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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 | Steve Stone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 27,425 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | 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 |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| 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: ---
Bumbry vs. Rozema
Bumbry hits a fly ball towards left. Kemp settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kemp. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Rozema
Belanger bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Singleton vs. Rozema
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Rozema
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bumbry tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Rozema
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
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Stone
LeFlore hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Stone
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Stone
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Stone
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rozema
May hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rozema
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Rozema
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Rozema
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Kelly goes all the way around to score. Dempsey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Rozema
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stone
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Stone
Summers hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Stone
Parrish takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Stone
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Stone
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Parrish scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeFlore vs. Stone
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Stone
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitaker vs. Stone
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bumbry who is chasing the ball. Whitaker reaches third base with a triple. Rodriguez scores. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Stone
Kemp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Rozema
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Rozema
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Rozema
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Stone
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stone
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Stone
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Rozema
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Rozema
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Rozema
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Rozema
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stone
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Stone
Stone fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stone. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Stone
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Stone
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Stone
There goes Trammell. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Stone
LeFlore 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, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Rozema
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Rozema
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Rozema
Belanger hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Stone
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Stone
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Stone
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Rozema
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Rozema
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Rozema
Lowenstein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Rozema
There's a wild pitch. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Rozema
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Whitaker applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Rozema
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Stone
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Stone
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Stone
There goes Summers. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Garcia applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Stone
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rozema
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Rozema
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Rozema
Dempsey bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Rozema
Bumbry hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stone
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stone
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Stone
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Stone
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching.
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Rozema
Lynn Jones now playing center field. Jerry Morales now playing left field. Larry Harlow pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Harlow hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Rozema
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Rozema
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Rozema
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Rozema
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Martinez
Billy Smith now playing second base. Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop.
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Martinez
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Martinez
Summers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Martinez
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Martinez
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Summers moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trammell vs. Martinez
Trammell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry. Trammell reaches second base with a double. Summers scores. Parrish scores. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Martinez
Jones 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
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rozema
Kelly hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Rozema
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Kiko Garcia.
Crowley hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Rozema
Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Rozema
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rozema, and towards Trammell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1979, game 2 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 5 1 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 3 1 0 0
Belanger M, ss 1 0 0 0 Jones L, cf 1 0 0 0
Harlow L, ph 1 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 2 3
Smith B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 1
Singleton K, rf 3 0 2 0 Morales J, lf 0 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 3 0 0 1 Staub R, dh 4 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, 3b 3 0 2 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 1 1 0
May L, dh 4 0 0 0 Summers C, rf 4 1 1 0
Kelly P, lf 3 2 3 1 Parrish L, c 3 3 2 0
Garcia K, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 2 1 1
Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 4 1 3 5
Dempsey R, c 3 0 1 0
Roenicke G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 8 2 33 10 11 10
Baltimore 110 000 001 -- 3
Detroit 140 100 13x -- 10
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (L) 6.2 8 7 6 3 1
Martinez T 1.1 3 3 3 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema D (W) 9.0 8 3 1 4 2
E -- Kemp S, Rodriguez A 2, Stone S
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Detroit 3
2B -- Rodriguez A, Trammell A
3B -- Whitaker L
HR -- Kemp S, Kelly P
SB -- LeFlore R
CS -- Trammell A, Lowenstein J, Summers C
SH -- Belanger M
SF -- Murray E
WP -- Rozema D
T -- 2:35
A -- 27425
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