Gary Roenicke grounded into a double play and flied out twice in his first three times at bat, but the Orioles' outfielder then smashed a two-run homer on his fourth trip to the plate in the eighth inning to beat the Twins, 3-1. Scott McGregor, who pitched a five-hitter, gave up the Twins' run on singles by Butch Wynegar and Ron Jackson around a sacrifice in the third. The Orioles tied the score in the fourth when Ken Singleton singled, took third on a single by Eddie Murray and scored as Roenicke hit into a twin killing. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Castino 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .283      Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
R. Jackson 1b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .268      Singleton rf          2   2   2   0     2   0   .294
Morales dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Murray 1b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .287
Edwards cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Roenicke lf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .274
Norwood rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Rivera lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .279      May dh                3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .272      Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .266        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .178
  Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .248
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     0   6             Totals               30   3   8   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 18,074
Left on Base: Twins 3, Orioles 8
DP: Twins 2, Orioles 1
Home Runs: Roenicke (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (15)
GIDP: R. Jackson (13), Roenicke (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(1-9)         7.1   7   3   3   5   3   1  32   5.83
Bacsik                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.09
Totals                  8     8   3   3   5   3   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(11-4)        9     5   1   1   0   6   0  31   3.39
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   6   0  31

Wild Pitches: Erickson (4)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Smalley made an out to catcher; Castino singled to
right; R. Jackson made an out to second; Morales grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Dauer lined into a double
play (shortstop unassisted) [Bumbry out at second]; Singleton
walked; Murray walked [Singleton to second]; Roenicke flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood
grounded out (third to first); Rivera singled to left; Randall
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); May
grounded out (third to first); Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar singled to left; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Wynegar to second]; Castino flied out
to center; R. Jackson singled to right [Wynegar scored]; Morales
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to left; Bumbry flied out to
left; Dauer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood
struck out; Rivera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled to center; Murray singled to
right [Singleton to third]; Roenicke grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Singleton scored (no RBI),
Murray out at second]; DeCinces singled to left; May made an out
to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 1.

TWINS 5TH: Randall struck out; Wynegar flied out to left;
Smalley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
walked; Bumbry struck out; Dauer made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 1.

TWINS 6TH: Castino struck out; R. Jackson struck out; Morales
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to left; Murray singled to right
[Singleton to second]; Roenicke lined to right; DeCinces
grounded out (first unassisted) [Singleton to third, Murray to
second]; May was walked intentionally; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 1.

TWINS 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Edwards
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to right;
Rivera grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey popped to catcher in foul territory; Bumbry
flied out to left; Dauer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 1.

TWINS 8TH: Randall struck out; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smalley made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton walked; Erickson threw a wild pitch
[Singleton to second]; Murray was called out on strikes;
Roenicke homered [Singleton scored]; BACSIK REPLACED ERICKSON
(PITCHING); DeCinces flied out to center; May singled to second;
Belanger grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 3.

TWINS 9TH: Castino singled to center; R. Jackson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Castino out at
second]; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Orioles 3.