Steve Stone gained his 14th straight victory and eighth with the relief assistance of Tim Stoddard when the Orioles defeated the Brewers, 4-1. All runs in the game came on homers. The Orioles had a two-run smash by Benny Ayala and solo shots by Doug DeCinces and Rick Dempsey, while Paul Molitor homered for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      26, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   4  7  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .339      Bumbry cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Yount ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .306      Dempsey c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Cooper 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .339      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
  Brouhard pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Bando 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Murray 1b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Thomas cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Ayala dh              3   1   1   2     0   0   .322
Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Roenicke lf,rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Davis rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .243
Money dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .246      Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Gantner 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .265        Lowenstein lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Moore c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Dauer 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     3   2             Totals               28   4   7   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 31,610
Left on Base: Brewers 10, Orioles 2
DP: Brewers 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Molitor (13), Thomas (20), Yount (30), Murray (20)
Home Runs: Molitor (5), Dempsey (6), Ayala (7), DeCinces (8)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (16), Yount (13)
Caught Stealing: Gantner (6), Moore (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Bumbry (5)
GIDP: Dauer (14)
Hit by Pitch: Cooper (1,by Stone)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(9-7)         8     7   4   4   1   2   3  30   4.44
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   2   3  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(16-3)           7.1   8   1   1   1   1   1  30   3.09
Stoddard SV(13)         1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.81
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   2   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Stone (3)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Steve Palermo


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor doubled to right; Yount grounded out (third
to first); Molitor stole third; Cooper reached on a fielder's
choice [Molitor out at home (pitcher to catcher to third)];
Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
homered; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie flied out to center; Davis popped to
second; Money walked; Gantner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Ayala popped to second; Roenicke grounded out
(second to first); DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor
flied out to left; Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia struck out; Dauer grounded out (second to
first); Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper singled to right; Thomas doubled [Cooper to
third]; Cooper was picked off third (catcher to third); Oglivie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Singleton struck out; Murray singled to right [Murray out at
second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Orioles 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Money struck out; On a bunt Gantner singled;
Gantner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Moore
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Ayala lined to third; Roenicke popped to second;
DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Molitor homered; Yount singled to left; Cooper
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yount stole second; Thomas
reached on an error by Garcia; Oglivie forced Thomas (second to
shortstop) [Yount to third]; Davis flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Garcia singled to left; Dauer grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Garcia out at second];
Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Money flied out to right; Gantner lined to
shortstop; Moore singled to left; Moore was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey grounded out (second to first); Singleton
popped to second; Murray doubled; Ayala homered [Murray scored];
Roenicke popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Orioles 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Molitor flied out to left; Yount doubled; Cooper
was hit by a pitch; BROUHARD RAN FOR COOPER; STODDARD REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Thomas singled to left [Yount to third,
Brouhard to second]; Oglivie was called out on strikes; Davis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers
1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: BANDO REPLACED BROUHARD (PLAYING 1B); DeCinces
homered; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
singled; Bumbry out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dauer
to second]; Dempsey walked; Singleton flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Orioles 4.

BREWERS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOWENSTEIN REPLACED GARCIA
(PLAYING LF); Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Gantner
walked; Moore walked [Gantner to second]; Molitor lined to
pitcher; Yount flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Orioles 4.