Lee May hit the 10th grand-slam homer of his major league career as the red-hot Orioles beat the Angels, 9-1, for their fourth straight victory and 14th in the last 15 games. Gary Roenicke also homered for the Orioles, connecting with a man on base, and Eddie Murray drove in two runs with a pair of singles. Jim Palmer, who pitched eight innings and allowed only four hits, brought his career record against the Angels to 21-8. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       5, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
Orioles      1  0  4    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   9 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Bumbry cf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .284
Ford cf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .355      Dauer 3b              5   2   3   1     0   1   .341
Carew 1b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .355      Singleton rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .337
Baylor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Harlow rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Aikens dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Murray 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .323
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .237      May dh                4   1   2   4     0   0   .322
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Roenicke lf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .291
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .344      Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   0     2   4             Totals               36   9  13   9     3   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 20,455
Left on Base: Angels 5, Orioles 6
DP: Angels 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Ford, Grich, Dauer
Doubles: Carew (6), Bumbry (4), Dauer (6)
Home Runs: May (6), Roenicke (4)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (4), May (1)
Caught Stealing: Garcia (2)
GIDP: Carew (4), Dempsey (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(2-3)             3     5   5   5   3   0   1  16   5.15
Barr                    3.2   7   4   4   0   2   1  18   4.50
D. Miller               1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.50
Totals                  8    13   9   9   3   3   2  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(4-1)           8     4   1   0   2   4   0  30   2.70
Stoddard                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.29
Totals                  9     4   1   0   2   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Wayne Keister, 2B - Jim O'Connor, 3B - Bob Roesner


ANGELS 1ST: Lansford struck out; Ford flied out to center; Carew
singled to left; Baylor made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Dauer flied out to center; Singleton
walked [Bumbry to second]; Murray singled to center [Bumbry
scored, Singleton to second]; May flied out to left; Roenicke
lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (third to first); Rudi flied out
to center; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); Garcia
singled to center; Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich flied out to center; Campaneris flied out to
left; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; Dauer
singled to center; Singleton singled to center [Dauer to third
(error by Ford), Singleton to second]; Murray was walked
intentionally; May homered [Dauer scored, Singleton scored,
Murray scored]; Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first);
Smith flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Orioles 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford singled to center; Carew walked [Ford to
second]; Baylor reached on an error by Dauer [Ford scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Carew to third, Baylor to second]; Aikens
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rudi walked; Downing made
an out to second; Grich struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: BARR REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Garcia reached on an
error by Grich; Dempsey grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Garcia out at second]; On a bunt Bumbry
singled; Bumbry stole second; Dauer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Campaneris made an out to first; Lansford flied out
to right; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray
grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled to left; May stole
second; Roenicke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew doubled to left; Baylor flied out to center;
Aikens lined to center; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
struck out; Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ANGELS 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Downing
struck out; Grich grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry doubled to left; Dauer doubled to right
[Bumbry scored]; Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray
singled to right [Dauer scored]; May made an out to second;
Roenicke homered [Murray scored]; Smith singled to left; D.
MILLER REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Belanger struck out; 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 9.

ANGELS 8TH: HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Lansford
popped to catcher in foul territory; Ford singled to right;
Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Dauer singled to center; Harlow
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Orioles 9.

ANGELS 9TH: STODDARD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Baylor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Aikens grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Orioles 9.