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Rangers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers, played on August 20, 1979 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Allard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 21,042 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dallas Parks 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Al Clark 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Shortstop |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Billy Sample | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 20, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Flanagan
Wills hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Flanagan
There's a wild pitch. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Flanagan
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Allard
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Allard
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Allard
Singleton hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Allard
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Allard covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Allard
May strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Flanagan
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Flanagan
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Flanagan
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Allard
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Allard
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Allard
Dauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Dauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Allard
Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Flanagan
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Flanagan
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Flanagan
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Allard
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Allard
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Allard
Singleton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Singleton reaches second base with a double. Belanger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Allard
Murray is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Allard
May strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Allard
DeCinces hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Flanagan
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Flanagan
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Allard
Roenicke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Allard
There goes Roenicke. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Bell applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Allard
Dauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Allard
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Flanagan
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Flanagan
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Flanagan
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Flanagan
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Allard
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Allard
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Allard
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allard fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Allard
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Flanagan
Wills bunts towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Flanagan
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Allard
May strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Allard
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Allard
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Roenicke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Allard
Dauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Flanagan
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Flanagan
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Flanagan
Sample strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Allard
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Dempsey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Allard
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Allard
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Flanagan
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Flanagan
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Flanagan
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Flanagan
Rivers bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Allard
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Allard
Murray hits a popup towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Allard
May hits a popup towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Flanagan
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Flanagan
Zisk strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1979 -- Texas at Baltimore (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bumbry A, cf 4 0 0 0
Rivers M, cf 3 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 2 2 1 0
Bell B, ss 3 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 4 1 2 3
Oliver A, lf 4 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Zisk R, rf 4 0 0 0 May L, dh 4 0 0 0
Ellis J, 1b 3 0 1 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Roenicke G, lf 3 0 2 0
Sample B, dh 3 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 2 0 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 3 0 28 3 6 3
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 201 000 00x -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Allard B (L) 8.0 6 3 3 4 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 7
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Baltimore 5
2B -- Dauer R, Singleton K, Roenicke G
HR -- Singleton K
CS -- Roenicke G
HBP -- by Flanagan M (Rivers M)
WP -- Flanagan M
T -- 2:08
A -- 21042
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