Erupting for four runs in the 10th inning, the Royals took an 11-7 decision over the Orioles. John Wathan walked and Amos Otis sacrificed to start the Royals' uprising. Clint Hurdle also walked and, after a second out, pinch-hitter Jamie Quirk drew a pass to load the bases. Willie Wilson cleared the sacks with a triple and scored himself on a single by Al Cowens. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 11, Baltimore Orioles 7
Game Played on Sunday, August    19, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       2  0  2    0  0  0    0  3  0    4  -  11 13  1
Orioles      0  1  0    1  0  1    0  4  0    0  -   7 10  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             6   2   2   3     0   0   .291      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Cowens rf             6   0   2   1     0   0   .301      Smith 2b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .226
Brett 3b              3   2   2   2     3   0   .331      Singleton rf          4   1   2   1     1   1   .294
Porter c              5   2   1   0     1   1   .297      Murray 1b             4   1   2   2     1   0   .287
LaCock 1b             2   0   1   2     0   0   .285      May dh                5   1   1   0     0   1   .274
  Wathan ph,1b        2   1   1   0     1   0   .224      Kelly lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .302
Otis cf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .291      DeCinces 3b           5   2   1   1     0   1   .230
Hurdle dh             4   0   2   0     1   1   .234      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
White 2b              5   2   1   0     0   0   .247        Crowley ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .286
Cruz ss               4   0   1   2     0   1   .210        Belanger pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .175
  Quirk ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .283        Dauer ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .251
  Patek pr,ss         0   1   0   0     0   0   .249      Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Skaggs c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Busby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  13  10     9   3             Totals               38   7  10   7     5   4

Time of Game: 3:49   Attendance: 32,058
Left on Base: Royals 8, Orioles 8
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Cruz, Smith
Doubles: LaCock (22), Cruz (7), Singleton (21), Murray (24), Crowley (4)
Triples: Wilson (10), Smith (2)
Home Runs: Brett (16), DeCinces (9)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (53)
Caught Stealing: Brett (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (7), Smith (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (2)
GIDP: Porter (9), Skaggs (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 7     8   5   5   1   2   1  30   4.77
Mingori                 0     1   1   0   0   0   0   1   4.19
Quisenberry             1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5   1.98
Hrabosky                0.1   0   0   0   3   0   0   4   4.50
Busby W(6-6)            1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   3.29
Totals                 10    10   7   5   5   4   1  45

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   4.1   6   4   4   1   1   1  20   3.73
T. Martinez             3.1   5   3   3   3   1   0  16   2.87
Stanhouse L(6-3)        2     2   4   4   5   1   0  12   3.59
Flinn                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                 10    13  11  11   9   3   1  49

Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (6), T. Martinez 2 (4)

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


ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Wilson singled; Wilson stole second;
Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilson to third]; Brett
homered [Wilson scored]; Porter grounded out (second to first);
LaCock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith walked; Singleton
struck out; Murray made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); Hurdle singled
to center; White popped to first in foul territory; Cruz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Kelly lined to
right; DeCinces homered; Dempsey flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
flied out to center; Brett singled to second; Porter walked
[Brett to second]; LaCock doubled to left [Brett scored, Porter
scored]; Otis popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
lined to center; Smith lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle flied out to center; White grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to left; Murray singled to
center; May singled to left [Murray to third]; Kelly hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Murray scored]; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cowens singled to pitcher; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); T. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Cowens to second];
Brett walked; Porter grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia struck out;
Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 6TH: WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis walked; Hurdle singled to left [Otis
to second]; White flied out to right; Cruz flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Smith tripled
to right; Singleton singled to right [Smith scored]; Murray
flied out to center; May popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kelly flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Orioles 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Cowens
grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); Dempsey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Garcia singled to second;
Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter singled to right; On a bunt Wathan singled
[Porter to second]; Porter advanced to third (error by Smith)
and Wathan was out trying to advance to second (catcher to
second); Otis was walked intentionally; T. Martinez threw a wild
pitch [Porter scored, Otis to second]; Hurdle struck out; White
singled to third [Otis to third]; Cruz doubled to right [Otis
scored, White scored]; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Wilson made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Smith singled to right; Singleton doubled to left
[Smith to third]; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Murray
doubled to left [Smith scored, Singleton scored]; QUISENBERRY
REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); May reached on a fielder's choice
[Murray out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Kelly
lined to shortstop; DeCinces reached on an error by Cruz [May to
second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley doubled [May scored
(unearned), DeCinces scored (unearned)]; BELANGER RAN FOR
CROWLEY; AYALA BATTED FOR GARCIA; Ayala flied out to left; 4 R
(2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 7.

ROYALS 9TH: BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SKAGGS
REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING C ); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brett walked; Porter struck out; Brett was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Bumbry
walked; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bumbry
to second]; Singleton was walked intentionally; Hrabosky threw a
wild pitch [Bumbry to third, Singleton to second]; Murray was
walked intentionally; BUSBY REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); May
was called out on strikes; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 7.

ROYALS 10TH: Wathan walked; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Wathan to second]; Hurdle was walked
intentionally; White forced Hurdle (second to shortstop) [Wathan
to third]; QUIRK BATTED FOR CRUZ; Quirk walked [White to
second]; PATEK RAN FOR QUIRK; Wilson tripled to right [Wathan
scored, White scored, Patek scored]; Cowens singled to center
[Wilson scored]; Brett walked [Cowens to second]; FLINN REPLACED
STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 4
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 11, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 10TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DeCinces struck
out; DAUER BATTED FOR BELANGER; Dauer walked; Skaggs grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Dauer out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 11, Orioles 7.