Posting their 12th victory in the last 14 games, the Orioles prevailed over the Brewers, 9-5. The Birds led by only 5-4 in the ninth inning when Eddie Murray blasted a grand-slam homer to put the game safely away.

The Orioles scored four times in the third inning on a single by John Lowenstein, a stolen base, throwing error by Brewer catcher Buck Martinez, single by Rick Dempsey, double by Rich Dauer and two-run homer by Ken Singleton. Dempsey hit a solo homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium
Orioles      0  0  4    0  1  0    0  0  4  -   9 15  0
Brewers      0  1  0    2  1  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Molitor 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .308
Dauer 2b              5   2   4   1     0   0   .257      Money dh              5   1   2   1     0   1   .258
Singleton rf          3   2   1   2     2   0   .301      Davis lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Murray 1b             5   1   3   4     0   1   .296        Oglivie ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .260
May dh                5   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
DeCinces 3b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Lezcano rf            2   1   1   1     2   0   .334
Roenicke lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Cooper 1b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .302
  Lowenstein ph,lf    5   1   2   0     0   1   .275      Bando 3b              3   1   1   2     1   1   .234
Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .168      Martinez c            2   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Dempsey c             4   2   2   2     0   1   .255        Moore ph,c          2   1   1   0     0   0   .350
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  15   9     2   4             Totals               35   5   9   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 36,105
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Brewers 6
DP: Orioles 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Cooper, Martinez, Cleveland
Doubles: Dauer 2 (16), Murray (21), Lowenstein (7)
Home Runs: Singleton (26), Dempsey (5), Murray (14), Lezcano (15), Bando (8), Money (3)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (15)
Caught Stealing: Garcia (7)
GIDP: Garcia (12), Molitor (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                3.1   6   3   3   2   2   2  18   3.68
Stewart W(7-4)          5.2   3   2   2   1   4   1  20   3.28
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   6   3  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(2-7)         2.2   5   4   4   0   2   1  13   5.24
Cleveland               6.1  10   5   5   2   2   2  30   4.89
Totals                  9    15   9   9   2   4   3  43

Passed Balls: Martinez (2)
Wild Pitches: Stewart (4)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry made an out to first; Dauer grounded out
(third to first); Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
flied out to center; Davis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray struck out; May lined to shortstop; DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas lined to third; Lezcano homered; Cooper
struck out; Bando walked; Yount singled to center [Bando to
third]; Martinez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Lowenstein singled
to center; Lowenstein stole second [Lowenstein to third (error
by Martinez)]; Garcia struck out; Dempsey singled to left
[Lowenstein scored]; Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer doubled to
left [Dempsey scored]; Singleton homered [Dauer scored]; Murray
doubled to left; CLEVELAND REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Molitor
grounded out (second to first); Money singled to left; Davis
flied out to center; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Brewers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein lined to first; Garcia singled to center; Garcia was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano walked; Cooper forced Lezcano (second to
shortstop); Bando homered [Cooper scored]; Yount singled to
right; Martinez singled to center [Yount to third]; STEWART
REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Molitor grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Martinez out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Brewers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey homered; Bumbry popped to third in foul
territory; Dauer singled to left; Singleton flied out to center;
Murray singled to left [Dauer to second]; May flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Money homered; Davis grounded out (pitcher to
first); Thomas struck out; Lezcano flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces singled to center; Lowenstein reached on
an error by Cooper [DeCinces to second]; Garcia grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [DeCinces to third,
Lowenstein out at second]; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper flied out to left; Bando struck out; Yount
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
singled to left; Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Martinez
allowed a passed ball [Dauer to third, Singleton to second];
Murray grounded out (first unassisted); May flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: MOORE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Moore grounded out
(third to first); Molitor grounded out (third to first); Money
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DeCinces flied
out to left; Lowenstein doubled; Garcia lined to pitcher;
Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); OGLIVIE
BATTED FOR DAVIS; Oglivie struck out; Thomas grounded out (third
to first); Lezcano walked; Cooper popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bumbry singled
to second; Bumbry was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Cleveland [Bumbry to second]; Dauer doubled to left [Bumbry
to third]; Singleton was walked intentionally; Murray homered
[Bumbry scored, Dauer scored, Singleton scored]; May grounded
out (third to first); DeCinces popped to catcher in foul
territory; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Bando grounded out (third to first); Yount flied
out to center; Moore singled to center; Stewart threw a wild
pitch [Moore to second]; Molitor singled to center [Moore
scored]; Money flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 9, Brewers 5.