June 23, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
SS2-3H-AB2 RTop hitterKGKiko Garcia
SS3-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RP3.2IP0 ER · 2 K · WP7.0IP5 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 2 · BAL by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BAOrioles | 102 | 57 | .642 | — |
2MI Brewers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 71 | .556 | 13.5 |
| 5DETigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.0 |
6CL Guardians | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 |
2B: Jones
RBI: LeFlore, Staub 2, Wockenfuss, Jones
LOB: 16
| ABAl BumbryCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| KSKen SingletonDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JLJohn LowensteinRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PKPat KellyLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WKWayne Krenchicki2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRich Dauer3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCTerry CrowleyPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
2B: Bumbry
HR: Garcia
RBI: Garcia 2, Singleton 2, Murray, Crowley
SB: Lowenstein
LOB: 21
The Orioles edged the Tigers 6-5 at Memorial Stadium.
Sammy Stewart got the win and Jack Billingham took the loss. Kiko Garcia went 3-for-5 for the Orioles, while Alan Trammell went 2-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
