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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 27, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 27, 1979 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 27, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 27, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Paxton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 20,209 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dallas Parks 3B: Dan Morrison |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | DH |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Mike Hargrove | Left Fielder |
Jim Norris | Right Fielder |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Jeff Torborg | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
Pat Kelly | DH |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
Gary Roenicke | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
June 27, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Palmer
Manning 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 -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Palmer
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Palmer
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Paxton
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Paxton
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Paxton
There goes Kelly. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Paxton
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Paxton
Murray hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper catches it and throws to second with Veryzer covering, to double up Kelly. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Palmer
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Palmer
Hassey hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Palmer
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Palmer
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Paxton
DeCinces hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Paxton
Lowenstein strikes out. Hassey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lowenstein out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Paxton
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Palmer
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Palmer
There goes Kuiper. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Garcia applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Palmer
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Palmer
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Palmer
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Paxton
Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Paxton
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dauer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. Paxton
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dauer scores. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Paxton
Kelly bunts towards the mound. Paxton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dempsey moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Singleton vs. Paxton
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Paxton
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeCinces vs. Paxton
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Palmer
Bonds hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Palmer
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Palmer
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Paxton
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Paxton
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Paxton
Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Paxton
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Palmer
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Palmer
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Palmer
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Palmer
Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manning vs. Palmer
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Paxton
Garcia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Paxton
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Paxton
Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Palmer
Harrah hits a line drive into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Palmer
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Palmer
Thornton hits a line drive towards the mound. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Paxton
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Paxton
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Paxton
There goes DeCinces. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. DeCinces steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Paxton
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roenicke vs. Paxton
Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Palmer
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Palmer
Hargrove 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 -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Palmer
Norris hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Paxton
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Paxton
Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Paxton
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Paxton
Kelly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norris. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Garcia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Monge
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Palmer
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Palmer
Dell Alston pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Alston hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Palmer
Manning 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
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Monge
Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Ted Cox now playing third base.
DeCinces hits a fly ball into left field. Hargrove settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Monge
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Monge
Roenicke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Monge
Dauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Palmer
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Palmer
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Palmer
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Palmer
Hassey 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 (back to top)
Game of 6/27/1979 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Manning R, cf 4 0 1 0 Garcia K, ss 4 1 2 1 Harrah T, 3b-ss 4 1 1 1 Kelly P, dh 3 1 2 1 Bonds B, dh 4 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 3 0 1 1 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hassey R, c 4 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hargrove M, lf 3 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, lf 3 0 0 0 Norris J, rf 2 0 0 0 Roenicke G, cf 3 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 2 0 1 0 Dauer R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Veryzer T, ss 2 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 1 0 Alston D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cox T, 3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 4 1 30 3 7 3 Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1 Baltimore 001 000 20x -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Paxton M (L) 6.2 6 3 3 4 4 Monge S 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 5 DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 4, Baltimore 8 2B -- Kelly P HR -- Harrah T SB -- Kelly P, DeCinces D CS -- Kuiper D T -- 2:23 A -- 20209
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