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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 29, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 29, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott McGregor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,193 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: George Maloney |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Benny Ayala | Left Fielder |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Center Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| U L Washington | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | DH |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 29, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Splittorff
Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Splittorff
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McGregor
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. McGregor
Washington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McGregor
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Splittorff
Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ayala vs. Splittorff
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. May moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeCinces vs. Splittorff
DeCinces hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roenicke vs. Splittorff
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Splittorff
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. McGregor
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. McGregor
Cowens 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. McGregor
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Splittorff
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Splittorff
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McGregor
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. McGregor
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McGregor
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Splittorff
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Splittorff
Splittorff fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Splittorff. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ayala vs. Splittorff
Ayala strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. Splittorff
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Murray tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Splittorff
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McGregor
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. McGregor
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. McGregor
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. McGregor
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. McGregor
Cowens strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Splittorff
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Splittorff
Dauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Splittorff
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. McGregor
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McGregor
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. McGregor
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McGregor
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Splittorff
Murray hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Splittorff
Ayala hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Splittorff
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McGregor
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. McGregor
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. McGregor
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGregor fields it and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. McGregor
Brett hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Ayala fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ayala. Washington scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. McGregor
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Splittorff
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Splittorff
Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Splittorff
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Splittorff
There goes Belanger. The throw from Wathan and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Splittorff
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. McGregor
Al Bumbry now playing center field. Gary Roenicke now playing left field.
Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. McGregor
Scott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry, who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple. Porter scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wathan vs. McGregor
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. McGregor
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scott scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. McGregor
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Patek reaches second base with a double. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Ford
Dave Ford now pitching.
Washington 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 -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Ford
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Splittorff
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Splittorff
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Splittorff
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
DeCinces hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murray scores. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roenicke vs. Quisenberry
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ford
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Ford
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Ford
Porter 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
Top 9
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Quisenberry
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Quisenberry
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Quisenberry
Dauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Dauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Quisenberry
Singleton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Quisenberry
John Lowenstein pinch runs for Ken Singleton.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ford
John Lowenstein now playing right field.
Scott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Ford
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for John Wathan.
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ford
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry 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 7/29/1979 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 1 1
Dauer R, 2b 5 0 2 0 Washington U, 2b 4 1 1 0
Singleton K, rf 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0
Lowenstein J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 2 1
May L, dh 5 1 1 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 3 2 1 0 Porter D, dh 4 1 2 0
Ayala B, lf 3 1 0 0 Scott G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Bumbry A, cf 1 0 1 0 Wathan J, c 3 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 1 2 Quirk J, ph 1 0 0 0
Roenicke G, cf-lf 4 2 2 4 Wilson W, lf 4 1 1 1
Dempsey R, c 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 6 35 4 8 4
Baltimore 030 100 110 -- 6
Kansas City 000 001 300 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor S (W) 6.1 8 4 4 1 3
Ford D (S) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (L) 7.2 8 6 2 2 4
Quisenberry D 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Washington U 2, Splittorff P, Ayala B
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Kansas City 5
2B -- May L, Brett G, Porter D, Patek F, Dauer R
3B -- Scott G
HR -- Roenicke G 2
CS -- Belanger M
SH -- Belanger M
SF -- DeCinces D
T -- 2:36
A -- 30193
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