Baltimore Orioles 7 – 4 Minnesota Twins
29 August 1979 · MIN02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Eddie Murray | 1 in 321 games |
| 21 | final score 7–4 | 1 in 58 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Geoff Zahn | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Baltimore Orioles batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko Garcia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Benny Ayala | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Al Bumbry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Singleton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Eddie Murray | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Doug DeCinces | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gary Roenicke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Lee May | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rich Dauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Skaggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Baltimore Orioles pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Ford | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tippy Martinez | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Martinez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Stanhouse | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Wilfong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Roy Smalley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ken Landreaux | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Cubbage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jose Morales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Danny Goodwin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ron Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Butch Wynegar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Edwards | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Castino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Zahn | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Mike Marshall | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |