Rookie righthander Craig Chamberlain pitched his second straight complete-game victory since coming up to the Royals from Jacksonville (Southern) and defeated the Orioles, 7-1. Jim Palmer, making his first start for the Orioles since July 1, was nicked for a run on a triple by Darrell Porter and an infield out by Clint Hurdle in the second inning before departing in the fourth when the Royals scored three unearned runs.

With the bases loaded, first baseman Eddie Murray threw wildly to the plate on a grounder by Jamie Quirk, allowing two more runs to score, and the third counted on a sacrifice fly by Frank White. Porter iced the victory with a three-run homer off Sammy Stewart in the ninth. Chamberlain held the Orioles to three hits, with their run coming on a homer by Ken Singleton. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Friday, August    17, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  3  -   7  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf,lf          5   1   1   0     0   2   .293      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Cowens rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Brett 3b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .330      Singleton rf          3   1   1   1     1   2   .288
Porter c              4   2   3   3     0   0   .293      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
LaCock 1b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .285      Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .314
Hurdle lf             4   1   0   1     1   1   .233      May dh                3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Otis cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .291      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Quirk dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
White 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .252        Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Cruz ss               3   0   0   0     1   1   .202        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Chamberlain p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .251
                                                            Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   8   5     5   6             Totals               30   1   3   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 29,348
Left on Base: Royals 8, Orioles 5
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Smith, Murray
Doubles: Brett (37), Kelly (9)
Triples: Porter (10)
Home Runs: Porter (14), Singleton (30)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (52)
Sacrifice Hits: Porter (3)
Sacrifice Flies: White (6)
Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Chamberlain)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chamberlain W(2-0)      9     3   1   1   2   4   1  33   1.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   4   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(7-4)           3.2   3   4   1   3   2   0  18   3.20
Stewart                 5.1   5   3   2   2   4   1  24   3.50
Totals                  9     8   7   3   5   6   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Chamberlain (1)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Bill Haller


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Cowens struck out; Brett flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Smith made an out to catcher;
Singleton walked; Murray made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter tripled to left; LaCock made an out to
catcher; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted) [Porter scored];
Quirk flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); May made
an out to first; DeCinces made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz
flied out to center; Wilson singled to second; Cowens lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to right; Garcia struck out;
Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett doubled to right; Porter made an out to third;
LaCock walked; Hurdle walked [Brett to third, LaCock to second];
Quirk reached on an error by Murray [Brett scored (unearned) (no
RBI), LaCock scored (unearned), Hurdle to third, Quirk to
second]; White hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hurdle scored
(unearned), Quirk to third]; Cruz walked; STEWART REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); Wilson struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith flied out to right; Singleton homered; Murray
flied out to center; Kelly doubled; May made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled to center; Brett singled to center
[Cowens to second]; Porter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Cowens to third, Brett to second]; LaCock was walked
intentionally; Hurdle struck out; Quirk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz was
called out on strikes; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens flied out to center; Brett grounded out
(second to first); Porter singled to right; LaCock singled to
left [Porter to second]; Hurdle made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray flied out to right; Kelly flied out to
right; May was hit by a pitch; DeCinces flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Quirk grounded out (third to first); White popped to
third in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: AYALA BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Ayala grounded out (first
to pitcher); CROWLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Crowley grounded out
(second to first); Bumbry singled to second; Smith flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING SS); SKAGGS
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Wilson reached on an error by
Smith; Cowens flied out to right; Wilson stole second; Brett was
walked intentionally; Porter homered [Wilson scored (unearned),
Brett scored]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); Hurdle
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OTIS
REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING CF); Singleton struck out; Murray
grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly walked; May forced Kelly
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles
1.