The Orioles averted falling into last place in the A.L. East by beating the Mariners, 9-3. The Birds broke a 3-3 tie with a four-run sixth inning as Kiko Garcia doubled home two runs and Rick Dempsey and Rich Dauer each drove in a tally during the outburst. The Orioles' final two runs came in the eighth on a bases-loaded single by Doug DeCinces. Sammy Stewart scattered nine singles in going the distance. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      15, 1980 (Day game) at Kingdome
Orioles      0  0  0    3  0  4    0  2  0  -   9 12  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             6   1   1   0     0   0   .338      Cruz 2b               4   1   1   2     1   0   .218
Dauer 2b              6   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Beniquez cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     2   2   .249      Meyer lf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Paciorek 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .345
Ayala dh              3   2   2   1     2   0   .357      Bochte dh             2   0   0   0     2   1   .275
DeCinces 3b           5   2   2   2     0   0   .249      Simpson rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Dempsey c,lf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .254      J. Anderson 3b        4   1   2   0     0   1   .257
Corey lf              2   1   0   0     0   0   .200      Mendoza ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .313
  Lowenstein ph,lf    2   1   0   0     1   2   .204      L. Cox c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Graham c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             5   0   3   3     0   1   .220        Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stewart p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  12   8     6   6             Totals               35   3   9   3     3   4

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 23,674
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Mariners 9
DP: Orioles 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Meyer, J. Anderson, Mendoza
Doubles: Murray (12), Dempsey 2 (12), Garcia 2 (4)
Home Runs: Ayala (5)
Stolen Bases: Dauer (2), Bumbry (17)
Sacrifice Hits: L. Cox (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stewart W(3-6)          9     9   3   3   3   4   0  39   4.26
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   0  39

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(3-6)        5     6   6   3   2   2   1  25   3.31
Heaverlo                0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.86
Parrott                 3.2   4   2   2   3   4   0  18   6.97
Totals                  9    12   9   6   6   6   1  47

Wild Pitches: Bannister (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
flied out to right; Singleton walked; Murray doubled to left
[Singleton to third]; Ayala walked; DeCinces flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey popped to third in foul territory; Corey
flied out to center; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek was called out on strikes; Bochte walked;
Simpson forced Bochte (second to shortstop); J. Anderson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Mariners 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry reached on an error by Meyer [Bumbry to
second]; Dauer was called out on strikes; Singleton struck out;
Murray lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza grounded out (third to first); L. Cox was
called out on strikes; Cruz walked; Beniquez forced Cruz (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Mariners 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Ayala homered; DeCinces singled to center; Dempsey
flied out to center; Corey reached on an error by J. Anderson
[DeCinces scored (unearned), Corey to second]; Bannister threw a
wild pitch [Corey to third]; Garcia singled to right [Corey
scored (unearned)]; Bumbry lined into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Garcia out at first]; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer popped to shortstop; Paciorek flied out to
left; Bochte walked; Simpson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer popped to second; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murray popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: J. Anderson singled to center; Mendoza singled to
center [J. Anderson to second]; L. Cox out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [J. Anderson to third, Mendoza to second];
Cruz singled to left [J. Anderson scored, Mendoza scored];
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third];
Meyer singled to center [Cruz scored]; Paciorek singled to
center [Meyer to second]; Bochte flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Mariners 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Ayala singled to left; DeCinces reached on an error
by Mendoza [Ayala to second]; Dempsey doubled to left [Ayala
scored, DeCinces to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED BANNISTER
(PITCHING); LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR COREY; Lowenstein was walked
intentionally; Garcia doubled to right [DeCinces scored
(unearned), Dempsey scored, Lowenstein to third]; Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); Dauer singled to right
[Lowenstein scored, Garcia to third]; PARROTT REPLACED HEAVERLO
(PITCHING); Dauer stole second; Singleton struck out; Murray was
walked intentionally; Ayala popped to second; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Simpson
singled to left; J. Anderson singled to right [Simpson to
third]; Mendoza popped to first; L. Cox reached on a fielder's
choice [Simpson out at home (pitcher unassisted), J. Anderson to
second]; Cruz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
7, Mariners 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces popped to shortstop; Dempsey doubled;
Lowenstein struck out; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Beniquez popped to third; Meyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Paciorek singled to left; Bochte struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Mariners 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry singled to center; Dauer flied out to
center; Bumbry stole second; Singleton walked; Murray flied out
to left; Ayala walked [Bumbry to third, Singleton to second];
DeCinces singled to left [Bumbry scored, Singleton scored, Ayala
to third, DeCinces to second (on throw to home)]; Dempsey
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
9, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Simpson singled to center; J. Anderson popped to
first; Mendoza forced Simpson (shortstop to second); L. Cox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9,
Mariners 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Lowenstein struck out; Garcia doubled to right;
Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Dauer lined to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 9, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Cruz flied to left in foul territory; John
Lowenstein crashed into fence making catch; GRAHAM REPLACED
LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING C ); DEMPSEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Beniquez popped to catcher in foul territory; Meyer flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Mariners 3.