With Ron LeFlore driving in both runs, the Tigers edged the Orioles, 2-1. LeFlore clouted a solo homer in the third inning. The deciding run in the seventh was unearned. Tom Brookens singled and reached second when Oriole first baseman Eddie Murray failed to handle a pickoff throw by Mike Flanagan.

After a sacrifice bunt by Aurelio Rodriguez, Brookens scored on a grounder by LeFlore. Doug DeCinces homered for the Orioles' run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  7  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .298
Garcia ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .277
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Morales dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .215
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Wockenfuss 1b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Lowenstein dh         3   0   0   0     1   0   .262        Thompson 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Kelly lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Parrish c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .230      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Dauer 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Brookens 2b           3   1   1   0     0   1   .257
  Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Whitaker 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .285
  Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Stegman rf            2   0   2   0     1   0   .227
  Crowley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Krenchicki pr,2b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   2             Totals               27   2   7   2     5   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 13,586
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Tigers 7
DP: Orioles 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Murray
Doubles: Parrish (22)
Triples: Garcia (9)
Home Runs: DeCinces (15), LeFlore (6)
Caught Stealing: Garcia (9), Stegman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (5)
GIDP: LeFlore (16)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(22-8)        8     7   2   1   5   5   1  33   3.12
Totals                  8     7   2   1   5   5   1  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry W(6-5)            7.1   4   1   1   2   2   1  27   4.06
Lopez SV(20)            1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.23
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   2   1  32

Passed Balls: Parrish (19)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Terry Cooney


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Garcia
grounded out (first to pitcher); Singleton walked; Parrish
allowed a passed ball [Singleton to second]; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Trammell was
called out on strikes; Morales walked; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein walked; Kelly flied out to left;
DeCinces made an out to shortstop; Dauer forced Lowenstein
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Jones popped to second; Brookens
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to center; Bumbry was called out
on strikes; Garcia tripled to right; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez popped to third; Stegman singled to
center; Stegman was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); LeFlore homered; Trammell flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); Kelly grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wockenfuss walked; Parrish flied out to right; Jones walked
[Wockenfuss to second]; Brookens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Dauer flied out to
right; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to left; On a bunt Stegman singled
[Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez to third, Stegman out
at second]; Trammell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
singled to left; Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Morales popped to shortstop; Wockenfuss singled to
center; Parrish doubled to center [Wockenfuss out at home
(center to shortstop to catcher)]; Jones grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray flied out to right; Lowenstein flied out to
center; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Brookens singled to center; Brookens was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Murray; assist by Flanagan
[Brookens to second]; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Brookens to third]; Stegman walked; LeFlore forced
Stegman (shortstop to second) [Brookens scored (unearned)];
Trammell walked [LeFlore to second]; Morales flied out to left;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces homered; MOLINARO BATTED FOR DAUER;
Molinaro struck out; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley singled
to right; LOPEZ REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); KRENCHICKI RAN FOR
CROWLEY; Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted) [Krenchicki to
second]; Garcia flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: SKAGGS REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING C ); KRENCHICKI
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop
to first); Parrish grounded out (third to first); Jones was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Tigers
2.

ORIOLES 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B); WHITAKER
REPLACED BROOKENS (PLAYING 2B); Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murray flied out to center; Lowenstein
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Tigers 2.