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.