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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 17, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 15,966 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Benny Ayala | Left Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Willie Norwood | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Dave Edwards | Center Fielder |
| Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 17, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Koosman
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Koosman
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Koosman
Singleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Flanagan
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Flanagan
Norwood hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Flanagan
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Flanagan
Edwards 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 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Koosman
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Koosman
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Koosman
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Koosman
DeCinces hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Edwards. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. May goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Koosman
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Flanagan
Rivera 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 -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Flanagan
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Flanagan
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Flanagan
Castino is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Flanagan
Randall hits a line drive into center field. Roenicke picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roenicke. Morales scores. Wynegar goes all the way around to score. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norwood vs. Flanagan
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Koosman
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dempsey for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Koosman
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Koosman
Ayala hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Koosman
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Flanagan
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Flanagan
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Koosman
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Koosman
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Koosman
May takes first base on ball four. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Koosman
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field. Rivera picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rivera. Roenicke scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Koosman
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Koosman
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. Koosman
Garcia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Edwards. Garcia reaches second base with a double. DeCinces scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Erickson
Roger Erickson now pitching. Al Bumbry pinch hits for Benny Ayala.
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Flanagan
Al Bumbry now playing center field. Gary Roenicke now playing left field.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Flanagan
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Flanagan
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Erickson
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Erickson
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Erickson
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Flanagan
Castino hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Flanagan
Randall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Flanagan
Norwood is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Erickson
May hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Erickson
DeCinces hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Erickson
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Erickson
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Erickson
Garcia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norwood who is chasing the ball. Garcia reaches third base with a triple. Dempsey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bumbry vs. Erickson
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Flanagan
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Flanagan
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Flanagan
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Flanagan
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Flanagan
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Stoddard
Tim Stoddard now pitching.
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Redfern
Pete Redfern now pitching.
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Redfern
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Redfern
Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Redfern
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Stoddard
Glenn Adams pinch hits for John Castino.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Stoddard covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Stoddard
Randall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Stoddard
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Willie Norwood.
Cubbage hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Stoddard
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Stoddard
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Redfern
Mike Cubbage now playing third base. Bombo Rivera now playing right field. Glenn Adams now playing left field.
DeCinces is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Redfern
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields the ball and throws to Redfern covering. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Redfern
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Redfern
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Stoddard
Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Dave Edwards.
Landreaux is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Stoddard
Hosken Powell pinch hits for Bombo Rivera.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Stoddard covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Stoddard
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Stoddard covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Redfern
Ken Landreaux now playing center field. Hosken Powell now playing right field.
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Redfern
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Redfern
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Redfern fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Redfern
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Stoddard
John Lowenstein now playing left field.
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Stoddard covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Stoddard
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Stoddard
Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilfong for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1979 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Garcia K, ss 5 0 2 3 Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 1
Ayala B, lf 2 1 1 1 Wilfong R, ph 1 0 0 0
Bumbry A, ph-cf 3 0 0 0 Norwood W, rf 3 0 0 0
Singleton K, rf 5 0 0 0 Cubbage M, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Smalley R, ss 3 1 2 0
Roenicke G, cf-lf 5 1 1 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 1 1 2
Lowenstein J, lf 0 0 0 0 Edwards D, cf 2 1 0 0
May L, dh 3 3 2 1 Landreaux K, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 2 1 Rivera B, lf-rf 3 0 1 0
Smith B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Powell H, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 4 1 1 0 Morales J, dh 4 1 2 1
Wynegar B, c 4 1 1 0
Castino J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Adams G, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 13 7 34 5 8 4
Baltimore 011 402 000 -- 8
Minnesota 220 001 000 -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 5.2 8 5 4 1 5
Stoddard T (S) 3.1 0 0 0 2 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L) 3.2 7 6 6 1 1
Erickson R 2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Redfern P 3.0 3 0 0 0 3
E -- Roenicke G, Rivera B
DP -- Baltimore 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Minnesota 5
2B -- DeCinces D, Garcia K
3B -- Garcia K
HR -- Jackson R, Ayala B, May L
T -- 2:28
A -- 15966
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