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 1
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      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.