Pounding out 15 hits, the Orioles breezed past the Mariners, 9-3. Billy Smith knocked in two runs with a double and Al Bumbry one with a single as the Orioles took command in the second inning. Ken Singleton blasted a solo homer in the fifth and John Lowenstein cracked a three-run round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       2, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Orioles      0  3  0    0  2  0    0  0  4  -   9 15  1
Mariners     1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .275      Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .213
Dauer 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .325      B. Stein 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Singleton dh          3   1   1   2     1   0   .337      Paciorek 1b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .348
Murray 1b             4   2   2   0     1   0   .312      Roberts rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Roenicke rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .294      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Lowenstein lf         4   2   2   3     1   2   .400      R. Jones cf           2   0   1   2     1   1   .278
Smith 2b              4   0   1   3     0   1   .270      Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .113        Stinson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Garcia ss,2b          3   1   2   0     1   1   .273      Valentine lf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Dempsey c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milbourne ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
                                                          Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vasquez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  15   9     5   6             Totals               31   3   7   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,212
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Mariners 5
DP: Orioles 3, Mariners 1
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Smith (1), Murray (4), Paciorek (2), B. Stein (3)
Triples: Garcia (1)
Home Runs: Singleton (8), Lowenstein (3)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (3), Bumbry (3)
Caught Stealing: Garcia (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (2), R. Jones (2)
GIDP: Roberts (4), Valentine (3), Cruz (2)
Hit by Pitch: Roenicke (3,by Vasquez)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(4-2)         8     6   2   2   2   4   0  30   4.05
Stanhouse               1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.30
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   5   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(0-3)         2     5   3   3   3   0   0  12   4.71
Vasquez                 2.1   5   2   2   1   2   1  12   4.85
Montague                4.1   5   4   4   1   3   1  18   3.16
Rawley                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.51
Totals                  9    15   9   9   5   6   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Vasquez (1)

Umpires: HP - George Eshelman, 1B - Mike Fitzpatrick, 2B - Jay Levet, 3B - Bud Brown


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to second; Dauer flied out to right;
Singleton flied out to center; Murray grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to right; B. Stein reached on an
error by Garcia [Cruz to third]; Paciorek singled to center
[Cruz scored, B. Stein to second]; Roberts grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [B. Stein to third,
Paciorek out at second]; Horton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke walked; Lowenstein singled to center
[Roenicke to third]; Lowenstein stole second; Smith doubled to
center [Roenicke scored, Lowenstein scored]; Garcia walked;
Dempsey forced Smith (first to third) [Garcia to second]; Bumbry
singled to center [Garcia scored, Dempsey out at third (center
to second to third), Bumbry out at second (third to second)]; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: R. Jones walked; Cox lined to shortstop; Valentine
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [R.
Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to center; Singleton walked [Dauer to
second]; VASQUEZ REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Murray doubled to
left [Dauer out at home (left to catcher), Singleton to third];
Roenicke struck out; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza flied out to center; Cruz was called out
on strikes; B. Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
singled to left; Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Dempsey singled to right; Bumbry flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek doubled to right; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton flied out to right [Paciorek to
third]; R. Jones singled to center [Paciorek scored]; Cox
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Mariners 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer flied out to center; Singleton homered;
Murray singled to right; Roenicke was hit by a pitch [Murray to
second]; Lowenstein walked [Murray to third, Roenicke to
second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED VASQUEZ (PITCHING); Smith forced
Lowenstein (second unassisted) [Murray scored, Roenicke to
third]; Garcia was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Valentine walked; Mendoza struck out; Cruz
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Mariners 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
singled to left [Bumbry out at second (left to second)]; Dauer
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Mariners
2.

MARINERS 6TH: B. Stein grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
singled to third; Roberts grounded out (second to first)
[Paciorek to second]; Horton popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Mariners 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Murray
flied out to center; Roenicke grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: R. Jones was called out on strikes; Cox grounded
out (third to first); Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Mariners 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Lowenstein struck out; Smith struck out; Garcia
tripled to center; Dempsey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); GARCIA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA;
Milbourne popped to second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); B. Stein doubled to center; Paciorek grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Mariners 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bumbry
singled to right; Bumbry stole second; Dauer singled to third
[Bumbry to third]; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bumbry
scored]; Murray walked [Dauer to second]; Roenicke flied out to
center; Lowenstein homered [Dauer scored, Murray scored]; RAWLEY
REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Belanger struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Roberts
walked; Horton singled to center [Roberts to third]; R. Jones
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Roberts scored]; STINSON BATTED
FOR COX; Stinson struck out; MEYER BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
9, Mariners 3.