Four runs in the first inning propelled the Orioles to a 5-3 opening-game victory over the White Sox. Al Bumbry led off the Baltimore first with a double and advanced to third as Mark Belanger reached base on an error by first baseman Lamar Johnson. After Ken Singleton was hit by a pitch, Eddie Murray drilled a two-bagger to score Bumbry and Belanger. Singleton tallied on a balk and Murray came home on an infield out by Doug DeCinces.

Jim Palmer scattered six hits through seven innings to pick up his 13th victory in the last 14 decisions against the White Sox dating back to 1974. The crowd of 35,539 braved 40-degree cold. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     10, 1980 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      4  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  7  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .667      Molinaro dh           3   1   2   0     2   0   .667
Belanger ss           3   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Bannister 3b          5   0   3   1     0   0   .600
Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington lf         4   0   0   0     1   3   .000
Murray 1b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .500      L. Johnson 1b         4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Lemon cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   2   .250        Kuntz cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roenicke lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .250        Bosley ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baines rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Dempsey c             2   1   1   0     1   0   .500      Morrison 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foley c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pryor ss              2   1   0   0     1   1   .000
                                                            Chappas ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wortham p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   8   4     1   6             Totals               34   3   7   1     5   6

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 35,539
Left on Base: Orioles 3, White Sox 9
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Dauer, Dempsey, L. Johnson
Doubles: Bumbry (1), Murray (1), Bannister (1)
Triples: Dempsey (1), May (1)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (1)
Caught Stealing: Dempsey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bumbry (1)
GIDP: May (1), DeCinces (1)
Hit by Pitch: Singleton (1,by Trout)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(1-0)           7     6   2   1   4   4   0  30   1.29
Stoddard SV(1)          2     1   1   0   1   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   1   5   6   0  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout L(0-1)            5     5   5   4   0   4   0  22   7.20
Wortham                 4     3   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     8   5   4   1   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Trout (1)
Balks: Trout (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to right; Belanger reached on an
error by L. Johnson on a sacrifice bunt [Bumbry to third,
Belanger to first]; Singleton was hit by a pitch [Belanger to
second]; Murray doubled to left [Bumbry scored, Belanger scored
(unearned), Singleton to third]; Trout balked [Singleton scored,
Murray to third]; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Murray scored]; May struck out; Roenicke struck out; 4 R (3
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro walked; Bannister doubled to center
[Molinaro out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)];
Washington walked; L. Johnson grounded out (third to first)
[Bannister to third, Washington to second]; Lemon flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
tripled to right; Bumbry hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dempsey
scored]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines flied out to center; Debut game for
Harold Baines; Morrison grounded out (third to first); Foley
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
5, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
struck out; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor struck out; Molinaro grounded out (first
unassisted); Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: May tripled; Roenicke grounded out (third to
first); Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Dempsey grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington struck out; L. Johnson singled to
left; Lemon walked [L. Johnson to second]; Baines popped to
third in foul territory; Morrison forced Lemon (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to left; Belanger grounded out
(third to first) [Bumbry to second]; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bumbry to third]; Murray flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Foley grounded out (second to first); Pryor
grounded out (second to first); Molinaro singled to center;
Bannister singled to right [Molinaro to third]; Washington
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
5, White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: WORTHAM REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); DeCinces singled
to center; May grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [DeCinces out at second]; Roenicke singled to center;
Dauer forced Roenicke (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: L. Johnson flied out to center; Lemon popped to
second; Baines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Dempsey walked;
Dempsey was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to first to second); Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to
first); Belanger flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Foley
grounded out (second to first); Pryor walked; Molinaro singled
to left [Pryor to third]; Bannister singled to center [Pryor
scored, Molinaro to third]; Bannister stole second [Molinaro
scored (error by Dempsey) (unearned), Bannister to third];
Washington struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Murray
singled to right; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: STODDARD REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); L. Johnson
singled to left; BOSLEY BATTED FOR KUNTZ; Bosley grounded out
(shortstop to first) [L. Johnson to second]; Baines reached on
an error by Dauer [L. Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Baines
to first]; Morrison flied out to center; Foley struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: BOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); May struck out;
Roenicke struck out; Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CHAPPAS BATTED FOR PRYOR; Chappas flied out to
center; Molinaro walked; Bannister forced Molinaro (shortstop to
second); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
5, White Sox 3.