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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 17, 1979 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Chamberlain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 29,348 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Bill Haller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Clint Hurdle | Left Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Todd Cruz | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 17, 1979
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Chamberlain
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Chamberlain
Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Chamberlain
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Chamberlain
Murray hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Palmer
Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Porter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock hits a popup in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hurdle vs. Palmer
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out. Porter scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Palmer
Quirk hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Chamberlain
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Chamberlain
May hits a popup towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Chamberlain
DeCinces hits a popup in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Palmer
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Palmer
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Palmer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Palmer
Cowens hits a line drive towards short. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Chamberlain
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Chamberlain
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Chamberlain
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Palmer
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Palmer
Porter hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Palmer
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Palmer
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to third. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Quirk vs. Palmer
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray juggles the ball. That's an error on Murray. Brett scores. LaCock scores. Hurdle moves to third. Quirk moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Palmer
White hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hurdle tags and scores. Quirk tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Palmer
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Chamberlain
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Chamberlain
Singleton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Chamberlain
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Chamberlain
Kelly hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Wilson. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Chamberlain
May hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stewart
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter bunts towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
LaCock vs. Stewart
LaCock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hurdle vs. Stewart
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Quirk vs. Stewart
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Chamberlain
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Chamberlain
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Chamberlain
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stewart
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Stewart
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Chamberlain
Bumbry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Chamberlain
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Chamberlain
Singleton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stewart
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Stewart
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Stewart
Hurdle hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Chamberlain
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Chamberlain
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Chamberlain
May is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Chamberlain
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Stewart
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stewart
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Stewart
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Chamberlain
Benny Ayala pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Chamberlain covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Chamberlain
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Kiko Garcia.
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Chamberlain
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Chamberlain
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Dave Skaggs now catching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Stewart
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stewart
There goes Wilson. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Stewart
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Stewart
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Stewart
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Chamberlain
Willie Wilson now playing left field. Amos Otis now playing center field.
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Chamberlain
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Chamberlain
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Chamberlain
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1979 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf-lf 5 1 1 0 Bumbry A, cf 4 0 1 0
Cowens A, rf 5 0 1 0 Smith B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 4 2 2 0 Singleton K, rf 3 1 1 1
Porter D, c 4 2 3 3 Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0
LaCock P, 1b 3 1 1 0 Kelly P, lf 3 0 1 0
Hurdle C, lf 4 1 0 1 May L, dh 3 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 0 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Quirk J, dh 4 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 2 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 0 1 Ayala B, ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz T, ss 3 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss 2 0 0 0
Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Skaggs D, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 8 5 30 1 3 1
Kansas City 010 300 003 -- 7
Baltimore 000 100 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Chamberlain C (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L) 3.2 3 4 1 3 2
Stewart S 5.1 5 3 2 2 4
E -- Murray E, Smith B
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Baltimore 5
2B -- Brett G, Kelly P
3B -- Porter D
HR -- Singleton K, Porter D
SB -- Wilson W
SH -- Porter D
SF -- White F
HBP -- by Chamberlain C (May L)
T -- 2:34
A -- 29348
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