Ken Singleton homered and singled, driving in three runs, to lead the Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. Singleton's homer tied the score at 2-2 in the third inning. His single with the bases loaded in the fifth knocked in two runs to put the Orioles ahead and Eddie Murray followed with a double to add an extra tally. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Friday, September 14, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
Orioles      1  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .281      Bumbry cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .284
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .246      Garcia ss             3   1   1   0     0   1   .253
  Poquette ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Lynn cf               5   0   0   1     0   3   .337      Singleton rf          3   1   2   3     1   1   .301
Rice lf               2   1   2   0     2   0   .329      Murray 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Yastrzemski dh        2   0   0   1     1   0   .267      Kelly lf              1   0   0   1     0   0   .303
Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .305        Roenicke ph,lf      2   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Crowley dh            2   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281        May ph,dh           2   0   0   0     0   0   .252
O'Berry c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .258      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
  Remy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Smith 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .238
  Allenson c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Dauer 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Fisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Dempsey c             3   1   0   0     0   0   .237
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  10   3     4   6             Totals               31   5   9   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 43,025
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Orioles 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Sizemore (2), Rice (35), Murray (29), Roenicke (15)
Home Runs: Singleton (34)
Stolen Bases: Hobson (3)
Caught Stealing: Rice (4), Evans (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (7), Kelly (3)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (1,by Stanley)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(15-10)        4.1   8   5   5   1   1   1  22   4.10
Burgmeier               3.2   1   0   0   0   4   0  12   2.46
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   5   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(11-7)           7.1   8   3   3   4   4   0  32   3.69
Stanhouse SV(19)        1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.88
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Stanley (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Sizemore doubled to left
[Burleson to third]; Lynn grounded out (second to first)
[Burleson scored, Sizemore to third]; Rice walked; Yastrzemski
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sizemore scored]; Watson flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Garcia was hit by a pitch
[Bumbry to second]; Singleton walked [Bumbry to third, Garcia to
second]; Murray popped to third in foul territory; Kelly hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Bumbry scored]; Crowley was credited with
a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to shortstop
[Garcia out at third (shortstop unassisted), Singleton to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson singled to center; Hobson stole second;
Evans made an out to second; O'Berry struck out; Burleson
walked; Sizemore singled to shortstop [Hobson to third, Burleson
to second]; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces struck out; Smith flied out to center;
Dempsey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice singled to right; Rice was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Yastrzemski flied out to center;
Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry flied out to left; Garcia grounded out
(third to first); Singleton homered; Murray flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson lined to center; Evans singled to left;
Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to second); O'Berry
singled to left; On a bunt Burleson grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Crowley
grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Lynn struck
out; Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith singled to first; Dempsey forced Smith (third
to second); Bumbry singled to right [Dempsey to second]; Garcia
singled to third [Dempsey to third, Bumbry to second]; Singleton
singled to left [Dempsey scored, Bumbry scored, Garcia to
second]; Murray doubled to right [Garcia scored, Singleton to
third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); ROENICKE BATTED
FOR KELLY; Roenicke flied out to center; MAY BATTED FOR CROWLEY;
May grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 6TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROENICKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Watson grounded out (third to first); Hobson
flied out to left; Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces lined to center; Smith struck out; Dempsey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 7TH: DAUER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); REMY BATTED FOR
O'BERRY; Remy flied out to center; Burleson grounded out (third
to first); Sizemore made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: ALLENSON REPLACED REMY (PLAYING C ); Bumbry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia struck out; Singleton
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Lynn made an
out to second; Rice doubled to left; Yastrzemski walked;
STANHOUSE REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Watson singled to right
[Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Hobson struck out; Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Roenicke
doubled; May lined to left; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 9TH: FISK BATTED FOR ALLENSON; Fisk grounded out (third
to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); POQUETTE
BATTED FOR SIZEMORE; Poquette singled to center; Lynn struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.