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Homers by Eddie Murray and Gary Roenicke highlighted the Orioles' 3-1 victory over the A's as Dennis Martinez pitched his 11th complete game of the season. a double by Murray and single by Doug DeCinces gave the Birds their first run in the fourth inning. Murray drilled his homer in the sixth and Roenicke connected for the circuit in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 1Game Played on Wednesday, July 11, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOrioles 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Henderson cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .275 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Chalk 2b,ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Singleton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .220 Murray 1b 4 2 3 1 0 1 .283 Page dh 4 0 0 1 1 0 .244 Lowenstein rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Essian c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .295 DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .249 Heath lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .298 Roenicke lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .271 Newman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Dauer 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Skaggs c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Edwards ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 2 Totals 34 1 7 1 5 4 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 2,586 Left on Base: Orioles 6, A's 12 DP: Orioles 0, A's 1 Errors: Gross Doubles: Murray (14) Home Runs: Murray (10), Roenicke (15) Caught Stealing: DeCinces (1) Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (6) GIDP: Garcia (9) Hit by Pitch: Smith (2,by McCatty) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(11-6) 9 7 1 1 5 4 0 40 3.61 Totals 9 7 1 1 5 4 0 40 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(5-4) 9 8 3 3 2 2 2 36 3.50 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 2 2 36 Hit by Pitch: McCatty (5) Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (4) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Rich Garcia ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia flied out to center; Singleton singled to right; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Chalk made an out to first; Gross walked; Page walked [Gross to second]; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein singled to right; DeCinces walked [Lowenstein to second]; Roenicke flied out to center [Lowenstein to third]; Lowenstein was picked off third (catcher unassisted); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman singled to right; Armas flied out to right; Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry singled to center; Garcia grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bumbry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson flied out to center; Chalk singled to center; Gross flied out to right; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to left; Murray doubled to right; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first) [Murray to third]; DeCinces singled to left [Murray scored]; DeCinces was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Heath walked; Newman was called out on strikes; Armas singled to right [Heath to third]; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke reached on an error by Gross; Smith struck out; Skaggs walked [Roenicke to second]; Bumbry forced Skaggs (second to shortstop) [Roenicke to third]; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to center; Chalk reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Henderson to second]; Gross flied out to center [Henderson to third]; Page reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson out at home (first to catcher), Chalk to second]; Essian walked [Chalk to third, Page to second]; Heath forced Essian (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray homered; Lowenstein flied out to center; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman lined to third; Armas flied out to right; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke homered; Smith popped to first; Skaggs flied out to center; Bumbry flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson singled to left; Chalk singled to left [Henderson to second]; D. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Henderson to third, Chalk to second]; Gross struck out; Page grounded out (shortstop to first) [Henderson scored]; Essian popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray singled to center; Lowenstein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath singled to left; Newman forced Heath (right to shortstop); Armas struck out; EDWARDS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 9TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CHALK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Roenicke flied out to left; Smith was hit by a pitch; Skaggs popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: DAUER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); Henderson walked; Chalk flied out to center; Gross forced Henderson (first to shortstop); Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1. |
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