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.

Nolan Ryan, in his first start since pitching a one-hitter against the Yankees, was knocked out in the fifth inning after giving up seven of the Orioles' 13 hits and six runs, two of them unearned. Rod Carew, playing for the first time since June 1, went hitless in three at-bats. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, California Angels 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      21, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Angels       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.