Lee May hit two homers in one game for the 35th time in his major league career, both shots coming with a man on base, to power the Orioles to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. [The Sporting News] |
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Saturday, April 21, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 5 1 Orioles 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Harlow cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Gantner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Dempsey c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .349 Cooper 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .423 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hisle dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .327 Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .476 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .094 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Lezcano rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .297 Murray 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .220 Yount ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 .225 May dh 4 2 3 4 0 0 .306 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .132 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .184 Fosse ph,c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .111 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Travers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 2 5 2 7 3 Totals 31 4 7 4 4 2 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 10,021 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Orioles 8 DP: Brewers 0, Orioles 2 Errors: Cooper Doubles: Hisle (7) Home Runs: May 2 (3) GIDP: Thomas (2), Oglivie (1) Hit by Pitch: Roenicke (2,by Travers) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Travers L(0-1) 8 7 4 2 4 2 2 36 5.63 Totals 8 7 4 2 4 2 2 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stewart W(1-1) 7 4 2 2 5 3 0 28 4.85 Stanhouse SV(2) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 4.15 Totals 9 5 2 2 7 3 0 36 Passed Balls: Dempsey (2) Hit by Pitch: Travers (1) Umpires: HP - Jim O'Connor, 1B - Bob Roesner, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Wayne Keister BREWERS 1ST: Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire Jim O'Connor sometime in game; Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Gantner grounded out (third to first); Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow singled to right; Dempsey grounded out (third to first) [Harlow to second]; Singleton was called out on strikes; Roenicke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. BREWERS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Lezcano singled to right [Lezcano out at second (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to center; On a bunt Murray singled; Cooper dropped a foul fly hit by May for an error; May homered (unearned) [Murray scored (unearned)]; Belanger flied out to center; Dauer walked; Harlow forced Dauer (shortstop to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. BREWERS 3RD: Yount walked; Thomas struck out; Martinez grounded out (catcher to first) [Yount to second]; Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to right; Singleton singled to left; Roenicke made an out to first; DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. BREWERS 4TH: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Cooper singled to second; Hisle doubled to left [Cooper to third]; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Lezcano walked; Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray singled to left; May homered [Murray scored]; Belanger flied out to right; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. BREWERS 5TH: Thomas walked; Martinez forced Thomas (second to shortstop); Molitor forced Martinez (second to shortstop); Gantner lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey walked; Singleton flied out to right; Roenicke flied out to center; DeCinces walked [Dempsey to second]; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. BREWERS 6TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Hisle popped to catcher in foul territory; Oglivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Belanger flied out to left; Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano walked; Yount was called out on strikes; Thomas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lezcano out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey walked; Singleton flied out to right; Roenicke was hit by a pitch [Dempsey to second]; DeCinces made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 4. BREWERS 8TH: FOSSE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Fosse singled to left; Molitor walked [Fosse to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Gantner walked [Fosse to third, Molitor to second]; Cooper forced Gantner (second to shortstop) [Fosse scored, Molitor to third]; Hisle singled to shortstop [Molitor scored, Cooper to second]; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hisle out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 8TH: FOSSE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Murray was called out on strikes; May singled to left; Belanger made an out to second; Dauer made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 4. BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Yount walked; Dempsey allowed a passed ball [Yount to second]; Thomas made an out to shortstop; Fosse grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Orioles 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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