Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 World Series Game 2 Played on Thursday, October 11, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium Pirates 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 11 2 Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moreno cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .100 Bumbry cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .556 Crowley ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Stargell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .222 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Robinson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Singleton rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Alexander pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray 1b 3 1 3 2 1 0 .800 Madlock 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Ott c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Lowenstein lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .143 Garner 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .667 Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Blyleven p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .143 Easler ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Palmer p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 D. Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sanguillen ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Garcia ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 11 3 3 4 Totals 32 2 6 2 5 5 Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 53,739 Left on Base: Pirates 7, Orioles 8 DP: Pirates 3, Orioles 2 Errors: Foli, Parker, DeCinces Doubles: Murray (1) Home Runs: Murray (1) Caught Stealing: Madlock (1), Alexander (1) Sacrifice Flies: Ott (1) GIDP: Blyleven (1), Smith (2) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 24 3.00 D. Robinson W(1-0) 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 10 0.00 Tekulve SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 5 1 37 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 7 8 2 2 2 3 0 28 2.57 T. Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Stanhouse L(0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 9.00 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: Palmer (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jim McKean, LF - Paul Runge, RF - Jerry Neudecker PIRATES 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Foli hit into a double play (first to pitcher) [Moreno out at second]; Parker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger flied to left; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to right; Milner singled to center [Stargell to second]; Madlock singled [Stargell scored, Milner to third]; Ott hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milner scored]; Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray homered; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Lowenstein walked; Smith lined to second; Dempsey singled to shortstop [Lowenstein to third]; Palmer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. PIRATES 3RD: Blyleven lined to center; Moreno struck out; Foli singled to right; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Foli to second]; Parker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry flied out to left; Belanger reached on an error by Parker [Belanger to second]; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Belanger to third]; Murray walked; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Milner popped to first; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Lowenstein singled to second; Smith grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lowenstein out at second]; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. PIRATES 5TH: On a bunt Ott grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner singled to center; On a bunt Blyleven grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Palmer flied out to left; Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (third to first); Foli flied out to center; Parker singled to center; Stargell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to left; Murray doubled [Singleton scored]; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murray to third]; Lowenstein lined into a double play (right to catcher) [Murray out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2. PIRATES 7TH: Milner flied out to center; Madlock singled to third [Madlock to second (error by DeCinces)]; Ott struck out; Garner was walked intentionally; EASLER BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Easler walked [Madlock to third, Garner to second]; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: D. ROBINSON REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Smith popped to first; Dempsey walked; KELLY BATTED FOR PALMER; Kelly walked [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry struck out; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley walked [Dempsey to third, Kelly to second]; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2. PIRATES 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); T. MARTINEZ REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Foli flied out to right; Parker grounded out (third to first); Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Murray singled to center; On a bunt DeCinces reached on a fielder's choice [Murray to second (error by Foli; assist by D. Robinson)]; Lowenstein hit into a double play (shortstop to second to third to second) [Lowenstein to first, Murray out at third, DeCinces out at second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2. PIRATES 9TH: B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR MILNER; B. Robinson singled to left; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); ALEXANDER RAN FOR B. ROBINSON; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Madlock flied to center; Ott singled; Garner walked [Ott to second]; SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR D. ROBINSON; Sanguillen singled to right [Ott scored, Garner to third]; Moreno lined to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TEKULVE REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Dempsey struck out; Garcia was called out on strikes; Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 2.

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