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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 26, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 26, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trout |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Rocky Roe |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Benny Ayala | Left Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Junior Moore | Right Fielder |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 26, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Trout
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Trout
Ayala takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Trout
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ayala moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Trout
May takes first base on ball four. Ayala moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeCinces vs. Trout
DeCinces hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Trout
Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Trout
Roenicke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Flanagan
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Flanagan
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Flanagan
Bannister hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Trout
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Trout
Dempsey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Trout
Belanger hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Nahorodny. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Trout
Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dauer moves to third. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ayala vs. Trout
Ayala hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dauer tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Trout
Singleton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Scarbery
Randy Scarbery now pitching.
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Scarbery
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Scarbery
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Flanagan
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Flanagan
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ayala. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Flanagan
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. Lemon scores. Nordhagen moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nahorodny vs. Flanagan
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nordhagen scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Flanagan
Morrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Nahorodny moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Flanagan
Flanagan spins and fires to second and has Nahorodny trapped. There's the throw to DeCinces who tags Nahorodny for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Flanagan
Pryor strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Scarbery
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Scarbery
Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Scarbery
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Scarbery
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Flanagan
Al Bumbry now playing center field. Gary Roenicke now playing left field.
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Flanagan
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Scarbery
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Scarbery
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Scarbery
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Flanagan
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Flanagan
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Flanagan
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Flanagan
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Scarbery
DeCinces is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Scarbery
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roenicke vs. Scarbery
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Scarbery
Dauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Scarbery
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Flanagan
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pryor for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Flanagan
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Scarbery
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Scarbery
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Scarbery
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Scarbery, and towards Morrison, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Flanagan
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Flanagan
Nordhagen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Flanagan
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Flanagan
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Proly
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Proly
Murray hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Proly
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Proly
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Flanagan
Morrison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Flanagan
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Flanagan
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Proly
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Proly
Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. Belanger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Proly
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Proly
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Proly
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Flanagan
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Flanagan
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Flanagan
Nordhagen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Flanagan
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Proly
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Proly
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Proly
Roenicke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Proly
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Flanagan
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Flanagan
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 12 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Flanagan
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1979, game 1 -- Baltimore at Chicago (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Belanger M, ss 5 1 2 0 Morrison J, 2b 5 1 2 2
Ayala B, lf 0 1 0 1 Pryor G, ss 4 0 0 0
Bumbry A, cf 3 0 0 0 Bannister A, lf 4 0 0 0
Singleton K, rf 4 2 2 3 Johnson L, 1b 4 1 1 0
May L, dh 4 1 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 2 2 1
DeCinces D, 3b 5 2 3 4 Nordhagen W, dh 4 1 1 1
Murray E, 1b 5 2 1 2 Moore J, rf 4 2 2 1
Roenicke G, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 1 1
Dauer R, 2b 5 2 2 2 Bell K, 3b 4 0 1 1
Dempsey R, c 4 1 1 0
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39 12 12 12 37 7 10 7
Baltimore 440 020 200 -- 12
Chicago 040 100 110 -- 7
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 9.0 10 7 6 0 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trout S (L) 1.1 6 8 7 2 1
Scarbery R 4.2 3 2 0 0 3
Proly M 3.0 3 2 2 2 0
E -- Nahorodny B, Belanger M, Bell K
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Chicago 3
2B -- Nordhagen W, Belanger M
HR -- DeCinces D, Singleton K, Dauer R, Murray E, Morrison J, Lemon C
CS -- Nahorodny B
SF -- Ayala B
T -- 2:48
A -- 0
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