Wednesday October 10, 1979
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Baltimore Orioles 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

World Series Game 1 Played on Wednesday, October 10, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 11 3 Orioles 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 6 3 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Bumbry cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Foli ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Belanger ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Parker rf 5 1 4 0 0 0 .800 Singleton rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 B. Robinson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Murray 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .500 Stargell 1b 5 1 1 2 0 2 .200 Lowenstein lf 4 1 0 1 0 1 .000 Madlock 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Roenicke lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nicosia c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .333 Garner 2b 4 0 3 2 0 1 .750 Smith 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dauer ph,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Rooker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stennett ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 4 11 4 1 7 Totals 30 5 6 3 6 4 Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: 53,735 Left on Base: Pirates 10, Orioles 8 DP: Pirates 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Foli, Stargell, Garner, Belanger, DeCinces 2 Doubles: Parker (1), Garner (1) Home Runs: Stargell (1), DeCinces (1) Stolen Bases: Murray (1) Caught Stealing: Parker (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bumbry (1) GIDP: Smith (1) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison L(0-1) 0.1 3 5 4 2 0 1 7 108.00 Rooker 3.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 14 0.00 Romo 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0.00 D. Robinson 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0.00 Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 6 5 4 6 4 1 37 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(1-0) 9 11 4 2 1 7 1 41 2.00 Totals 9 11 4 2 1 7 1 41 Wild Pitches: Kison (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Terry Tata, LF - Jim McKean, RF - Paul Runge PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli flied to left; Parker doubled to right; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Belanger walked [Bumbry to second]; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bumbry to third, Belanger to second]; Murray walked; Lowenstein reached on an error by Garner [Bumbry scored (RBI), Belanger scored (no RBI), Murray to third, Lowenstein to first]; Kison threw a wild pitch [Murray scored (unearned), Lowenstein to second]; DeCinces homered [Lowenstein scored]; Smith singled to right; ROOKER REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Dempsey lined to shortstop [Smith to second (error by Foli)]; Flanagan grounded out (catcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 5. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Nicosia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 2ND: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger was called out on strikes; Singleton singled to third; Murray singled to center [Singleton to second]; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 5. PIRATES 3RD: Garner was called out on strikes; On a bunt Rooker grounded out (pitcher to first); Moreno flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces walked; Smith grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [DeCinces out at second]; Dempsey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 5. PIRATES 4TH: Foli singled to center; Parker singled to right [Foli to third]; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first) [Parker to second]; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Foli scored, Parker to third]; Madlock walked; Nicosia forced Madlock (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 4TH: Flanagan reached on an error by Stargell [Flanagan to first]; Bumbry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flanagan to second]; Belanger flied to center; Singleton flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Orioles 5. PIRATES 5TH: Garner doubled to left; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR ROOKER; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 5TH: ROMO REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Murray walked; Lowenstein flied to center; DeCinces flied to right; Murray stole second; Smith was walked intentionally; Dempsey flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Orioles 5. PIRATES 6TH: Parker singled to center; B. Robinson singled to right [Parker to second]; Stargell struck out; Madlock flied to right; Nicosia reached on an error by DeCinces [Parker to third, B. Robinson to second, Nicosia to first]; Garner singled to left [Parker scored (unearned), B. Robinson scored (unearned), Nicosia to second]; LACY BATTED FOR ROMO; Lacy reached on an error by DeCinces [Nicosia to third, Garner to second, Lacy to first]; Moreno flied to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: D. ROBINSON REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Flanagan struck out; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 5. PIRATES 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton walked; Murray flied to center; Lowenstein flied to left; DeCinces flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 5. PIRATES 8TH: ROENICKE REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Stargell homered; Madlock flied to center; Nicosia struck out; Garner singled to third; STENNETT BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Stennett singled to right [Garner to third]; Moreno was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED STENNETT (PITCHING); DAUER BATTED FOR SMITH; Dauer singled to center; Dempsey flied to center; Flanagan struck out; Bumbry forced Dauer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 5. PIRATES 9TH: DAUER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker singled to center; Parker was picked off and caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Belanger; assists by Flanagan and Murray); B. Robinson grounded out (second to first) [Parker to third]; Stargell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Orioles 5.

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