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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 11, 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 July 11, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Martinez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,586 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Rich Garcia |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Ken Singleton | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Right Fielder |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Chalk | Second Baseman |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mike Heath | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 11, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. McCatty
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. McCatty
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. McCatty
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Martinez
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Martinez
Chalk hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Martinez
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Martinez
Page takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Martinez
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. McCatty
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. McCatty
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. McCatty
Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. McCatty
McCatty has Lowenstein trapped off third. He fires to home, and Lowenstein is out at the plate. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCatty
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Martinez
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Martinez
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Martinez
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Martinez
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. McCatty
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. McCatty
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Martinez
Henderson 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: ---
Chalk vs. Martinez
Chalk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Martinez
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Martinez
Page 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. McCatty
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. McCatty
Murray hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Murray reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. McCatty
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeCinces vs. McCatty
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murray scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. McCatty
There goes DeCinces. The throw from Essian and he is out, Chalk applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Martinez
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Martinez
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Martinez
Newman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Martinez
Armas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picciolo vs. Martinez
Picciolo 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 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. McCatty
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCatty
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. McCatty
Skaggs takes first base on ball four. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. McCatty
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. Roenicke moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Martinez
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Martinez
Chalk bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Henderson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Martinez
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Martinez
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to home to get Henderson. Chalk moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Martinez
Essian takes first base on ball four. Chalk moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Martinez
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. McCatty
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. McCatty
Murray hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. McCatty
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. McCatty
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Martinez
Newman hits a line drive towards third. DeCinces reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Martinez
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Martinez
Picciolo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. McCatty
Roenicke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCatty
Smith hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. McCatty
Skaggs hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. McCatty
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Martinez
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Martinez
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Martinez
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Martinez
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Martinez
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Martinez
Essian hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McCatty
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. McCatty
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. McCatty
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. McCatty
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Martinez
Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Martinez
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards right. Lowenstein fields it and throws to second to catch Heath for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Martinez
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Martinez
Mike Edwards pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Edwards 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, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. McCatty
Mike Edwards now playing second base. Dave Chalk now playing shortstop.
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. McCatty
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCatty
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. McCatty
Skaggs hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Martinez
Rich Dauer now playing second base.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Martinez
Chalk hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Martinez
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Martinez
Page 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1979 -- Baltimore at Oakland (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 4 0 1 0 Henderson R, cf 4 1 2 0
Garcia K, ss 4 0 0 0 Chalk D, 2b-ss 4 0 2 0
Singleton K, dh 4 0 1 0 Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 2 3 1 Page M, dh 4 0 0 1
Lowenstein J, rf 4 0 1 0 Essian J, c 3 0 0 0
DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Heath M, lf 3 0 1 0
Roenicke G, lf 4 1 1 1 Newman J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Smith B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0
Dauer R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0
Skaggs D, c 3 0 0 0 Edwards M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 34 1 7 1
Baltimore 000 101 100 -- 3
Oakland 000 000 100 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez D (W) 9.0 7 1 1 5 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2
E -- Gross W
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Oakland 12
2B -- Murray E
HR -- Murray E, Roenicke G
CS -- DeCinces D
SH -- Chalk D
HBP -- by McCatty S (Smith B)
WP -- Martinez D
T -- 2:38
A -- 2586
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