Top 1

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harlow vs. Billingham
  
  Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dauer vs. Billingham
  
  Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Singleton vs. Billingham
  
  Singleton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. McGregor
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. McGregor
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. McGregor
  
  Kemp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Kemp reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Staub vs. McGregor
  
  Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. McGregor
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp scores. Staub moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
  
  Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Billingham
  
  Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Billingham
  
  Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Roenicke vs. Billingham
  
  There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Lowenstein steals second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Roenicke vs. Billingham
  
  Roenicke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Billingham
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. McGregor
  
  Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. McGregor
  
  There goes Morales. The throw from Skaggs and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. McGregor
  
  Rodriguez hits a popup towards third. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. McGregor
  
  Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Billingham
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skaggs vs. Billingham
  
  Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harlow vs. Billingham
  
  Harlow strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. McGregor
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. McGregor
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kemp vs. McGregor
  
  Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. McGregor
  
  Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. McGregor
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with McGregor covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dauer vs. Billingham
  
  Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Singleton vs. Billingham
  
  Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Billingham
  
  Murray hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
  
  Wockenfuss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. McGregor
  
  Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. McGregor
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer juggles the ball. That's an error on Dauer. Morales moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Trammell vs. McGregor
  
  Trammell bunts towards the mound. McGregor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  LeFlore vs. McGregor
  
  LeFlore 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 5

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Billingham
  
  Lowenstein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roenicke vs. Billingham
  
  Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Billingham
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. McGregor
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGregor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. McGregor
  
  Kemp hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. McGregor
  
  Staub hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Billingham
  
  Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skaggs vs. Billingham
  
  Skaggs strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harlow vs. Billingham
  
  Harlow takes first base on ball four. Garcia moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dauer vs. Billingham
  
  Dauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Singleton vs. Billingham
  
  Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. McGregor
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball towards center. Harlow settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Harlow. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wockenfuss vs. McGregor
  
  Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Wockenfuss reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morales vs. McGregor
  
  Morales hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rodriguez vs. McGregor
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Trammell vs. McGregor
  
  Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Billingham
  
  Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Billingham
  
  Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roenicke vs. Billingham
  
  Roenicke hits a popup in front of the plate. Wockenfuss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. McGregor
  
  LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. McGregor
  
  Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kemp vs. McGregor
  
  Kemp takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Staub vs. Martinez
  
  Tippy Martinez now pitching. Champ Summers pinch runs for Steve Kemp.
  
  Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. Whitaker moves to third. Summers moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Thompson vs. Martinez
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Billingham
  
  Lynn Jones now playing center field. Champ Summers now playing right field. Jerry Morales now playing left field.
  
  Smith bunts in front of the plate. Wockenfuss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Billingham
  
  Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crowley vs. Billingham
  
  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Dave Skaggs.
  
  Crowley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harlow vs. Billingham
  
  Harlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dauer vs. Billingham
  
  Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wockenfuss vs. Martinez
  
  Rick Dempsey now catching.
  
  Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Martinez
  
  Morales strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Martinez
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Martinez
  
  Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Singleton vs. Billingham
  
  Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Billingham
  
  Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Billingham
  
  Lowenstein hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/27/1979, game 1 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Harlow L, cf          3  0  1  0   LeFlore R, cf         4  0  0  0   
Dauer R, 3b           4  0  0  0   Jones L, cf           0  0  0  0   
Singleton K, dh       4  0  0  0   Whitaker L, 2b        3  1  1  0   
Murray E, 1b          4  0  0  0   Kemp S, lf            3  2  2  2   
Lowenstein J, rf      3  0  0  0   Summers C, pr-rf      0  0  0  0   
Roenicke G, lf        3  0  0  0   Staub R, dh           3  0  0  0   
Smith B, 2b           3  0  0  0   Thompson J, 1b        4  1  1  1   
Garcia K, ss          2  0  1  0   Wockenfuss J, c       4  1  2  2   
Skaggs D, c           2  0  0  0   Morales J, rf-lf      3  0  1  0   
Crowley T, ph         1  1  1  1   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Dempsey R, c          0  0  0  0   Trammell A, ss        4  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  1  3  1                        32  5  8  5

Baltimore        000 000 010 --  1
Detroit          102 101 00x --  5

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McGregor S (L)        6.1  7  5  4  4  0
Martinez T            1.2  1  0  0  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W)      9.0  3  1  1  3  4

E -- Dauer R, Harlow L
DP -- Baltimore 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Baltimore 4, Detroit 7
2B -- Kemp S, Wockenfuss J
HR -- Kemp S, Wockenfuss J, Crowley T
SB -- Lowenstein J
CS -- Morales J
T -- 2:17
A -- 0

    

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