Homers by Eddie Murray, Doug DeCinces and Benny Ayala helped power the Orioles to a 13-2 rout of the Tigers. Murray led off the second inning with his round-tripper, Ayala drilled a two-run shot in the fifth and DeCinces belted a solo blast in the sixth. A two-run double by Lee May keyed a five-run third inning that was climaxed by a two-run single by Rich Dauer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 13, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 26, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 12  1
Orioles      0  3  5    2  2  1    0  0  x  -  13 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore dh            5   0   0   0     0   2   .298      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Trammell ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .277        Garcia ph,ss        1   1   0   0     1   1   .250
  Wagner ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Ayala lf              3   2   1   2     1   0   .250
Jones lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .294        Molinaro lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Morales rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .295
Wockenfuss 1b         4   0   3   1     0   0   .265        Corey rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parrish c             1   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Murray 1b             4   2   1   1     1   0   .297
  Putman ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Chism pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stegman cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .207      May dh                5   2   2   2     0   1   .255
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Roenicke cf           3   3   1   1     1   0   .261
Brookens 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      DeCinces 3b           3   2   3   3     1   0   .232
Chris p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Krenchicki 3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Young p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b              4   0   2   3     0   0   .253
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .241
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  12   2     1   5             Totals               35  13  11  13     6   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 17,205
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Orioles 5
DP: Tigers 1, Orioles 3
Errors: Wockenfuss, Roenicke
Doubles: Morales (23), Wockenfuss (9), May 2 (15), DeCinces (27)
Home Runs: Stegman (3), Murray (25), Ayala (6), DeCinces (16)
Stolen Bases: Brookens (10)
GIDP: Morales (15), Jones (5), Putman (1), Belanger (3)
Hit by Pitch: Roenicke (12,by Young)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chris L(3-3)            2     4   5   5   3   1   1  12   6.92
Young                   0     2   3   2   1   0   0   5   6.39
Tobik                   3     4   4   4   1   0   1  14   4.41
Underwood               3     1   1   1   1   4   1  11   4.59
Totals                  8    11  13  12   6   5   3  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(13-6)        6    10   2   2   1   1   1  26   3.35
Stoddard                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.73
Ford                    2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.88
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Young (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to right; Trammell singled to right;
Jones singled to right [Trammell to second]; Morales grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger lined to shortstop; Ayala grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Parrish
singled to center; Stegman struck out; Rodriguez made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray homered; May flied out to center; Roenicke
walked; DeCinces singled to left [Roenicke to second]; Dauer
singled to right [Roenicke scored, DeCinces to third]; Dempsey
singled to left [DeCinces scored, Dauer to second]; Belanger
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dempsey
out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Brookens singled; Brookens stole second; LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Trammell singled to center
[Brookens to third]; Jones grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Ayala walked; Singleton walked [Ayala to second];
YOUNG REPLACED CHRIS (PITCHING); Murray reached on an error by
Wockenfuss [Ayala to third, Singleton to second]; May doubled to
left [Ayala scored, Singleton scored, Murray to third]; Roenicke
was hit by a pitch; DeCinces walked [Murray scored (unearned),
May to third, Roenicke to second]; Dauer singled to center [May
scored, Roenicke scored, DeCinces to second]; TOBIK REPLACED
YOUNG (PITCHING); Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger made an
out to second; Ayala forced Dauer (second to shortstop); 5 R (4
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Orioles 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales doubled; Wockenfuss singled to center
[Morales scored, Wockenfuss to third (error by Roenicke)];
Parrish walked; Stegman flied out to left; Rodriguez forced
Parrish (shortstop to second); Brookens forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles
8.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
grounded out (catcher to first); May doubled to left; Roenicke
singled to left [May scored]; DeCinces doubled [Roenicke
scored]; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 10.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Trammell grounded out
(third to first); Jones singled to third; Morales forced Jones
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles
10.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); GARCIA
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Garcia walked; Ayala homered [Garcia
scored]; Singleton lined to center; Murray flied out to right; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Orioles 12.

TIGERS 6TH: GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MOLINARO
REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING LF); COREY REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING
RF); Wockenfuss singled to third; PUTMAN BATTED FOR PARRISH;
Putman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; Stegman homered; Rodriguez
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 12.

ORIOLES 6TH: WAGNER REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING SS); PUTMAN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); UNDERWOOD REPLACED TOBIK
(PITCHING); May struck out; Roenicke flied out to center;
DeCinces homered; Dauer popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 13.

TIGERS 7TH: KRENCHICKI REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 3B); STODDARD
REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Brookens grounded out (second to
first); LeFlore was called out on strikes; Wagner was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 13.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey was called out on strikes; Garcia struck
out; Molinaro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 13.

TIGERS 8TH: FORD REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out (pitcher to
first); Wockenfuss doubled to left; Putman made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 13.

ORIOLES 8TH: Corey popped to first in foul territory; Murray
walked; CHISM RAN FOR MURRAY; May forced Chism (shortstop to
second); Roenicke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Orioles 13.

TIGERS 9TH: CHISM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stegman flied out
to right; Rodriguez singled to center; Brookens struck out;
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Orioles 13.