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Wednesday August 29, 1979
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Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 29, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  2  -   7  9  1
Twins        0  0  0    1  1  0    2  0  0  -   4  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garcia ss             5   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Ayala lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .254      Wilfong 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
  Bumbry pr,cf        1   2   1   0     0   0   .276      Smalley ss            3   0   1   1     1   1   .298
Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     2   1   .289      Landreaux cf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .319
Murray 1b             5   3   3   7     0   0   .283      Cubbage dh            2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
DeCinces 3b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .237        Morales ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Roenicke cf,lf        3   0   0   0     2   1   .274      Goodwin 1b            2   1   1   1     0   0   .287
May dh                5   0   1   0     0   2   .263        R. Jackson ph,1b    1   1   0   0     1   1   .267
Dauer 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Skaggs c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Edwards lf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .270
Ford p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   7     6   4             Totals               31   4   7   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 11,470
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Twins 4
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 0
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: Ayala (4), Cubbage (9)
Triples: Garcia (8), Wilfong (4)
Home Runs: Murray 3 (21), Goodwin (3)
Caught Stealing: Smalley (3), Wilfong (3)
GIDP: Powell (8)
Hit by Pitch: DeCinces (3,by Marshall)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ford W(2-0)             6     5   2   2   1   2   1  21   2.19
T. Martinez             0.1   1   2   2   2   1   0   4   2.95
D. Martinez             0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.60
Stanhouse SV(15)        2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.15
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   5   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(10-5)            6.1   7   5   5   5   2   2  31   3.88
Marshall                2.2   2   2   2   1   2   1  12   2.64
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   4   3  43

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (3)
Wild Pitches: T. Martinez (6), Marshall (7)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia flied out to right; Ayala grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton walked; Murray forced Singleton
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong popped
to catcher in foul territory; Smalley walked; Landreaux was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: On a bunt DeCinces grounded out (catcher to first);
Roenicke walked; May was called out on strikes; Dauer singled to
center [Roenicke to third, Dauer to second (on throw to 3b)];
Skaggs popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage lined to first; Goodwin flied out to left;
Wynegar popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia tripled to right; Ayala grounded out
(pitcher to first); Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Castino
singled to center; Powell grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Castino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces popped to third; Roenicke flied out to
right; May singled to left; Dauer forced May (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong tripled to right; Smalley singled to center
[Wilfong scored]; Smalley was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Landreaux flied out to center; Cubbage doubled to
center [Cubbage out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
popped to second; Ayala doubled; Singleton walked; Murray
homered [Ayala scored, Singleton scored]; DeCinces walked;
Roenicke walked [DeCinces to second]; May flied out to left; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Goodwin homered; Wynegar flied out to right; Edwards
flied out to right; Castino grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (second to first); Skaggs popped
to second; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Wilfong popped
to catcher in foul territory; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Ayala singled to right; BUMBRY RAN FOR AYALA;
Singleton flied out to right; Murray homered [Bumbry scored];
MARSHALL REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); DeCinces walked; Marshall
threw a wild pitch [DeCinces to second]; Roenicke was called out
on strikes; May struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROENICKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FORD (PITCHING);
Landreaux singled to left; MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales
struck out; R. JACKSON BATTED FOR GOODWIN; T. Martinez threw a
wild pitch [Landreaux to second]; R. Jackson walked; Wynegar
walked [Landreaux to third, R. Jackson to second]; D. MARTINEZ
REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Edwards singled to center
[Landreaux scored, R. Jackson scored, Wynegar to second];
Castino forced Edwards (pitcher to shortstop) [Wynegar to
third]; Powell forced Castino (third to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); R. JACKSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dauer flied out to left; Skaggs
flied out to left; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Wilfong
reached on an error by Garcia; Wilfong was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Smalley grounded out (second to
first); Landreaux walked; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry singled to left; Singleton grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Bumbry to second]; Murray homered [Bumbry
scored]; DeCinces was hit by a pitch; Roenicke flied out to
left; May grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 7, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: R. Jackson struck out; Wynegar grounded out (first to
pitcher); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Twins 4.



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