Homers by John Lowenstein and Billy Smith powered the Orioles to a 3-2 triumph over the Angels. The Orioles trailed, 2-0, when Lowenstein hit a solo homer with one out in the seventh inning. After a single by Eddie Murray, Smith blasted his round-tripper that produced the winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      8, 1979 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  7  2
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Lansford 3b           4   0   0   1     0   1   .316
Kelly dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Ford cf               3   0   1   1     0   1   .288
  Ayala ph,dh         1   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Downing dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .350
  Roenicke lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Rudi rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .232
Lowenstein lf,rf      4   1   3   1     0   1   .287        Harlow pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Smith 2b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .218        Hampton pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Dauer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Donohue c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Anderson ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .266
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     1   3             Totals               30   2   5   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 29,062
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Angels 6
DP: Orioles 1, Angels 0
Errors: Dempsey 2
Doubles: Lowenstein (5), Ford (12)
Home Runs: Lowenstein (8), Smith (4)
Caught Stealing: Garcia (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich 2 (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(3-2)         7.2   4   2   0   0   4   0  29   3.65
Stewart                 0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.74
Stanhouse SV(11)        0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.72
Totals                  9     5   2   0   2   5   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(7-7)             7     6   3   3   1   1   2  27   3.88
LaRoche                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   6.39
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   3   2  34

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was called out on strikes; Garcia walked;
Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Grich flied out to right; Lansford struck out; Ford
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (second to first);
Lowenstein doubled; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Lowenstein to third]; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor was called out on strikes; Downing popped to
first; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
grounded out (third to first); Bumbry singled to second; Garcia
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Aikens struck out; Donohue grounded out (shortstop
to first); Anderson flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
flied out to right; Lowenstein singled to right; Murray flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich flied out to center; Lansford grounded out
(third to first); Ford doubled; Baylor popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer flied
out to center; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Rudi struck
out; Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Donohue singled to center; Anderson reached on an
error by Dempsey [Donohue to second]; Grich reached on an error
by Dempsey on a sacrifice bunt [Donohue to third, Anderson to
second]; Lansford forced Grich (shortstop to second) [Donohue
scored (unearned), Anderson to third]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Anderson scored (unearned)]; Baylor flied out to left;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton flied out to left; Lowenstein homered;
Murray singled to left; Smith homered [Murray scored]; Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Downing flied out to right; Rudi singled to left;
Aikens flied out to center; Donohue forced Rudi (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Bumbry popped to
shortstop; Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); AYALA BATTED
FOR KELLY; Ayala singled to center; Singleton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LOWENSTEIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ROENICKE REPLACED SINGLETON
(PLAYING LF); Anderson singled to left; Grich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Anderson to second]; Lansford flied
out to center; STEWART REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Ford struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Murray flied
out to right; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
singled to center; Rudi walked [Downing to second]; STANHOUSE
REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); HARLOW RAN FOR RUDI; Aikens walked
[Downing to third, Harlow to second]; HAMPTON RAN FOR AIKENS;
DAVIS BATTED FOR DONOHUE; Davis hit into a double play (left to
left to catcher) [Downing out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Angels 2.