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Saturday June 23, 1979
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Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Tigers       1  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5  9  2
Orioles      1  0  0    0  2  0    2  1  x  -   6 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   0   1   1     0   2   .323      Bumbry cf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .285
  Jones cf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Garcia ss             5   2   3   2     0   1   .256
Staub dh              4   1   1   2     0   1   .209      Singleton dh          4   0   2   2     0   0   .312
  Morales pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Murray 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .284
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .349      Lowenstein rf         3   1   0   0     1   1   .301
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .261      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Wockenfuss c          4   0   1   1     0   1   .235        Dauer 3b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Summers rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .212        Roenicke lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Trammell ss           3   2   2   0     1   0   .283      Krenchicki 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Machemer 2b           4   2   1   0     0   0   .133      Dempsey c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .269
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .300
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     4   8             Totals               32   6  10   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 45,814
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Orioles 8
DP: Tigers 3, Orioles 2
Errors: Jones, Machemer
Doubles: Jones (3), Bumbry (13)
Home Runs: Garcia (4)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (8)
GIDP: Kemp (6), Krenchicki (1), Singleton (6), Murray (12)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (4,by Stewart)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(6-4)       7     9   6   5   5   2   1  33   3.11
Tobik                   1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.45
Totals                  8    10   6   5   6   3   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  5.1   9   5   5   4   6   0  28   3.27
Stewart W(4-2)          3.2   0   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.56
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   8   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Stewart (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out (catcher to first); Staub singled
to center; Kemp walked [Staub to second]; Thompson forced Kemp
(second to shortstop) [Staub to third]; Wockenfuss singled to
third [Staub scored, Thompson to second]; Summers was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry lined to center; Garcia singled to right;
Singleton grounded out (first unassisted) [Garcia to second];
Murray singled to center [Garcia scored]; Lowenstein walked
[Murray to second]; DeCinces struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski singled to right; Trammell walked
[Mankowski to second]; On a bunt Machemer forced Mankowski
(pitcher to third) [Trammell to second]; LeFlore singled to
right [Trammell scored, Machemer to third]; Staub forced LeFlore
(second to shortstop) [Machemer scored]; Kemp singled to left
[Staub to second]; Thompson walked [Staub to third, Kemp to
second]; Wockenfuss struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Kelly singled to center; Krenchicki grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at
second]; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Summers walked; Mankowski was called out on strikes;
Trammell singled to third [Summers to second]; Machemer hit into
a double play (right to right to shortstop) [Summers out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia singled to
right; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore struck out; Staub struck out; Kemp made an
out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: JONES REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Murray walked;
Lowenstein flied out to left; DeCinces grounded out (third to
first) [Murray to second]; Kelly walked; Krenchicki grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson flied to left in foul territory; Wockenfuss
flied out to left; Summers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Bumbry doubled to left;
Garcia homered [Bumbry scored]; Singleton singled to center;
Murray flied out to left; Lowenstein was called out on strikes;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Mankowski flied out to left; Trammell singled to
right; Machemer singled to center [Trammell to second]; Jones
doubled to right [Trammell scored, Machemer to third]; STEWART
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Machemer scored]; Kemp struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Kelly
grounded out (shortstop to first); Krenchicki grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 7TH: DAUER REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); Wockenfuss flied out to left;
Summers grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey walked; Bumbry singled to center [Dempsey
to second]; Garcia flied out to left; Singleton singled to right
[Dempsey scored, Bumbry scored]; Murray grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Singleton out at second]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Mankowski struck out; Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Machemer grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Lowenstein reached on an error by Machemer;
Lowenstein stole second; Dauer walked; TOBIK REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Kelly flied out to center; Krenchicki popped to
third in foul territory; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley
singled to center [Lowenstein scored (unearned), Dauer to third
(error by Jones), Crowley to second]; Bumbry was walked
intentionally; Garcia was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 6.

TIGERS 9TH: ROENICKE REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); SKAGGS
REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING C ); Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); Staub was hit by a pitch; MORALES RAN FOR STAUB;
Kemp grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Morales
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Orioles 6.



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