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Monday August 27, 1979
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Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, August 27, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles      0  2  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .275      Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     2   0   .256      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .320
Singleton rf          5   0   1   1     0   3   .292      Smalley ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .299
Murray 1b             5   0   2   1     0   2   .279      Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .238      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
May dh                3   1   1   1     1   0   .264      Powell rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Roenicke lf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .277      Goodwin dh            3   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Dempsey c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .246      Edwards lf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     4  10             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 17,207
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 3
DP: Orioles 0, Twins 0
Doubles: Dempsey (19), Powell (13), Cubbage (8)
Home Runs: Roenicke (22), May (18)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (29), Murray (6)
Caught Stealing: Edwards (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(8-4)           8.2   6   1   1   0   5   0  30   3.04
T. Martinez             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.69
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   5   0  31

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(11-10)          8.2   9   5   5   4  10   2  39   4.24
Bacsik                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.16
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4  10   2  40

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry stole second; Dauer
grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton was
called out on strikes; Murray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilfong
struck out; Smalley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces singled to center; May popped to
shortstop; Roenicke homered [DeCinces scored]; Garcia struck
out; Dempsey singled to right; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux popped to shortstop; Wynegar grounded out
(second to first); Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer popped to catcher in foul territory;
Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray singled to right;
Murray stole second; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Goodwin grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
singled to right [R. Jackson out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Edwards singled to left; Edwards was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: May homered; Roenicke grounded out (third to
first); Garcia grounded out (second to first); Dempsey struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage struck out; Wilfong flied out to center;
Smalley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry walked; Dauer walked [Bumbry to second];
Singleton struck out; Murray singled to right [Bumbry scored,
Dauer to third]; DeCinces popped to first; May walked [Murray to
second]; Roenicke forced May (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Landreaux grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
popped to shortstop; Powell doubled; Goodwin struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Dempsey flied
out to right; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards
flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer lined to shortstop; Singleton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley
grounded out (second to first); Landreaux singled to right;
Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 4, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces struck out; May grounded out (third to
first); Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Goodwin struck
out; R. Jackson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
4, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
doubled; Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer walked; Singleton
singled to left [Dempsey scored, Dauer to second]; BACSIK
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Murray flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Cubbage
doubled to right; Wilfong struck out; Smalley singled to left
[Cubbage scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Twins 1.



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