Bruce Bochte and Floyd Bannister were the heroes of the evening as the Mariners triumphed over the Orioles, 2-1. The Mariners first baseman stroked a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the ninth. Bannister pitched a four-hitter. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome

Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Cruz 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .212 Dauer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Stein dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Singleton rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Bochte 1b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .300 Murray 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Paciorek rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Ayala dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Beniquez cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .261 L. Roberts lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Dempsey c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Milbourne ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .203 J. Anderson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Belanger ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .220 L. Cox c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .197 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 3 3 Totals 27 2 7 2 1 4 Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 7,767 Left on Base: Orioles 6, Mariners 4 DP: Orioles 1, Mariners 1 Errors: Belanger, J. Anderson Doubles: Dempsey (20), Murray (28) Triples: Cruz (3) Home Runs: Bochte (10) Caught Stealing: Cruz (6), Beniquez (2), Milbourne (5) Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (11) Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (4) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor L(15-7) 8 7 2 2 1 4 1 30 3.16 Totals 8 7 2 2 1 4 1 30 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister W(7-10) 9 4 1 1 3 3 0 34 3.53 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 3 0 34 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry lined to third; Dauer grounded out (second to first); Singleton reached on an error by J. Anderson; Murray walked [Singleton to second]; Ayala forced Murray (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to right; Cruz was caught stealing second (pitcher to second); Stein singled to center; Bochte flied out to left; Paciorek made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke struck out; Dempsey made an out to shortstop; Garcia made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Beniquez made an out to second; L. Roberts flied out to center; Milbourne grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger made an out to second; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: J. Anderson flied out to center; L. Cox flied out to center; Cruz reached on an error by Belanger; Stein forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton walked; Murray popped to first in foul territory [Singleton to second]; Ayala struck out; Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to right; Paciorek struck out; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey doubled to left; Garcia grounded out (second to first) [Dempsey to third]; Belanger singled to center [Dempsey scored]; Bumbry singled to center [Belanger to second]; Dauer flied out to left; Singleton flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: L. Roberts singled to center; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [L. Roberts to second]; J. Anderson grounded out (second to first); L. Cox made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (third to first); Ayala grounded out (third to first); Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz tripled to right; Stein flied out to right; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cruz scored]; Paciorek struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: Beniquez walked; L. Roberts struck out while Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop to first); Milbourne singled to center; Milbourne was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied out to center; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 8TH: J. Anderson struck out; L. Cox singled to center; Cruz forced L. Cox (first to shortstop); Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Murray doubled to center; Ayala lined to third; Roenicke was walked intentionally; Dempsey hit into a double play (third to second) [Murray out at third (second to shortstop), Roenicke out at second]; Julio Cruz forgot about number of outs; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 9TH: Bochte homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 2.

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