Dennis Martinez posted his 10th straight victory and Gary Roenicke, Eddie Murray and Rich Dauer unloaded homers in a four-run fourth inning to lead the Orioles to a 5-3 decision over the Indians. This was the sixth victory in a row for the Orioles and the Indians' fourth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      20, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    4  1  0  -   5  8  0
Indians      1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .240      Hargrove 1b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .204
Ayala lf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Harrah 3b             3   2   1   0     0   0   .265
  Bumbry pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Bonds rf              2   1   1   2     0   1   .318
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Thornton dh           2   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Roenicke cf,lf        2   1   2   1     1   0   .304      Manning cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Hassey c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Murray 1b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .278      Norris lf             1   0   1   0     1   0   .229
May dh                2   1   1   0     1   0   .292      Kuiper 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Dauer 2b              3   1   1   2     0   1   .258      Veryzer ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   5   8   5     3   6             Totals               19   3   7   3     1   1

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 19,553
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Indians 2
DP: Orioles 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Roenicke (5), Ayala (2), Hargrove (2), Harrah (9)
Home Runs: Roenicke (13), Murray (7), Dauer (5), Bonds (11)
Stolen Bases: May (3), Harrah (11)
Caught Stealing: Veryzer (4), Norris (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(10-2)     5     7   3   3   1   1   1  20   3.25
Totals                  5     7   3   3   1   1   1  20

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(9-5)            4.1   7   5   5   2   4   3  22   3.49
Spillner                1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.17
Totals                  6     8   5   5   3   6   3  29

Wild Pitches: Waits (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn


ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia struck out; Ayala was called out on strikes;
Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to center; Harrah reached on a
fielder's choice [Hargrove out at third (pitcher to third)];
Harrah stole second; Bonds struck out; Thornton singled to left
[Harrah scored]; Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke doubled to left; Waits threw a wild pitch
[Roenicke to third]; DeCinces popped to second; Murray grounded
out (third to first); May walked; Dauer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Norris
walked; Kuiper lined into a double play (second to first)
[Norris out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Indians
1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
singled to center; Ayala grounded out (first unassisted) [Garcia
to second]; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to center; Veryzer was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Hargrove flied out to
center; Harrah doubled to right; Bonds homered [Harrah scored];
Thornton grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke homered; DeCinces flied out to right;
Murray homered; May singled to center; May stole second; Dauer
homered [May scored]; Skaggs grounded out (third to first);
Garcia flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning grounded out (second to first); Hassey
flied out to center; Norris singled to shortstop; Norris was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Ayala doubled; BUMBRY RAN FOR AYALA; Singleton
grounded out (third to first); Roenicke walked; SPILLNER
REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); DeCinces struck out; Murray singled
to center [Bumbry scored, Roenicke to second]; May flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kuiper flied out to left;
Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Hargrove singled to
right; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Indians 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Skaggs walked;
Garcia struck out; Bumbry flied out to left; Game called by
rain after 1:37 delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Indians 3.