Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
September 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1979 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Minnesota Twins 1, Baltimore Orioles 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Castino 3b 4 0 2 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 1 1
Morales dh 4 0 0 0
Edwards cf 3 0 0 0
Norwood rf 3 0 0 0
Rivera lf 3 0 1 0
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 1 1 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0
Singleton rf 2 2 2 0
Murray 1b 3 0 2 0
Roenicke lf 4 1 1 2
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0
May dh 3 0 1 0
Garcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Belanger ss 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 2
Minnesota 001 000 000150
Baltimore 000 100 02x380
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (1-9) 7.1 7 3 3 5 3
  Bacsik   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
5
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  W (11-4) 9.0 5 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2, Baltimore 1.  HR–Baltimore Roenicke (23,8th inning off Erickson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Smalley (15,off McGregor).  IBB–May (4,by Erickson).  WP–Erickson (4).  IBB–Erickson (1,May).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:14.  A–18,074.
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