September 20, 1979 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead BAL by 3 · DET by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 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 |
5DE Tigers | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.0 |
6CL Guardians | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 |
| MBMark BelangerSS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BABenny AyalaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KSKen SingletonRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
EM Eddie Murray1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GRGary RoenickeLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DDDoug DeCinces3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LMLee MayDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| RDRich Dauer2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RDRick DempseyC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABAl BumbryCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2B: Roenicke, DeCinces, Bumbry
HR: Murray, May, Dauer
RBI: Murray, DeCinces 2, May 2, Dauer, Bumbry
LOB: 13
2B: Gibson
HR: LeFlore, Kemp
RBI: LeFlore, Kemp 2, Thompson, Gibson, Morales, Wockenfuss
SB: Whitaker
CS: Gibson
LOB: 22
The Orioles edged the Tigers 8-7 at Tiger Stadium.
Tippy Martinez got the win, Jack Billingham took the loss and Don Stanhouse earned the save. Eddie Murray went 2-for-5 for the Orioles, while Steve Kemp went 2-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
