Playing before a Jacket Night crowd of 51,381, the second largest turnout in Baltimore history, the Orioles went on a hitting spree and defeated the Angels, 10-2. Eddie Murray batted in three runs with a homer and two singles. John Lowenstein capped the attack with a three-run triple in the eighth inning. Baltimore Orioles 10, California Angels 2Game Played on Saturday, July 21, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumAngels 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 6 4 Orioles 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 3 x - 10 13 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Belanger ss 5 2 3 0 0 2 .146 Harlow ph,cf 1 0 0 0 2 1 .193 Kelly lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 .313 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .304 Bumbry cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Carew 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .349 Singleton rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 .295 Baylor lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Roenicke lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Aikens dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277 Murray 1b 4 2 3 3 1 0 .289 Ford rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Lowenstein cf,lf,rf 2 1 1 3 3 1 .270 Downing c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .345 May dh 5 1 1 1 0 1 .277 Anderson ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .242 DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .244 Thon 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .323 Dauer 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .251 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Botting p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 8 7 Totals 36 10 13 8 6 9 Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 51,381 Left on Base: Angels 11, Orioles 8 DP: Angels 3, Orioles 2 Errors: Carew, Anderson, Thon 2, DeCinces Doubles: Kelly (8), Bumbry (16) Triples: Lowenstein (1) Home Runs: Aikens (16), Murray (12) Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (13), Belanger (4), Kelly (2) Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (3) GIDP: Ford (11), Downing (11), May 2 (13), Singleton (11) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(12-7) 4 7 6 4 4 6 0 23 2.71 Barlow 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.79 Botting 2 5 4 4 1 3 1 12 21.21 Totals 8 13 10 8 6 9 1 42 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stewart W(6-3) 8 6 2 2 5 6 1 34 2.99 Stoddard 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1.65 Stanhouse 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2.54 Totals 9 6 2 2 8 7 1 40 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Dale Ford ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Lansford struck out; Carew walked [R. Miller to second]; Baylor flied out to right; Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger was called out on strikes; Kelly struck out; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ANGELS 2ND: Ford walked; Downing singled to center [Ford to third]; Anderson struck out; Thon walked [Downing to second]; R. Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray made an out to shortstop; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein stole second; May singled to left [Lowenstein scored]; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [May to second]; Dauer singled to right [May scored]; Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 2. ANGELS 3RD: Carew flied out to left; Baylor flied out to center; Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to center; Kelly reached on an error by Thon [Belanger to second]; Belanger stole third and Kelly stole second; Singleton struck out; Murray singled to left [Belanger scored (unearned), Kelly scored (error by Thon; assists by Anderson and Lansford) (unearned), Murray to second (error by Carew)]; Rod Carew called for obstruction during rundown; Lowenstein walked; May grounded into a double play (third to first) [Murray out at third]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 4. ANGELS 4TH: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Downing walked; Anderson flied out to center; Thon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces was called out on strikes; Dauer walked; Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 4. ANGELS 5TH: HARLOW BATTED FOR R. MILLER; Harlow struck out; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Kelly doubled to left; Singleton singled to left [Kelly to third]; Murray singled to center [Kelly scored, Singleton to second]; Lowenstein walked [Singleton to third, Murray to second]; BARLOW REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Singleton scored (no RBI), Murray to third, Lowenstein out at second]; DeCinces walked; Dauer forced DeCinces (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 6. ANGELS 6TH: Baylor reached on an error by DeCinces; Aikens flied out to right; Ford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger singled to third; Kelly reached on a fielder's choice [Belanger to second (error by Anderson; assist by Thon)]; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Orioles 6. ANGELS 7TH: BUMBRY REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING CF); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Downing flied out to center; Anderson singled to center; Thon singled to center [Anderson to second]; Harlow walked [Anderson to third, Thon to second]; Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Anderson scored, Thon to third]; Carew flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Orioles 6. ORIOLES 7TH: BOTTING REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Murray homered; Lowenstein struck out; May made an out to first; DeCinces singled to third; Dauer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Orioles 7. ANGELS 8TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Aikens homered; Ford singled to right; Downing grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Ford out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger singled to right; Bumbry doubled to right [Belanger to third]; Singleton struck out; Murray was walked intentionally; Lowenstein tripled [Belanger scored, Bumbry scored, Murray scored]; May struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Orioles 10. ANGELS 9TH: STODDARD REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Anderson made an out to first; Thon walked; STANHOUSE REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Harlow walked (walk was charged to Stoddard) [Thon to second]; ROENICKE REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lansford flied out to right; Carew walked [Thon to third, Harlow to second]; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Orioles 10. |
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