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Homers by Ken Singleton and Lee May provided an early five-run lead and propelled the Orioles to an 8-0 victory over the Royals behind the three-hit hurling of Mike Flanagan. Singleton smashed his homer with two men on base in the first inning and May connected with one aboard in the third. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Royals 0Game Played on Friday, July 27, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumOrioles 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 8 14 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 6 1 3 0 0 1 .280 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Garcia ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Wathan dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Roenicke lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .298 Singleton rf 4 1 2 3 1 0 .303 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .295 Porter c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .299 Lowenstein lf,rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .244 DeCinces 3b 2 3 0 0 3 1 .256 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 May dh 4 2 3 2 1 0 .284 Wilson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Dauer 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .252 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 5 0 2 1 0 1 .253 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 8 14 7 6 7 Totals 30 0 3 0 1 8 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 33,629 Left on Base: Orioles 11, Royals 4 DP: Orioles 0, Royals 1 Errors: White, Brett Doubles: Garcia (11), Dempsey (17), Patek (12) Home Runs: Singleton (25), May (15) Caught Stealing: Bumbry (11) Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (3) GIDP: Dempsey (10) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(14-6) 9 3 0 0 1 8 0 31 3.59 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 8 0 31 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(6-8) 2 8 5 5 2 4 2 16 4.53 Rodriguez 7 6 3 1 4 3 0 30 4.58 Totals 9 14 8 6 6 7 2 46 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Bill Deegan ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Garcia doubled to left [Bumbry to third]; Singleton homered [Bumbry scored, Garcia scored]; Murray singled to center; Lowenstein flied out to center; DeCinces struck out; May singled to left [Murray to third]; Dauer was called out on strikes; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: White struck out; Wathan struck out; Otis singled to right; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey singled to left; On a bunt Bumbry singled [Dempsey to second]; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dempsey to third, Bumbry to second]; Singleton was walked intentionally; Murray struck out; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Porter struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces walked; May homered [DeCinces scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Dauer flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to left; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek doubled to left; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (catcher to first) [Patek to third]; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to left; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces walked; May grounded out (third to pitcher to first) [DeCinces to second]; Dauer popped to shortstop; Dempsey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Porter walked; Scott was called out on strikes; Patek forced Porter (pitcher to second); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry struck out; Garcia grounded out (third to first); Singleton singled to right; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; On a bunt Wathan grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Lowenstein struck out; DeCinces walked; May walked [DeCinces to second]; Dauer singled to left [DeCinces scored, May to third]; Dempsey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Brett flied out to left; Cowens flied out to right; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Royals 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Garcia popped to first in foul territory; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: ROENICKE REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING LF); BELANGER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Scott struck out; Patek popped to third; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Royals 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Murray lined to first; Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces reached on an error by Brett; May singled to left [DeCinces to second]; Dauer singled to left [DeCinces scored (error by White) (unearned), May to second]; Dempsey doubled to left [May scored (unearned), Dauer to third]; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: White flied out to left; Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); Otis singled to left; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Royals 0. |
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