September 19, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
Eddie Murray
1B1-2H-ABTop hitterLWLou Whitaker
2B3-3H-AB3B · 2 R
Jack MorrisP9.0IP0 ER · 7 K · W
Dennis MartinezP7.0IP5 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 5
| 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 |
| ABAl BumbryCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCTom ChismC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| EMEddie Murray1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KGKiko GarciaSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RDRich Dauer3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKWayne Krenchicki2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDave SkaggsC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJohn LowensteinPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EHElrod HendricksC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
LOB: 11
| DMDennis MartinezL | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| TSTim Stoddard | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 51 |
2B: Kemp, Summers
3B: Whitaker
RBI: LeFlore, Kemp, Summers
SB: Gibson 2, Trammell
CS: Gibson
LOB: 9
| JMJack MorrisW | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 55 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 55 |
The Tigers routed the Orioles 5-0 at Tiger Stadium.
Jack Morris got the win and Dennis Martinez took the loss. Lou Whitaker went 3-for-3 for the Tigers, while Eddie Murray went 1-for-2 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
