A two-run homer by Kiko Garcia climaxed a rally in the sixth inning that lifted the Orioles to a 5-3 decision over the Red Sox. Singles by Eddie Murray and John Lowenstein and a sacrifice fly by Gary Roenicke produced the tying tally. Then, with two out, Garcia belted the decisive round-tripper, giving Dennis Martinez his seventh straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       24, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  3    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .341      Bumbry cf             4   1   3   0     0   1   .272
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Dauer 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .285
Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Singleton dh          3   0   0   0     1   1   .318
Rice lf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .338      Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .296
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   3   1     0   0   .288      Lowenstein rf         2   1   1   0     2   1   .350
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .260      Roenicke lf           3   0   0   1     0   2   .296
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .252        Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .135
Allenson c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Garcia ss,2b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .261
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Skaggs c              2   1   1   0     1   0   .241
  O'Berry c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     0   3             Totals               30   5   9   5     4  10

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 25,717
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Remy
Doubles: Bumbry (9)
Home Runs: Garcia (2)
Stolen Bases: Remy (10), Rice (6), Yastrzemski (2)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Roenicke (2)
GIDP: Hobson (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(4-3)           5.2   8   5   5   3   6   1  27   4.69
Drago                   2.1   1   0   0   1   4   0   8   2.56
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4  10   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(7-2)      9    10   3   3   0   3   0  36   2.84
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


RED SOX 1ST: Remy singled to left; Burleson flied out to left;
Lynn singled to right [Remy to third]; Rice singled to right
[Remy scored, Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to
shortstop) [Lynn scored]; Hobson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Singleton walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Allenson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein struck out; Roenicke struck out; Smith
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to center; On a bunt Burleson
grounded out (catcher to first); Lynn popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia made an out to second; Skaggs grounded out
(first to pitcher); Bumbry singled to left; Dauer singled to
right [Bumbry to third]; Singleton grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice made an out to first; Yastrzemski singled to
center; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray flied out to right; Lowenstein walked;
Roenicke flied out to center; Lowenstein was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to left; Allenson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to
second]; Remy singled to left [Evans scored]; Remy stole second;
Burleson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith flied out to center; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); Skaggs walked; Bumbry doubled to left
[Skaggs to third]; Dauer singled to center [Skaggs scored,
Bumbry scored]; Singleton was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn lined to second; Rice singled to left;
Yastrzemski singled to center [Rice to second]; Rice stole third
and Yastrzemski stole second; Hobson struck out; Scott grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray singled to second [Murray to second (error
by Remy)]; Lowenstein singled to right [Murray to third];
Roenicke hit a sacrifice fly to center [Murray scored]; Smith
flied out to center; Garcia homered [Lowenstein scored]; Skaggs
singled to center; DRAGO REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Bumbry
singled to center [Skaggs to second]; Dauer flied out to left; 3
R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to right; DWYER BATTED FOR
ALLENSON; Dwyer flied out to center; Remy flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: O'BERRY REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING C ); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Murray struck out; Lowenstein
walked; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); GARCIA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lynn flied out to right; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Roenicke struck out; Belanger was called out on
strikes; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Orioles 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Hobson was called out
on strikes; Scott flied out to right; Evans singled to right
[Yastrzemski to second]; FISK BATTED FOR O'BERRY; Fisk forced
Evans (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 5.