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Friday April 20, 1979
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The Orioles tagged previously unbeaten Mike Caldwell for 14 hits, including a homer by Ken Singleton and five doubles, to defeat the Brewers, 6-3. Steve Stone gained his first victory in an Orioles' uniform. The righthander gave up six hits, including homers by Cecil Cooper and Sixto Lezcano, before yielding to Don Stanhouse in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Friday, April 20, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Brewers      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Orioles      2  0  1    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   6 14  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Harlow cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .366
Cooper 1b             5   1   1   2     0   0   .438      Singleton rf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Hisle lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .313      Roenicke lf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .556
Oglivie dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .107      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Lezcano rf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .286      Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .196
Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .167      May dh                4   0   1   1     0   1   .267
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .188
Moore c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Dauer 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .200
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     5   3             Totals               36   6  14   6     1   2

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 11,234
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Orioles 7
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Bando, Dauer
Doubles: Lezcano (3), Dempsey (5), Belanger 2 (3), Dauer 2 (3)
Home Runs: Lezcano (3), Cooper (5), Singleton (1)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Oglivie (1)
GIDP: Thomas (1), Murray (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(3-1)         8    14   6   6   1   2   1  37   2.31
Totals                  8    14   6   6   1   2   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(1-1)            7     6   3   3   4   3   2  31   5.11
Stanhouse SV(1)         2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   5.40
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   3   2  39

Wild Pitches: Caldwell (1), Stone (1)

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jim O'Connor, 2B - Jerry Phipps, 3B - Bob Roesner


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor reached on an error by Dauer; Yount flied
out to right; Stone threw a wild pitch [Molitor to second];
Cooper flied out to right; Hisle walked; Oglivie grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to left; Dempsey doubled to left
[Harlow to third]; Singleton grounded out (second to first)
[Harlow scored, Dempsey to third]; Roenicke singled to left
[Dempsey scored]; DeCinces reached on an error by Bando
[Roenicke to second]; Murray grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [DeCinces out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano homered; Bando walked; Thomas struck out;
Moore walked [Bando to second]; Molitor forced Moore (third to
second) [Bando to third]; Molitor stole second; Yount struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
doubled to right; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harlow walked; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Hisle flied
out to center; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to center; Roenicke singled to
right; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; Murray
singled to left [Roenicke to second]; May singled to shortstop
[Roenicke scored, Murray out at third (shortstop to third)]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano walked; Bando flied out to center; Thomas
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Lezcano out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dauer singled to left;
Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Dauer to second]; Harlow popped to
third in foul territory; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore made an out to first; On a bunt Molitor
singled; Yount flied out to center; Cooper homered [Molitor
scored]; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton homered; Roenicke singled to shortstop;
DeCinces flied out to left; Murray struck out; May struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Lezcano
doubled to left; Bando flied out to right [Lezcano to third];
Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dauer doubled to left;
Harlow flied out to center; Dempsey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Moore flied out to center; Molitor singled to left;
Yount forced Molitor (third to second); Cooper popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to center; Roenicke lined to
center; DeCinces made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Hisle singled to left; STANHOUSE REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Oglivie out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Hisle to second]; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bando flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray lined to center; May flied out to left;
Belanger doubled to left; Dauer doubled to left [Belanger
scored]; Harlow singled to left [Dauer scored, Harlow out at
second (left to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Orioles 6.

BREWERS 9TH: Thomas flied out to center; Moore singled to
second; Molitor made an out to second; Yount walked [Moore to
second]; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, Orioles 6.



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