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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 29, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 29, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,972 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Third Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Larry Murray | Left Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 29, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Johnson
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Johnson
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Johnson
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Johnson
May hits a fly ball into right field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Palmer
Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Palmer
Guerrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wallis moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Palmer
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Revering vs. Palmer
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards second. Smith throws to second for one, and Garcia throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Wallis scores. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching.
Gross 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 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Johnson
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Johnson
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Johnson
Garcia hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Johnson
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Johnson
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Martinez
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Martinez
Murray strikes out. Dempsey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Murray out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Martinez
Essian hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Johnson
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Johnson
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out. Singleton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roenicke vs. Johnson
Roenicke hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Martinez
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Martinez
There goes Edwards. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Martinez
Wallis strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Martinez
Guerrero 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 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Johnson
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Johnson
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Johnson
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Martinez
Page hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dempsey scoops up the ball and tags Page for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Martinez
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Martinez
There's a wild pitch. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Martinez
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Revering moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Martinez
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Johnson
Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Johnson
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Johnson
May hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Johnson
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Johnson
Roenicke is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Martinez
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Martinez
There goes Murray. The throw from Dempsey to Smith and they have Murray trapped. The throw over to Murray, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Martinez
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Martinez
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Johnson
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Johnson
Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Martinez
Wallis hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Martinez
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Martinez
Page hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Johnson
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Johnson
Dauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Johnson
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Wirth
Alan Wirth now pitching.
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Wirth
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Singleton scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. Wirth
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wirth
Smith hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dempsey vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Todd
Garcia takes first base on ball four. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Todd
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. Dempsey moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dauer vs. Todd
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Todd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dempsey scores. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 10 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Todd
Singleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Todd
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Martinez
Larry Harlow now playing right field.
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Martinez
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Martinez
Murphy 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 8
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Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Lacey
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lacey
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Lacey
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lacey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Stoddard
Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Tim Stoddard now pitching.
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Stoddard
Essian 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, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Stoddard
Edwards 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, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lacey
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Lacey
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Lacey
Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Lacey
Harlow hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Stoddard
Wallis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Stoddard
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Stoddard
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 13 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Stoddard
Revering hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1979 -- Baltimore at Oakland (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 6 1 1 0 Wallis J, rf 4 1 2 0
Dauer R, 3b 6 2 4 2 Guerrero M, ss 4 0 1 0
Singleton K, rf 3 2 2 3 Page M, dh 3 0 0 0
Harlow L, rf 1 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 1
May L, dh 5 2 3 1 Gross W, 3b 3 0 2 0
Murray E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0
Roenicke G, lf 5 1 1 3 Murray L, lf 3 0 0 0
Smith B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Essian J, c 3 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 5 2 1 1 Edwards M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss 3 1 1 2
Belanger M, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 13 16 13 28 1 5 1
Baltimore 020 010 (10)00 -- 13
Oakland 100 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer J 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Martinez T (W) 6.1 2 0 0 2 5
Stoddard T 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L) 6.1 8 5 5 3 4
Wirth A* 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
Todd J 0.2 3 4 4 1 0
Lacey B 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Garcia K 2
DP -- Baltimore 3
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Oakland 3
3B -- Smith B
HR -- Garcia K, May L, Dauer R, Roenicke G, Singleton K
CS -- Edwards M, Murray L
WP -- Martinez T
T -- 2:33
A -- 2972
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