Manager Earl Weaver was ejected from a game for the eighth time this season in an argument with the umpires, but his banishment did not affect the Orioles, who breezed to a 9-2 victory over the Royals. With Gary Roenicke hitting a homer, the Orioles held a 4-2 lead when Weaver departed in the sixth inning. Doug DeCinces tacked on two runs with a single in the seventh and the Orioles capped their scoring with the final three runs in the eighth, including a triple by Mark Belanger. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    18, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Orioles      0  1  1    0  1  1    2  3  x  -   9 14  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Belanger ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .175
  Quirk ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Roenicke cf,lf        5   3   2   1     0   0   .269
White 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Singleton rf          4   1   3   2     1   0   .292
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .329      Murray 1b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .285
Otis cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .292      DeCinces 3b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .230
Cowens rf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .300      Ayala lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Porter c              4   0   3   1     0   0   .298        Bumbry cf           1   0   0   0     1   0   .287
Wathan 1b             0   0   0   1     1   0   .220      May dh                4   1   2   0     1   0   .275
  Patek ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Dauer 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .251
Hurdle lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Dempsey c             2   2   1   1     1   0   .245
Cruz ss               2   0   1   0     0   0   .208      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCock ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  10   2     1   2             Totals               36   9  14   8     5   0

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance: 37,645
Left on Base: Royals 9, Orioles 10
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Brett, LaCock
Doubles: Brett (38), Singleton (20), Murray (23), May (12)
Triples: Belanger (2)
Home Runs: Roenicke (19)
Caught Stealing: Singleton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (3), Belanger (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (5), Dempsey (4)
GIDP: Dauer (13)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(8-9)             5     8   3   3   2   0   1  24   4.69
Pattin                  1     5   3   3   0   0   0   8   4.52
Hrabosky                2     1   3   2   3   0   0  11   4.53
Totals                  8    14   9   8   5   0   1  43

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(8-4)         5     8   2   2   1   2   0  24   3.65
Ford SV(2)              4     2   0   0   0   0   0  14   1.93
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (5)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by 1B umpire
Steve Palermo sometime in game; Wilson grounded out (second
to first); White lined to left; Brett doubled to right; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to left; Roenicke flied out to
center; Singleton walked; Murray forced Singleton (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to center; Porter singled to right;
Wathan walked [Porter to second]; Hurdle flied out to center;
Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to center; Ayala flied out to
center; May singled to right [DeCinces to third]; Dauer singled
to second [DeCinces scored, May to second]; Dempsey flied out to
left; Belanger popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
0, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson flied out to center; White grounded out
(third to first); Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Roenicke homered; Singleton doubled to left;
Singleton was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Murray
made an out to second; DeCinces made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to left; Cowens singled to center;
Porter singled to right [Cowens to third]; Wathan hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cowens scored]; Hurdle flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Ayala flied out to left; May grounded out (third to
first); Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Cruz singled to left; Wilson struck out; White
struck out; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey singled to left; Belanger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dempsey to second]; Roenicke
flied out to left; Singleton singled to left [Dempsey scored];
Murray doubled to left [Singleton to third]; DeCinces walked;
Ayala made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1,
Orioles 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Cowens singled to center [Otis
to third]; Porter singled to right [Otis scored, Cowens to
second]; FORD REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Wathan out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cowens to third, Porter to
second]; Hurdle made an out to shortstop; LACOCK BATTED FOR
CRUZ; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: PATEK REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING SS); LACOCK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); May
doubled to right; Dauer grounded out (second to first) [May to
third]; Dempsey hit a sacrifice fly to left [May scored];
Belanger flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Orioles 4.

ROYALS 7TH: ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY
REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING CF); QUIRK BATTED FOR WILSON; Quirk
grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (third to
first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke singled to left; Singleton singled to
center [Roenicke to second]; Murray singled to pitcher [Roenicke
to third, Singleton to second]; DeCinces singled to center
[Roenicke scored, Singleton scored, Murray to second]; HRABOSKY
REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Bumbry flied out to center; Hrabosky
threw a wild pitch [Murray to third, DeCinces to second]; May
walked; Dauer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [May out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Orioles 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to center; Cowens singled to left [Otis
to second]; Porter lined to third; Patek flied out to right;
Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger tripled [Dempsey scored];
Roenicke reached on an error by LaCock (assist by Brett);
Singleton grounded out (third to first) [Belanger scored,
Roenicke to second]; Murray reached on an error by Brett
[Roenicke scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; DeCinces flied out to
right; Bumbry walked [Murray to second]; May made an out to
second; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 9.

ROYALS 9TH: LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Quirk made
an out to catcher; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 9.