Rocketing to their eighth straight victory, the Orioles snapped a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning and defeated the Angels, 4-2. An infield hit by Al Bumbry started the winning rally. A single by Rich Dauer moved Bumbry to third and a single by Lee May drove home the tie-breaker. An infield hit by Ken Singleton loaded the bases and Eddie Murray then stroked a deep fly ball to left field to score Dauer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     26, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .318      R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .275
  Bumbry ph,cf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Ford rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .353
Dauer 2b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .208      Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .365
Kelly dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Baylor dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .303
  May ph,dh           1   0   1   1     0   0   .306      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Singleton rf          5   0   2   1     0   2   .300      Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Murray 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .304      Downing c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .386
Lowenstein lf         1   0   0   0     2   1   .400      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .375
  Roenicke ph,lf      1   0   0   0     1   0   .344      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
DeCinces 3b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .224        Aikens ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .341
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .120        Anderson pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Skaggs c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Davis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     8   7             Totals               32   2   7   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 21,598
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Angels 8
DP: Orioles 0, Angels 1
Errors: D. Martinez
Doubles: Kelly (1)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (2), DeCinces (1)
Caught Stealing: Harlow (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Murray (1)
GIDP: DeCinces (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             6.2   5   1   1   2   4   0  27   3.89
Stoddard W(1-1)         2.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  10   1.72
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    2     1   1   1   4   2   0  11   3.41
Barr                    5     4   1   1   3   4   0  20   5.40
LaRoche L(1-2)          1.2   5   2   2   0   0   0  10   3.72
Clear                   0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.38
Totals                  9    10   4   4   8   7   0  43

Passed Balls: Skaggs (1)

Umpires: HP - Charlie Lupo, 1B - Boyd Mauer, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Dale Williams


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Dauer walked [Harlow to second];
Kelly flied out to center [Harlow to third]; Singleton singled
to left [Harlow scored, Dauer to second]; Murray struck out;
Lowenstein struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels
0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Ford
struck out; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (second to first); Belanger
walked; Skaggs forced Belanger (shortstop to second); Harlow
walked [Skaggs to second]; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Rudi flied out to
center; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: BARR REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Kelly doubled to
right; Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray flied out to
left; Lowenstein walked; DeCinces singled to center [Kelly
scored, Lowenstein to second]; Lowenstein stole third; DeCinces
stole second; Belanger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing popped to catcher in foul territory; Grich
popped to first; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Skaggs grounded out (second to first); Harlow
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer walked; Kelly flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: R. Miller walked; Ford forced R. Miller (first to
shortstop); On a bunt Carew singled [Ford to second]; Carew was
picked off first but was safe on an error by D. Martinez [Ford
to third, Carew to second]; Baylor popped to shortstop; Rudi
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton struck out; Murray singled to right;
Lowenstein walked [Murray to second]; DeCinces grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Lowenstein out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford popped to shortstop; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger flied out to right; Skaggs popped to
catcher in foul territory; Harlow singled to center; Harlow was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Ramirez popped to second; R. Miller singled to
third; Ford singled to left [R. Miller to second]; Carew
grounded out (second to first) [R. Miller to third, Ford to
second]; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Angels 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer struck out; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to
first); Singleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi popped to shortstop; Lansford struck out;
Downing walked; Grich singled to second [Downing to second];
AIKENS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Aikens singled to center [Downing
scored, Grich to third]; ANDERSON RAN FOR AIKENS; STODDARD
REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); R. Miller flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LAROCHE
REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Murray singled to center; ROENICKE
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke popped to second; DeCinces flied
out to left; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ford singled
to center; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Ford to second]; Baylor singled to left [Ford scored, Baylor
out at second (left to catcher to second)]; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Skaggs flied out to right; BUMBRY BATTED FOR
HARLOW; Bumbry singled to left; Dauer singled to center [Bumbry
to third]; MAY BATTED FOR KELLY; May singled to center [Bumbry
scored, Dauer to second]; Singleton singled to third [Dauer to
third, May to second]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dauer
scored]; CLEAR REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Roenicke walked [May
to third, Singleton to second]; DeCinces struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BUMBRY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Downing walked; Skaggs allowed a passed ball [Downing to
second]; Grich struck out; DAVIS BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Davis
walked; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Angels 2.