Friday October 12, 1979
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Baltimore Orioles 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

World Series Game 3 Played on Friday, October 12, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Orioles 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 - 8 13 0 Pirates 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garcia ss 4 2 4 4 1 0 .800 Moreno cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .214 Ayala lf 2 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Bumbry ph,cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .182 Parker rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .417 Singleton rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .333 B. Robinson lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .444 Stargell 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .308 DeCinces 3b 5 0 0 1 0 1 .083 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 Roenicke cf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Nicosia c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Dauer 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Garner 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .500 Dempsey c 5 2 2 0 0 1 .250 Candelaria p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 McGregor p 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Romo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 8 13 8 3 7 Totals 34 4 9 4 0 6 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 50,848 Left on Base: Orioles 9, Pirates 4 DP: Orioles 0, Pirates 0 Errors: Foli, Stargell Doubles: Garcia (1), Dauer (1), Dempsey (1), Moreno 2 (2), Garner (2), Stargell (1) Triples: Garcia (1) Home Runs: Ayala (1) Sacrifice Flies: Parker (1) Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (1,by Romo) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor W(1-0) 9 9 4 4 0 6 0 35 4.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 0 6 0 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Candelaria L(0-1) 3 8 6 5 2 2 1 19 15.00 Romo 3.2 5 2 2 1 4 0 18 3.86 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Tekulve 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 13 8 7 3 7 1 44 Hit by Pitch: Romo (1) Wild Pitches: Romo (1) Balks: McGregor (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Paul Runge, LF - Jerry Neudecker, RF - Bob Engel ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia doubled to right; Ayala singled to center [Garcia to third]; Singleton struck out; Murray lined to second; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno doubled to center; McGregor balked [Moreno to third]; Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Moreno scored]; B. Robinson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Madlock was called out on strikes; Nicosia singled to left [Stargell to second]; Garner doubled to center [Stargell scored, Nicosia scored, Garner out at third (center to shortstop to third to first to second)]; Candelaria singled to left; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Pirates 3. ORIOLES 3RD: McGregor popped to first in foul territory; Garcia walked; Ayala homered [Garcia scored]; Singleton singled to center; Murray walked [Singleton to second]; DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke singled to left [Singleton out at home (left to catcher), Murray to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Pirates 3. PIRATES 3RD: Foli flied out to center; Parker struck out; B. Robinson singled to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Pirates 3. ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer doubled; Dempsey singled to right [Dauer to third]; McGregor reached on an error by Foli [Dempsey to second, McGregor to first]; Garcia tripled [Dauer scored, Dempsey scored, McGregor scored (unearned)]; ROMO REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); BUMBRY BATTED FOR AYALA; Bumbry was hit by a pitch; Singleton singled to center [Garcia scored, Bumbry to third]; Murray flied out to right; DeCinces forced Singleton (shortstop to second) [Bumbry scored]; Romo threw a wild pitch [DeCinces to second]; Roenicke struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3. PIRATES 4TH: ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Madlock flied out to right; Nicosia flied out to right; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer struck out; Dempsey was called out on strikes; McGregor walked; Garcia singled to left [McGregor to second]; Bumbry singled to second [McGregor to third, Garcia to second]; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3. PIRATES 5TH: Romo flied out to right; Moreno doubled to left; Foli flied out to left; Parker flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to left; DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 3. PIRATES 6TH: B. Robinson struck out; Stargell doubled; Madlock singled to center [Stargell scored]; Nicosia flied to center; Garner flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Pirates 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer flied out to center; Dempsey doubled; McGregor struck out; Garcia singled to center [Dempsey scored, Garcia to second (error by Stargell; assist by Moreno)]; JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Bumbry flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: LACY BATTED FOR JACKSON; Lacy lined to second; Moreno was called out on strikes; Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4. ORIOLES 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4. PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); B. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4. ORIOLES 9TH: Roenicke struck out; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4. PIRATES 9TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia grounded out (second to first); Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Pirates 4.

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