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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 30, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 30, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Gale |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,838 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Bill Deegan |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Third Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | DH |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Todd Cruz | Third Baseman |
| U L Washington | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 30, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gale
Bumbry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Gale
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Gale
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Gale
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Flanagan
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Gale
Roenicke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Gale
May hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gale
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Gale
There's a wild pitch. Roenicke moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dempsey vs. Gale
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Belanger vs. Gale
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Flanagan
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Flanagan
Washington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Flanagan
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Flanagan
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gale
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Gale
Dauer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Gale
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Gale
Murray takes first base on ball four. Bumbry moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roenicke vs. Gale
Roenicke takes first base on ball four. Bumbry scores. Singleton moves to third. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Gale
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gale
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Gale
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Gale
Belanger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Flanagan
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Flanagan
Washington 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
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gale
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gale
Dauer hits a line drive towards third. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gale
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Gale
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. Gale
Roenicke hits a popup towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Flanagan
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Flanagan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gale
May hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gale
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Gale
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Gale
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens bunts towards the mound. Flanagan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Flanagan
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Gale
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Gale
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Gale
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Flanagan
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Flanagan
Patek 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, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Flanagan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gale
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Gale
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gale
May hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Gale
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan bunts towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hrabosky
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Rick Dempsey. Al Hrabosky now pitching. Kiko Garcia pinch hits for Pat Kelly.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Hrabosky
Benny Ayala pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Ayala hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Ayala reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Hrabosky
Larry Harlow pinch runs for Benny Ayala.
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out. Harlow moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dauer vs. Hrabosky
Dauer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1979 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bumbry A, cf 5 1 2 0 Wilson W, lf 4 0 0 0
Dauer R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Brett G, 1b 4 1 3 0
Singleton K, rf 2 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 4 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 2 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 2
Roenicke G, lf 2 0 0 1 Cowens A, rf 4 0 2 0
May L, dh 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 1 0
Smith B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cruz T, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dempsey R, c 2 0 0 0 Washington U, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kelly P, ph 0 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 1 0
Garcia K, ph 1 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0
Ayala B, ph 1 0 1 0
Harlow L, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 32 2 9 2
Baltimore 001 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 200 000 00x -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (L) 8.0 9 2 2 0 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gale R (W) 8.0 4 1 1 7 5
Hrabosky A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Brett G
DP -- Baltimore 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Baltimore 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Cowens A, May L, Ayala B
HR -- Otis A
WP -- Gale R
T -- 2:30
A -- 20838
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