Lee May belted a grand-slam homer and Ken Singleton drove in five runs with a homer and single, powering the Orioles to a 12-1 rout of the Mariners. The Orioles opened a 3-0 lead in the third inning when Singleton connected for his 24th round-tripper with two mates aboard.

The Orioles then erupted for nine runs in the fourth, all coming after two out. Key hits in the big inning were a two-run single by Singleton and May's 11th career bases-loaded blast, which followed singles by Eddie Murray and John Lowenstein and a walk to Doug DeCinces. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 12, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      26, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  2
Orioles      0  0  3    9  0  0    0  0  x  -  12 10  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Bumbry cf             4   2   1   0     1   1   .277
R. Jones cf           4   0   0   1     1   0   .249      Garcia ss             5   2   1   1     0   1   .254
Bochte 1b             1   0   1   0     2   0   .332      Singleton rf          4   2   2   5     1   0   .301
  Beamon pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Roenicke lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Murray 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Meyer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Lowenstein lf,rf      4   1   1   1     0   0   .278
  B. Stein 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      DeCinces 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .258
Simpson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      May dh                4   1   1   4     0   1   .277
Roberts lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .249
Stinson c             2   1   1   0     2   0   .253      Dempsey c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Valentine ss        2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
R. Stein p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dressler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   5   1     5   2             Totals               36  12  10  12     3   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 17,473
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Orioles 3
DP: Mariners 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Meyer, Mendoza, DeCinces
Doubles: Dauer (13), Dempsey (16), Murray (19)
Home Runs: Singleton (24), May (14)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. Stein L(0-1)         3.2   4   6   5   2   2   1  19   6.00
Montague                0     5   6   6   1   0   1   6   5.58
Dressler                2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   6.05
Hinton                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   6.23
Totals                  8    10  12  11   3   4   2  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(8-7)            9     5   1   1   5   2   0  38   3.91
Totals                  9     5   1   1   5   2   0  38

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Bill Haller


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne lined to left; R. Jones walked; Bochte
singled to left [R. Jones to third]; Horton was called out on
strikes; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia struck out;
Singleton walked; Murray reached on an error by Meyer [Singleton
to second]; Lowenstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Simpson grounded out (second to first); Roberts
made an out to second; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to right; May flied out to
right; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza flied out to left; Milbourne singled to
center; R. Jones made an out to third; Bochte walked [Milbourne
to second]; Horton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey reached on an error by Mendoza; Bumbry
singled to left [Dempsey to second]; Garcia forced Dempsey
(pitcher to third) [Bumbry to second]; Singleton homered [Bumbry
scored, Garcia scored (unearned)]; Murray grounded out (second
to first); Lowenstein flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to left; Simpson grounded out
(second to first); Roberts reached on an error by DeCinces
[Roberts to second]; Stinson singled to first [Roberts to
third]; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces made an out to catcher; May struck out;
Dauer doubled to right; Dempsey doubled to center [Dauer
scored]; Bumbry was walked intentionally; MONTAGUE REPLACED R.
STEIN (PITCHING); Garcia singled to right [Dempsey scored,
Bumbry to third, Garcia to second (on throw)]; Singleton singled
to left [Bumbry scored, Garcia scored]; Murray singled to center
[Singleton to second]; Lowenstein singled to left [Singleton
scored, Murray to third]; DeCinces walked [Lowenstein to
second]; May homered [Murray scored, Lowenstein scored, DeCinces
scored]; DRESSLER REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Dauer made an
out to third; 9 R, 7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 12.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); R. Jones
grounded out (third to first); Bochte walked; BEAMON RAN FOR
BOCHTE; Horton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Orioles 12.

ORIOLES 5TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey lined
to left; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles
12.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer grounded out (third to first); Simpson
grounded out (second to first); Roberts grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Orioles 12.

ORIOLES 6TH: VALENTINE REPLACED MENDOZA (PLAYING SS); Singleton
made an out to first; Murray doubled; Lowenstein lined to
center; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Orioles 12.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson walked; Valentine singled to left [Stinson
to second]; Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stinson
to third, Valentine to second]; R. Jones grounded out (second to
first) [Stinson scored, Valentine to third]; Beamon grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 12.

ORIOLES 7TH: B. STEIN REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); HINTON
REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); May flied out to right; Dauer made
an out to third; Dempsey made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 12.

MARINERS 8TH: Horton flied out to center; B. Stein flied out to
center; Simpson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Orioles 12.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop
to first); Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 12.

MARINERS 9TH: ROENICKE REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF);
LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Roberts struck out;
Stinson walked; Valentine flied out to center; Milbourne singled
to right [Stinson to second]; R. Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Orioles 12.