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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