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Tossing a four-hitter, Paul Splittorff pitched the Royals to a 4-2 triumph over the Orioles. The Royals took the lead in the first inning when Willie Wilson struck out but reached first on a passed ball, stole second and scored on a single by George Brett. Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 2Game Played on Thursday, August 16, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRoyals 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Wilson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .294 Belanger ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .173
Cowens rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .297 Ayala lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271
Brett 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .329 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .287
Porter c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .289 May dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275
LaCock 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .285 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 Roenicke cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .267
Quirk dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .315 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229
White 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Dauer 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251
Cruz ss 3 1 1 2 0 1 .209 Skaggs c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 9 3 3 6 Totals 30 2 4 2 2 3
Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 18,932
Left on Base: Royals 8, Orioles 3
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 1
Errors: D. Martinez
Doubles: White (17)
Home Runs: Cruz (2), Roenicke (18)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (51), Cowens (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (1)
GIDP: Otis (7), Skaggs (6)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Splittorff W(12-12) 9 4 2 2 2 3 1 32 3.82
Totals 9 4 2 2 2 3 1 32
Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
D. Martinez L(14-9) 9 9 4 3 3 6 1 39 3.69
Totals 9 9 4 3 3 6 1 39
Passed Balls: Skaggs (4)
Balks: D. Martinez (2)
Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Cowens struck out; Wilson stole second; Brett singled to
center [Wilson scored (unearned)]; Porter flied out to left;
LaCock popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Ayala grounded out
(first unassisted); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to right; Quirk struck out; White
doubled [Otis to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis
scored, White to third]; D. Martinez balked [White scored];
Frank White out trying to steal home but 3B umpire Steve Palermo
called the balk; Earl Weaver ejected by Palermo after bumping
the arbiter; On a bunt Wilson singled [Wilson to second
(error by D. Martinez)]; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 2ND: May struck out; Murray grounded out (first to
pitcher); Roenicke homered; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Porter flied
out to left; LaCock singled to first; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.
ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to left; Skaggs grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at
second]; Belanger walked; Ayala singled to left [Belanger to
second]; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Orioles 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Quirk singled to second; White flied out to left;
Cruz struck out; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Orioles 1.
ORIOLES 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray made
an out to second; Roenicke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled to center; Cowens stole second; Brett
flied out to center [Cowens to third]; Porter walked; LaCock
walked [Porter to second]; Otis grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [LaCock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 1.
ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces made an out to second; Dauer flied out to
left; Skaggs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3,
Orioles 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Quirk struck out; White made an out to first; Cruz
homered; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 1.
ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger walked; Ayala grounded out (third to
first) [Belanger to second]; Singleton made an out to second;
May singled to left [Belanger scored]; Murray forced May
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles
2.
ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
flied out to center; Porter walked; LaCock forced Porter (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.
ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke flied out to left; DeCinces grounded out
(third to first); Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Quirk grounded
out (second to first); White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.
ORIOLES 8TH: DEMPSEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger lined to second; Ayala flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.
ROYALS 9TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cruz flied out
to left; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Cowens singled
to third; Brett lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Orioles 2.
ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton struck out; May grounded out (second to
first); Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2.
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