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Pirates
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
October 16, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on October 16, 1979 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 16, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 16, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 53,739 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Russ Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Dave Parker | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | First Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Ed Ott | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| John Candelaria | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Benny Ayala | Left Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
October 16, 1979
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Palmer
Moreno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Palmer
Foli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Foli reaches second base with a double. Moreno moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parker vs. Palmer
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stargell vs. Palmer
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Milner vs. Palmer
Milner hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Palmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Candelaria
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Candelaria
Ayala hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Candelaria
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Candelaria
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Palmer
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Palmer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Palmer
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Candelaria vs. Palmer
Candelaria strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Candelaria
DeCinces bunts towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Candelaria
Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Candelaria
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Palmer
Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Palmer
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Palmer
Parker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Candelaria
Dempsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Candelaria
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Candelaria
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Candelaria
Ayala hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Palmer
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Palmer
Milner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Palmer
Madlock takes first base on ball four. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Palmer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it and throws to second for the out. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Garner vs. Palmer
Garner is hit by the pitch. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Candelaria vs. Palmer
Candelaria strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Candelaria
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Candelaria
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Candelaria
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Roenicke vs. Candelaria
Roenicke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Palmer
Moreno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Palmer
Foli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Palmer
Parker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Palmer
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Candelaria
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Candelaria
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Candelaria
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Palmer
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Palmer
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Palmer
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Palmer
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Candelaria
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Candelaria
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Candelaria
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Candelaria
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Palmer
Lee Lacy pinch hits for John Candelaria.
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moreno vs. Palmer
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Palmer
Foli hits a ball on the ground for a single. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Palmer
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Palmer
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foli tags and scores. Parker tags and moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Palmer
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Tekulve
Kent Tekulve now pitching. Bill Robinson now playing left field.
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Tekulve
Al Bumbry pinch hits for Gary Roenicke.
Bumbry hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tekulve
Billy Smith pinch hits for Rich Dauer.
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Tekulve
Dempsey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Palmer
Al Bumbry now playing center field. Billy Smith now playing second base.
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Palmer
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Palmer
Garner hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Palmer
Robinson hits a line drive into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moreno vs. Palmer
Moreno hits a line drive into center field. Bumbry picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bumbry. Garner scores. Moreno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Foli vs. Palmer
Foli hits a popup, 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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Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Tekulve
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Jim Palmer.
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tekulve
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Kiko Garcia.
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Tekulve
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Benny Ayala.
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Stoddard
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Tim Stoddard now pitching. John Lowenstein now playing left field.
Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Stoddard
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tekulve vs. Stoddard
Tekulve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Stoddard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Tekulve
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Tekulve
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Tekulve
DeCinces strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/16/1979 -- Pittsburgh at Baltimore (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Moreno O, cf 5 1 3 1 Garcia K, ss 3 0 1 0
Foli T, ss 5 1 2 0 Kelly P, ph 1 0 0 0
Parker D, rf 4 0 1 1 Belanger M, ss 0 0 0 0
Stargell W, 1b 4 0 0 1 Ayala B, lf 3 0 0 0
Milner J, lf 3 0 0 0 Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Tekulve K, p 1 0 0 0 Stoddard T, p 0 0 0 0
Madlock B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 4 0 3 0
Ott E, c 4 1 2 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 3 1 2 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Candelaria J, p 2 0 0 0 Roenicke G, cf 2 0 0 0
Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0 Bumbry A, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Robinson B, lf 0 0 0 1 Dauer R, 2b 2 0 1 0
Smith B, ph-2b 1 0 1 0
Dempsey R, c 3 0 1 0
Palmer J, p 2 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 32 0 7 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 220 -- 4
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (W) 6.0 6 0 0 0 2
Tekulve K (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J (L) 8.0 10 4 4 3 5
Stoddard T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Bumbry A
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Baltimore 5
2B -- Foli T, Garner P
SF -- Stargell W, Robinson B
HBP -- by Palmer J (Garner P)
T -- 2:30
A -- 53739
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