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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 27, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 27, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott McGregor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Al Clark 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dave Phillips |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Third Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| John Wockenfuss | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 27, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Billingham
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Billingham
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Billingham
Singleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McGregor
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGregor
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Kemp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. McGregor
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. McGregor
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Billingham
Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Billingham
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Billingham
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Lowenstein steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roenicke vs. Billingham
Roenicke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Billingham
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. McGregor
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. McGregor
There goes Morales. The throw from Skaggs and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McGregor
Rodriguez hits a popup towards third. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. McGregor
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Billingham
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Billingham
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Billingham
Harlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McGregor
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGregor
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McGregor
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McGregor
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with McGregor covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Billingham
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Billingham
Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Billingham
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
Wockenfuss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. McGregor
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. McGregor
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer juggles the ball. That's an error on Dauer. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. McGregor
Trammell bunts towards the mound. McGregor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. McGregor
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Billingham
Lowenstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Billingham
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Billingham
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGregor
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGregor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McGregor
Staub hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Billingham
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Billingham
Skaggs strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Billingham
Harlow takes first base on ball four. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Billingham
Dauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Billingham
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. McGregor
Thompson hits a fly ball towards center. Harlow settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Harlow. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Wockenfuss reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. McGregor
Morales hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. McGregor
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. McGregor
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Billingham
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Billingham
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Billingham
Roenicke hits a popup in front of the plate. Wockenfuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McGregor
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGregor
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. McGregor
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching. Champ Summers pinch runs for Steve Kemp.
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. Whitaker moves to third. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Martinez
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Billingham
Lynn Jones now playing center field. Champ Summers now playing right field. Jerry Morales now playing left field.
Smith bunts in front of the plate. Wockenfuss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Billingham
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Billingham
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Dave Skaggs.
Crowley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Billingham
Harlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Billingham
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Martinez
Rick Dempsey now catching.
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Martinez
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Martinez
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Martinez
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Billingham
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Billingham
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Billingham
Lowenstein hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1979, game 1 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Harlow L, cf 3 0 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0
Dauer R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jones L, cf 0 0 0 0
Singleton K, dh 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 1 0
Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 3 2 2 2
Lowenstein J, rf 3 0 0 0 Summers C, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Roenicke G, lf 3 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 3 0 0 0
Smith B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Garcia K, ss 2 0 1 0 Wockenfuss J, c 4 1 2 2
Skaggs D, c 2 0 0 0 Morales J, rf-lf 3 0 1 0
Crowley T, ph 1 1 1 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Dempsey R, c 0 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 3 1 32 5 8 5
Baltimore 000 000 010 -- 1
Detroit 102 101 00x -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor S (L) 6.1 7 5 4 4 0
Martinez T 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 4
E -- Dauer R, Harlow L
DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 4, Detroit 7
2B -- Kemp S, Wockenfuss J
HR -- Kemp S, Wockenfuss J, Crowley T
SB -- Lowenstein J
CS -- Morales J
T -- 2:17
A -- 0
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