Starting in place of Jim Palmer, who was scratched because of a sore right elbow, Sammy Stewart pitched a two-hitter as the Orioles defeated the Royals, 3-1. Al Cowens got both of the Royals' hits, including a homer in the fifth inning. The Orioles tied the score in their half on a walk to Gary Roenicke, single by Eddie Murray and sacrifice fly by Doug DeCinces.

Royals' starter Steve Busby departed in the sixth inning and the Orioles took advantage of reliever Renie Martin's wildness to score two runs in the eighth. After two walks, a sacrifice bunt and an intentional pass loaded the bases, Roenicke came up next and lashed the winning single. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      7, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   3  5  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .346      Bumbry cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .290
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Dauer 2b,3b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .258
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Singleton rf          2   0   0   0     1   2   .318
Porter c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .300        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .135
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      May dh                3   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Cowens dh             3   1   2   1     0   0   .315      Roenicke lf           3   1   1   2     1   0   .296
Poquette rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   1     0   0   .200
Washington 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Lowenstein rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .309
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Garcia ss,2b          2   0   0   0     1   2   .248
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stewart p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   2   1     4   4             Totals               24   3   5   3     7   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 13,724
Left on Base: Royals 4, Orioles 6
DP: Royals 3, Orioles 0
Errors: Wilson, Murray
Doubles: Murray (10)
Home Runs: Cowens (5)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (25), Brett (9)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Singleton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (1)
GIDP: Dauer (8), Dempsey (7), Murray (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   5     3   1   1   4   2   0  20   3.04
Martin L(0-3)           2.1   2   2   2   3   3   0  12   7.90
Hrabosky                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.23
Totals                  8     5   3   3   7   5   0  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stewart W(3-2)          9     2   1   1   4   4   1  32   1.99
Totals                  9     2   1   1   4   4   1  32

Wild Pitches: Busby (1)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Rich Garcia


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Wilson was
picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Brett walked; Brett
stole second; Otis struck out; Porter walked; LaCock flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Dauer grounded into a
double play (third to shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at
second]; Singleton walked; May grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
flied out to center; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke made an out to shortstop; Murray flied out
to left; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
flied out to right; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia struck out; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to left; Porter grounded out (first
to pitcher); LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
struck out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens homered; Poquette flied out to right; Patek
struck out; Washington reached on an error by Murray; Wilson
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke walked; Murray singled to left [Roenicke
to third, Murray to second (error by Wilson)]; DeCinces hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Roenicke scored]; Garcia walked;
Dempsey grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garcia out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles
1.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to center; Otis grounded out (first
to pitcher); Porter walked; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry singled to third; Busby threw a wild pitch
[Bumbry to second]; Dauer walked; MARTIN REPLACED BUSBY
(PITCHING); Singleton was called out on strikes; May was called
out on strikes; Roenicke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to shortstop; Cowens was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Poquette grounded out
(second to first); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray doubled to right; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); Garcia struck out; Dempsey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Braun struck out; On a
bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 2B); Bumbry walked;
Dauer walked [Bumbry to second]; Singleton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bumbry to third, Dauer to second]; May
was walked intentionally; Roenicke singled to left [Bumbry
scored, Dauer scored, May to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MARTIN
(PITCHING); Murray grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Roenicke out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 9TH: DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BELANGER
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS); LOWENSTEIN REPLACED DECINCES
(PLAYING RF); GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter flied out to left;
LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 3.