| Completing the three-game series sweep, the Orioles downed the Royals, 5-2. The Birds scored in the first inning on a two-run homer by Eddie Murray and added another pair in the fourth on a single by Murray, triple by Pat Kelly and single by John Lowenstein. Al Bumbry belted a solo homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, April 17, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 8 0 Orioles 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 x - 5 8 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Bumbry cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .261 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .360 Garcia ss,2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 G. Brett 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .280 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Roenicke pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Aikens 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .160 Murray 1b 3 2 2 2 1 0 .346 LaCock lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Kelly dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Quirk c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 May ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Lowenstein lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .222 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Rayford 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dauer 2b,3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 4 Totals 30 5 8 5 4 2 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 7,166 Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 5 DP: Royals 0, Orioles 1 Doubles: G. Brett (1), Hurdle (3) Triples: G. Brett (1), Kelly (1) Home Runs: Murray (1), Bumbry (1) Stolen Bases: Garcia (1) Caught Stealing: White (1), Lowenstein (1) GIDP: LaCock (1) Hit by Pitch: Wilson (1,by Stone) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(0-1) 7 8 5 5 3 2 2 30 7.15 Christenson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.00 Totals 8 8 5 5 4 2 2 34 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(1-1) 7.1 8 2 2 1 3 0 30 3.65 Stoddard SV(2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 4 0 36 Passed Balls: Quirk (2) Hit by Pitch: Stone (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White singled to right; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); G. Brett doubled to left; McRae struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Garcia walked; Garcia stole second; Singleton flied out to center; Murray homered [Garcia scored]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens singled to right; LaCock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; Quirk grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein flied out to center; Rayford grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Floyd Rayford; Dempsey singled to right; Dempsey was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett walked; McRae struck out; Aikens singled to right [G. Brett to third]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to right; Murray singled to center; Kelly tripled [Murray scored]; Lowenstein singled to right [Kelly scored]; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rayford struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4. ROYALS 5TH: Quirk grounded out (second to first); Hurdle doubled to left; Washington flied out to left; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Dauer flied out to center; Bumbry homered; Garcia struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 5. ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; G. Brett flied out to right; McRae made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; Kelly popped to third in foul territory; Lowenstein made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 5. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); LaCock lined to left; Quirk singled to left; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Rayford made an out to second; Dempsey popped to catcher in foul territory; Dauer walked; Bumbry singled to center [Dauer to second]; Garcia made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 5. ROYALS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED RAYFORD (PLAYING SS); GARCIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson was hit by a pitch; White singled to left [Wilson to third]; G. Brett tripled to right [Wilson scored, White scored]; STODDARD REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); McRae made an out to catcher; Aikens walked; LaCock flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton singled; ROENICKE RAN FOR SINGLETON; CHRISTENSON REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Murray flied out to center; MAY BATTED FOR KELLY; May grounded out (third to first) [Roenicke to second]; Lowenstein walked; Quirk allowed a passed ball [Roenicke to third, Lowenstein to second]; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 5. ROYALS 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Quirk struck out; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); BRAUN BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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