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Angels
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
October 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the California Angels, played on October 4, 1979 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Frost |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 52,108 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Al Clark |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Clark | Left Fielder |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Jim Anderson | Shortstop |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
| Pat Kelly | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
October 4, 1979
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Flanagan
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Flanagan
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. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Flanagan
Ford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Flanagan
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Frost
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew fields the ball and throws to Frost covering. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Frost
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Frost
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Frost
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. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Frost
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Frost
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Frost
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray scores. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Frost
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. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Frost
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Flanagan
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Flanagan
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Flanagan
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Frost
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dempsey for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Frost
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Frost
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Frost
Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Clear
Mark Clear now pitching.
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Clear
Murray hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Clear
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Clear
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Flanagan
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Flanagan
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Flanagan
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. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Clear
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Clear
Dauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Clear
Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Clear
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. Clear
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeCinces scores. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Clear
Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Flanagan
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Flanagan
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Flanagan
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Clear
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Clear
Lowenstein strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Clear
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Flanagan
Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Flanagan
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Flanagan
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Clear
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Clear
Dauer hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Clear
Dempsey hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Flanagan
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Flanagan
Anderson hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Flanagan
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Flanagan
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Flanagan
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Clear
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Clear
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Clear
There's a wild pitch. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Clear
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. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Murray vs. Clear
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Flanagan
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Flanagan
Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Grich vs. Flanagan
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baylor tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Flanagan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Flanagan
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Clear
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Clear
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. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Clear
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Flanagan
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Jim Anderson.
Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Flanagan
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. View Play -
Angels, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Flanagan
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thon scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Stanhouse
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. View Play -
Angels, 4 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Stanhouse
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. Lansford moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Downing vs. Stanhouse
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. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Stanhouse
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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Aase
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. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Aase
Dempsey bunts towards the mound. Aase fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Aase
Bumbry bunts towards the mound. Aase fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Aase
Garcia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Singleton vs. Aase
Singleton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Stanhouse
Larry Harlow pinch hits for Bobby Clark.
Harlow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Stanhouse
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Stanhouse
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. View Play -
Angels, 6 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Stanhouse
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. View Play -
Angels, 7 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Stanhouse
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Stanhouse
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Baylor vs. Stanhouse
Baylor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 8 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Downing vs. Stanhouse
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/4/1979 -- California at Baltimore (D)
California AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Carew R, 1b 5 2 1 1 Bumbry A, cf 4 2 3 0
Lansford C, 3b 5 1 3 3 Garcia K, ss 3 1 2 2
Ford D, rf 5 1 2 1 Singleton K, rf 5 1 1 0
Baylor D, dh 4 1 2 1 Murray E, 1b 4 2 2 4
Downing B, c 4 0 1 1 Lowenstein J, lf 3 1 0 0
Grich B, 2b 3 0 0 1 Kelly P, dh 4 1 1 1
Clark B, lf 3 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 1 1 1
Harlow L, ph 0 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Miller R, cf 4 1 0 0 Dempsey R, c 4 0 1 0
Anderson J, ss 2 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, ph 0 0 0 0
Thon D, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
Davis W, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 10 8 34 9 11 8
California 100 001 132 -- 8
Baltimore 441 000 00x -- 9
California IP H R ER BB SO
Frost D (L) 1.1 5 6 5 3 0
Clear M 5.2 4 3 3 2 3
Aase D 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W)* 7.0 6 6 4 1 2
Stanhouse D 2.0 4 2 2 2 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Ford D, Murray E
DP -- California 1
LOB -- California 6, Baltimore 6
2B -- Carew R, Davis W
HR -- Ford D, Murray E
SB -- Bumbry A 2
SF -- Grich B, Downing B
WP -- Clear M
T -- 2:51
A -- 52108
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