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.

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