Behind the three-hit hurling of Dennis Martinez, the Orioles downed the A's, 3-1. The Orioles' first run came in the third inning when Al Bumbry walked and scored on a single by Mark Belanger and subsequent error by left fielder Larry Murray. Gary Roenicke smashed a homer in the fourth and singles by Roenicke, Rich Dauer and Benny Ayala produced the Orioles' final tally in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       10, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Orioles      0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .227      Bumbry cf             3   1   0   0     1   2   .278
Murray lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Belanger ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .121
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .325      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .315
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Harlow rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Page dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Roenicke lf           4   2   3   1     0   1   .338
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Dauer 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .305
Newman c              3   0   1   0     0   2   .192      Ayala dh              3   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Klutts 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .255        Crowley ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
  McCatty p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .176
                                                          D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   4             Totals               31   3   8   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  7,466
Left on Base: A's 3, Orioles 8
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Murray
Doubles: Newman (3)
Triples: Klutts (1)
Home Runs: Roenicke (7)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (2)
Caught Stealing: Dauer (1)
GIDP: Page (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(0-5)          5.1   6   3   3   3   4   1  25   5.14
McCatty                 2.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  10   1.13
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   7   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(4-2)      9     3   1   1   2   4   0  31   2.48
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Wayne Keister, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jerry Phipps, 3B - Bob Roesner


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray
flied out to left; Gross walked; Revering grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Belanger flied out to center;
Singleton walked; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero walked; Page grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke was called out on strikes; Dauer singled
to left; Ayala forced Dauer (center to first); Garcia struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman doubled to left; Klutts grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dilone was called out on strikes; Murray
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs popped to first in foul territory; Bumbry
walked; Belanger singled to left [Bumbry scored (error by
Murray), Belanger to second]; Singleton grounded out (second to
first) [Belanger to third]; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Revering
made an out to second; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke homered; Dauer flied out to right; Ayala
struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page struck out; Murphy flied out to center;
Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Skaggs walked; Bumbry flied out to right; Belanger
flied out to left; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Klutts tripled; Dilone grounded out (second to
first) [Klutts scored]; Murray flied out to center; Gross flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to right; Roenicke singled to
center; Dauer singled to center [Roenicke to third]; Ayala
singled to right [Roenicke scored, Dauer to second]; MCCATTY
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Garcia forced Ayala (shortstop to
second) [Dauer to third]; Dauer was caught stealing home
(pitcher to catcher to third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering flied out to center; Guerrero grounded
out (third to first); Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Skaggs flied out to center; Bumbry struck out;
Belanger singled to shortstop; Belanger stole second; Singleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Murphy
popped to first in foul territory; Newman struck out; Klutts
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray struck out; Roenicke singled to left; Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Roenicke to second]; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR AYALA; Crowley was walked intentionally; Garcia was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dilone
grounded out (second to first); Murray singled to center; Gross
flied out to left; Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 3.