A homer by Benny Ayala with a man on base highlighted a seven-run second inning as the Orioles breezed to a 10-3 rout of the Twins. The Twins committed three errors during the inning as 11 Birds came to bat. Ayala also doubled home a run in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 10, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       6, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  4
Orioles      1  7  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -  10 15  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards lf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .313      Bumbry cf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .333
  Goodwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Dauer 2b              4   2   1   1     0   0   .156
Castino 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .220
Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .241        Lowenstein lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   1     0   0   .190      Murray 1b             4   1   0   0     1   1   .302
Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Roenicke lf,rf        5   1   2   1     0   1   .217
Vega dh               3   0   1   1     1   0   .214      DeCinces 3b           3   1   3   2     1   0   .286
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Ayala dh              4   1   2   3     0   1   .267
Norwood rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .208
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Garcia ss             3   1   2   0     1   0   .159
Sofield cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .174        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   8   3     1   4             Totals               35  10  15   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,720
Left on Base: Twins 7, Orioles 7
DP: Twins 5, Orioles 0
Errors: Smalley, Mackanin 2, Wynegar, Dauer
Doubles: Sofield (3), R. Jackson (5), Dempsey (4), DeCinces (5), Garcia (1), Roenicke (4), Ayala (2)
Home Runs: Ayala (1)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (6), Dauer (1)
GIDP: Dauer (2), Roenicke (2), Ayala (1), Murray (5)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (1,by Marshall), Dauer (2,by Marshall)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(2-3)             6    12   8   2   3   3   1  30   3.64
Marshall                2     3   2   2   1   1   0  11   8.53
Totals                  8    15  10   4   4   4   1  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(1-1)         8     8   3   3   1   3   0  34   4.41
Stoddard                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.57
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   4   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Marshall 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Al Clark


TWINS 1ST: Edwards struck out; Castino flied out to right;
Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Dauer forced Bumbry (third to
second) [Dauer to second (error by Mackanin)]; Singleton reached
on an error by Mackanin [Dauer to third]; Murray struck out;
Roenicke singled to left [Dauer scored (unearned), Singleton to
second]; DeCinces walked [Singleton to third, Roenicke to
second]; Ayala struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson flied out to right; Mackanin flied out to
right; Vega singled to left; Wynegar forced Vega (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey doubled to left; Garcia singled to right
[Dempsey to third]; Bumbry singled to right [Dempsey scored,
Garcia to third]; Dauer reached on an error by Smalley [Garcia
scored, Bumbry to second]; Bumbry stole third and Dauer stole
second [Bumbry scored (error by Wynegar) (unearned), Dauer to
third]; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray
walked; Roenicke popped to first in foul territory [Murray to
second]; DeCinces doubled [Dauer scored (unearned), Murray
scored (unearned)]; Ayala homered (unearned) [DeCinces scored
(unearned)]; Dempsey struck out; 7 R (2 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 8.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood struck out; Sofield doubled to center;
Edwards singled to right [Sofield scored]; Castino flied out to
right; Smalley forced Edwards (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia walked; Bumbry lined to left; Dauer grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Garcia out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

TWINS 4TH: R. Jackson made an out to shortstop; Mackanin singled
to left; Vega flied to center; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled to left; Murray lined to center;
Roenicke grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 8.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood flied out to right; Sofield made an out to
shortstop; Edwards singled to center; Castino reached on an
error by Dauer [Edwards to second]; Smalley flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces singled to left; Ayala grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [DeCinces out at
second]; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mackanin flied out to center; Vega walked; Wynegar flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: Garcia doubled; Bumbry singled to left [Garcia to
third, Bumbry to second (on throw to home)]; Dauer singled to
left [Garcia out at home (left to catcher), Bumbry stayed at
second, Dauer out at first (catcher to first)]; Diving
attempt ruled no catch; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

TWINS 7TH: Norwood flied to center; Sofield struck out; Edwards
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Murray grounded
out (first unassisted); Roenicke doubled to left; DeCinces
singled to left [Roenicke to third]; Ayala doubled to left
[Roenicke scored, DeCinces to third]; Dempsey grounded out
(third to first); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 9.

TWINS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Castino
singled to right; Smalley singled to left [Castino to third]; R.
Jackson doubled to left [Castino scored, Smalley to third];
Mackanin flied out to left; Vega grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Smalley scored]; Wynegar flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry was hit by a pitch; Dauer was hit by a pitch
[Bumbry to second]; Singleton walked [Bumbry to third, Dauer to
second]; Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bumbry scored, Dauer to third, Singleton out at
second]; Roenicke struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 10.

TWINS 9TH: STODDARD REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); POWELL BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sofield flied out to left; GOODWIN BATTED
FOR EDWARDS; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 10.