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Orioles 4 @ Twins 0
Metropolitan Stadium
August 29, 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 August 29, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Orioles with a score of 4 to 0.

Game Summary

DateAugust 29, 1979 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 4 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 0 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 0
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherScott McGregor  
Losing PitcherRoger Erickson  
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Game Winning RBIAl Bumbry 

Game Info

DateAugust 29, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherScott McGregor  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Erickson  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Vic Voltaggio
1B: Marty Springstead
2B: Larry McCoy
3B: Joe Brinkman

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Bumbry  Center Fielder 
Kiko Garcia  Shortstop 
Ken Singleton  Right Fielder 
Eddie Murray  First Baseman 
Pat Kelly  DH 
Gary Roenicke  Left Fielder 
Doug DeCinces  Third Baseman 
Rich Dauer  Second Baseman 
Rick Dempsey  Catcher 
Earl Weaver  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Randall  Second Baseman 
John Castino  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Ron Jackson  First Baseman 
Dave Edwards  Center Fielder 
Willie Norwood  Right Fielder 
Jose Morales  DH 
Bombo Rivera  Left Fielder 
Glenn Borgmann  Catcher 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

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Orioles 4 @ Twins 0
Metropolitan Stadium
August 29, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/29/1979, game 1 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Bumbry A, cf          2  0  0  1   Randall B, 2b         5  0  0  0   
Garcia K, ss          3  0  0  0   Castino J, 3b         5  0  0  0   
Singleton K, rf       2  0  0  0   Smalley R, ss         4  0  1  0   
Murray E, 1b          3  0  1  1   Jackson R, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Kelly P, dh           4  1  1  0   Edwards D, cf         4  0  2  0   
Roenicke G, lf        4  1  1  0   Norwood W, rf         4  0  0  0   
DeCinces D, 3b        4  0  1  2   Morales J, dh         4  0  2  0   
Dauer R, 2b           4  1  1  0   Rivera B, lf          4  0  1  0   
Dempsey R, c          3  1  1  0   Borgmann G, c         3  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  4  6  4                        37  0  8  0

Baltimore        001 210 000 --  4
Minnesota        000 000 000 --  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McGregor S (W)        9.0  8  0  0  1  5

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson R (L)        4.1  6  4  3  2  4
Redfern P             4.2  0  0  0  1  3

E -- Castino J, Garcia K 2
LOB -- Baltimore 5, Minnesota 11
2B -- Murray E
3B -- DeCinces D
SH -- Dempsey R, Bumbry A
SF -- Bumbry A, Murray E
T -- 2:14
A -- 0

    

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