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Saturday April 21, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.



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