Driving in four runs with a pair of homers, Gary Roenicke sparked the Orioles to a 6-4 victory over the Royals. Lee May doubled and Benny Ayala reached first on an error before Roenicke unloaded his first round-tripper to put the Birds ahead, 3-0, in the second inning.

Roenicke clouted his 17th circuit clout of the season in the seventh. Doug DeCinces knocked in the other Oriole runs with a sacrifice fly in the fourth and single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  3  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   6 10  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   4  8  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .168      Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
Dauer 2b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .252      Washington 2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .295
  Lowenstein pr,rf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Brett 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .323
May dh                5   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Murray 1b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .296      Porter dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Ayala lf              3   1   0   0     0   1   .243      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
  Bumbry cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   2     0   0   .252        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Roenicke cf,lf        4   2   2   4     0   0   .273      Wilson lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .305
Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  10   6     3   4             Totals               35   4   8   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 30,193
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Royals 5
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 1
Errors: Ayala, Washington 2, Splittorff
Doubles: May (10), Dauer (14), Brett (26), Porter (14), Patek (14)
Triples: Scott (3)
Home Runs: Roenicke 2 (17)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (8)
Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (3)
GIDP: Singleton (12)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(6-3)         6.1   8   4   4   1   3   0  28   3.58
Ford SV(1)              2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.08
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   4   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(10-11)     7.2   8   6   2   2   4   2  33   3.90
Quisenberry             1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.93
Totals                  9    10   6   2   3   4   2  40

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - George Maloney


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Washington popped to second; Otis
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May doubled to right; Murray popped to second;
Ayala reached on an error by Washington [May to third]; DeCinces
popped to second; Roenicke homered (unearned) [May scored
(unearned), Ayala scored (unearned)]; Dempsey walked; Belanger
lined to pitcher; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett flied out to right; Cowens grounded out
(second to first); Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Wathan
flied out to right; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray singled to left; Murray was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Splittorff [Murray to third]; Ayala
struck out; DeCinces out on a sacrifice fly to first in foul
territory [Murray scored (unearned)]; Roenicke grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Washington
flied out to center; Otis walked; Brett singled to left [Otis to
second]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Royals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to left; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dempsey to second]; Dauer was
called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter singled to right; Scott flied out to center;
Wathan flied out to left; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: May reached on an error by Washington; Murray lined
to third; Ayala lined to third; DeCinces forced May (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to center; Washington singled to
left; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Washington to
second]; Brett doubled to left [Washington scored, Brett to
third (error by Ayala)]; Cowens popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Royals 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke homered; Dempsey flied out to left;
Belanger singled to left; Belanger was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: BUMBRY REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Porter doubled to right; Scott tripled
[Porter scored]; Wathan flied out to center; Wilson singled to
third [Scott scored]; Patek doubled to left [Wilson scored];
FORD REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Washington grounded out
(second to first); Otis struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); May
was called out on strikes; Murray walked; Bumbry singled to
center [Murray to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); DeCinces singled to right [Murray scored, Bumbry to
third]; Roenicke flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens flied
out to right; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Dauer doubled to right; Singleton
was walked intentionally; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR SINGLETON; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Scott lined
to second; QUIRK BATTED FOR WATHAN; Quirk flied out to center;
Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Royals 4.