Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 1 1 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0
Singleton rf 5 0 1 1
Murray 1b 5 0 2 1
DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 0
May dh 3 1 1 1
Roenicke lf 4 1 1 2
Garcia ss 4 0 0 0
Dempsey c 4 1 2 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 1
Landreaux cf 4 0 1 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Powell rf 3 0 1 0
Goodwin dh 3 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0
Edwards lf 3 0 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Baltimore 020 110 001590
Minnesota 000 000 001160
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (8-4) 8.2 6 1 1 0 5
  Martinez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (11-10) 8.2 9 5 5 4 10
  Bacsik   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
10

  E–None.  2B–Baltimore Dempsey (19,off Goltz), Minnesota Powell (13,off Palmer); Cubbage (8,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Roenicke (22,2nd inning off Goltz 1 on, 1 out); May (18,4th inning off Goltz 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Bumbry (29,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar); Murray (6,2nd base off Goltz/Wynegar).  CS–Edwards (2,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:24.  A–17,207.
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