Registering his first major league shutout, Jack Morris pitched the Tigers to a 5-0 triumph over the Orioles. Doubles by Champ Summers in the first inning and Steve Kemp in the third produced the Tigers' first two tallies. Ron LeFlore hit an RBI single in the fifth.

Rookie Kirk Gibson, who got his first major league hit in the second inning, singled in the sixth, stole second and third and scored when Oriole catcher Elrod Hendricks threw wildly to third. Hendricks, a Baltimore coach, played for the first time this season. Lou Whitaker tripled in the seventh and counted the Tigers' last run on a wild pickoff attempt by Dennis Martinez. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Tigers       1  0  1    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   5  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .285      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .298
Chism c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   2   3   0     0   0   .291
  Skaggs c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .317
  Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Summers dh            3   0   1   1     1   0   .287
  Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   2   .302      Gibson rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .222
Murray 1b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .288      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Peters 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Roenicke lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Rodriguez 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Trammell ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .275
Dauer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Krenchicki 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .133
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   4   0     3   7             Totals               30   5   8   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 12,573
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Tigers 5
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 3
Errors: Hendricks, D. Martinez
Doubles: Summers (11), Kemp (26)
Triples: Whitaker (8)
Stolen Bases: Trammell (17), Gibson 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Gibson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (11)
GIDP: Chism (1), May 2 (17)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (2,by Morris)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(15-15)    7     8   5   5   3   3   0  31   3.61
Stoddard                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.53
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3   4   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris W(15-7)          9     4   0   0   3   7   0  32   3.44
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   7   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Morris (4)
Wild Pitches: Morris 2 (8)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Chism grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bumbry out at
second]; Singleton walked; Murray grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: SKAGGS REPLACED CHISM (PLAYING C ); LeFlore struck
out; Whitaker singled to third; Kemp forced Whitaker (second to
shortstop); Summers doubled to left [Kemp scored, Summers to
third (on throw to home)]; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Roenicke
flied out to center; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Gibson singled to left; Parrish popped to second;
Gibson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Peters
walked; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Krenchicki
flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore lined to right; Whitaker singled to left;
Kemp doubled to left [Whitaker scored]; Summers grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kemp to third]; Thompson popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Skaggs struck out; Singleton singled to center;
Murray walked [Singleton to second]; May grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Gibson struck out; Parrish struck out; Peters
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke struck out; Garcia was hit by a pitch;
Dauer forced Garcia (second to shortstop); Morris threw a wild
pitch [Dauer to second]; Krenchicki grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell walked; Trammell stole second; LeFlore
singled to left [Trammell scored]; Whitaker out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Kemp grounded out
(shortstop to first); Summers walked; Thompson grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Lowenstein struck out; Singleton was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING C ); Gibson
singled to center; Gibson stole second; Gibson stole third
[Gibson scored (error by Hendricks)]; Parrish flied out to
center; Peters grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING 3B); Murray
singled to left; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Murray out at second]; Roenicke grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker tripled to
right; Whitaker was picked off third but was safe on an error by
D. Martinez [Whitaker scored]; Kemp flied out to left; Summers
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia struck out; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Krenchicki grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: STODDARD REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Thompson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gibson grounded out (first
unassisted); Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry singled to left; Hendricks popped to second;
Morris threw a wild pitch [Bumbry to second]; Singleton struck
out; Murray walked; May forced Bumbry (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 5.