Burleson, 
Jenkins 2, DeCinces, Hendricks, Belanger. BB-Remy, Rice, Maddox. 
GWRBI: Grich