The Tigers defeated the Orioles, 6-4, ending the Birds' nine-game winning streak and the 10-game winning streak of Dennis Martinez. The score was 4-4 entering the ninth when Dave Machemer got a bloop double but was thrown out at third on an attempted sacrifice by Jerry Morales. Rusty Staub then tripled to the right-center wall and Jason Thompson followed with a single that scored pinch-runner Phil Mankowski. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  2  -   6 10  0
Orioles      0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morales cf            5   3   1   1     0   2   .246      Bumbry cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Staub dh              3   1   3   2     2   0   .223      Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
  Mankowski pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .212        DeCinces 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Kemp lf               2   0   0   1     2   0   .346      Singleton rf          4   1   3   0     0   1   .319
Thompson 1b           5   0   2   2     0   0   .265      Murray 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .281
Parrish c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Roenicke lf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Summers rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .234      May dh                4   0   1   2     0   1   .295
  Jones rf            1   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Garcia ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Dauer 3b,2b           3   1   2   2     0   0   .268
Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .283        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Machemer 2b           4   1   3   0     0   1   .263      Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     6   5             Totals               34   4   9   4     2   8

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 41,200
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Orioles 6
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 0
Doubles: Morales (14), Machemer (1)
Triples: Staub (1)
Home Runs: Staub (6), Dauer (6)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (4)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (3)
GIDP: Skaggs (4)
Hit by Pitch: Roenicke (7,by Baker)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   6     9   4   4   2   3   1  28   6.12
Lopez W(3-1)            3     0   0   0   0   5   0   9   3.83
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   8   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(10-3)     8.1   9   6   6   4   5   1  38   3.45
T. Martinez             0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.26
Stanhouse               0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.78
Totals                  9    10   6   6   6   5   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Baker (3)
Wild Pitches: Baker (4), D. Martinez 2 (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Morales was called out on strikes; Staub singled to
center; D. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Kemp
flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Smith singled to right;
Singleton singled to center [Smith to third]; Murray popped to
third; Roenicke popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Summers walked; Rodriguez popped
to first in foul territory; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Garcia
singled to center; Dauer singled to right [Garcia to third];
Skaggs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Orioles 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Machemer singled to center; Morales doubled to left
[Machemer scored]; D. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Morales to
third]; Staub walked; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morales
scored]; Thompson flied out to left; Parrish grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Singleton singled to left; Murray struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell singled to center;
Machemer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke walked; May flied out to center; Garcia
forced Roenicke (shortstop to second); Garcia stole second;
Dauer homered [Garcia scored]; Skaggs popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Staub homered;
Kemp walked; Thompson forced Kemp (second to shortstop); Parrish
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to right; Bumbry was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Smith struck out; Singleton
singled to center; Baker threw a wild pitch [Singleton to
second]; Murray was walked intentionally; Roenicke was hit by a
pitch [Singleton to third, Murray to second]; May singled to
center [Singleton scored, Murray scored, Roenicke to third];
Garcia lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles
4.

TIGERS 6TH: Summers grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Trammell flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: JONES REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING RF); Dauer lined to
center; Skaggs flied out to left; Bumbry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Machemer singled to center; Morales forced Machemer
(shortstop to second); Staub walked [Morales to second]; Kemp
flied out to left; Thompson singled to left [Morales scored,
Staub to third]; Parrish flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: LOPEZ REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Smith grounded out
(first to pitcher); Singleton struck out; Murray flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 8TH: DECINCES REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 3B); DAUER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Jones flied out to left; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Trammell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Roenicke struck out; May struck out; Garcia struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Orioles 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Machemer doubled to right; Morales reached on a
fielder's choice [Machemer out at third (pitcher to third)];
Staub tripled to center [Morales scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); MANKOWSKI RAN FOR STAUB; Kemp walked;
Thompson singled to center [Mankowski scored, Kemp to second];
STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kemp to third, Thompson to second]; Jones
walked; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: MANKOWSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR DAUER; Lowenstein flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED
FOR SKAGGS; Crowley struck out; Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Orioles 4.