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Thursday April 17, 1980
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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.



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