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The Orioles reduced their "magic number" to three for clinching the A.L. East title with a 2-1 triumph over the Tigers. Scott McGregor tossed an eight-hitter as Al Bumbry drilled a solo homer in the eighth inning and Ken Singleton led off the ninth with a round-tripper. [The Sporting News] Baltimore Orioles 2, Detroit Tigers 1Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumOrioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 5 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 LeFlore dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Smith 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Trammell ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .279 Dauer 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Morales rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Singleton rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .303 Wockenfuss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Gibson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Peters pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229 Jones lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Garcia ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Brookens 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Skaggs c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Dempsey c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Stegman cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 7 Totals 31 1 8 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 12,918 Left on Base: Orioles 5, Tigers 7 DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 1 Errors: DeCinces Doubles: Garcia (14) Triples: Smith (3), Trammell (4) Home Runs: Bumbry (6), Singleton (35) Stolen Bases: Singleton (3), Trammell (16) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (13) Sacrifice Hits: Brookens 2 (4) Sacrifice Flies: Jones (1) GIDP: DeCinces (11), LeFlore (15) Hit by Pitch: Roenicke (11,by Wilcox) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(12-5) 9 8 1 1 1 4 0 35 3.26 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 4 0 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(12-8) 9 5 2 2 2 7 2 34 4.28 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 7 2 34 Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (10) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith struck out (catcher to first); Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Trammell singled to center; Morales flied out to left; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly grounded out (second to first); Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to center; Jones singled to center; Brookens out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Jones to second]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces walked; Garcia flied out to left; Dempsey forced DeCinces (second to shortstop); Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stegman flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Trammell tripled to left; Morales walked; Wockenfuss forced Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Singleton singled to right; Singleton stole second; Murray struck out; Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Parrish flied out to center; Jones grounded out (third to first); Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke walked; DeCinces grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Roenicke out at second]; Garcia doubled; Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Stegman reached on an error by DeCinces; LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stegman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Smith tripled to right; Singleton reached on a fielder's choice [Smith out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Billy Smith hurt his shoulder in collision; Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: DAUER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); Trammell singled to center; Trammell stole second; Morales flied out to left; Wockenfuss popped to second; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly lined to first; Roenicke flied out to right; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Jones singled to center; Brookens out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jones to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stegman popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia lined to second; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Lowenstein struck out; Bumbry homered; Dauer popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: SKAGGS REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING C ); BELANGER REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Trammell flied out to center; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0. ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton homered; Murray grounded out (third to first); Kelly struck out; Roenicke was hit by a pitch; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss singled to left; GIBSON RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; Parrish singled to center [Gibson to third]; PETERS RAN FOR PARRISH; Jones hit a sacrifice fly to left [Gibson scored]; Brookens struck out; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 1. |
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