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October 4, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Angels 8 10 1
Orioles 9 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Angels 8 10 1
Orioles 9 11 1

Brian Downing Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .333 .143
OBP .250 .125
At Bats 3 7
Hits 1 1
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Don Stanhouse Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Memorial Stadium - October 4, 1979
Out
Don Stanhouse
Rick Dempsey
Eddie Murray
Rich Dauer
Doug DeCinces
Kiko Garcia
John Lowenstein
Al Bumbry
Ken Singleton
Brian Downing
Don Baylor
Dan Ford
Carney Lansford

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
California Angels 8 10 1 6
Baltimore Orioles 9 11 1 6
Winning Pitcher Mike Flanagan
Losing Pitcher Dave Frost
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Pat Kelly
Attendance 52,108
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Baylor is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. Ford moves to second.
Top 9 Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores.
Top 9 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller scores. Davis moves to third.
Top 9 Willie Davis pinch hits for Dickie Thon. Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Davis reaches second base with a double. Miller moves to third.
Top 9 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Larry Harlow pinch hits for Bobby Clark. Harlow takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Singleton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Garcia is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Bumbry bunts towards the mound. Aase fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dempsey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dempsey bunts towards the mound. Aase fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Dickie Thon now playing shortstop. Don Aase now pitching. Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dauer for the out.
Top 8 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lansford tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. Lansford moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Don Stanhouse now pitching. Ford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thon scores. Carew moves to third.
Top 8 Dickie Thon pinch runs for Merv Rettenmund. Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray juggles the ball. That's an error on Murray. Thon moves to second.
Top 8 Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Jim Anderson. Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baylor tags and scores.
Top 7 Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor moves to third.
Top 7 Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out.
Bottom 6 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to third.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Garcia moves to second.
Bottom 6 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores.
Top 6 Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Carew reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Anderson hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dempsey hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clark strikes out.
Top 5 Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lowenstein strikes out.
Bottom 4 Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces scores. Bumbry moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to third.
Bottom 3 Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 DeCinces takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lowenstein strikes out.
Bottom 2 Murray hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Mark Clear now pitching. Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garcia moves to third.
Bottom 2 Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bumbry scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Bumbry. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Bumbry steals second.
Bottom 2 Bumbry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dempsey for the out.
Top 2 Clark strikes out.
Top 2 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 DeCinces hits a line drive into right field. Ford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ford. Lowenstein scores. Kelly goes all the way around to score. DeCinces moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray scores. Lowenstein moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 1 Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry scores.
Bottom 1 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bumbry moves to third.
Bottom 1 Garcia takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Bumbry. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Bumbry steals second.
Bottom 1 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields the ball and throws to Frost covering. Safe.
Top 1 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.