Thanks to a two-run double by Ken Singleton, Jim Palmer was able to gain his first victory since May 25 as the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays, 4-2. Palmer, who had lost his last three starts, left the mound after issuing a pass to open the ninth inning and Tippy Martinez finished. Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2Game Played on Saturday, June 18, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition StadiumOrioles 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 0 Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Shopay cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .208 Bailor ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .322 Mora ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Bumbry cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 A. Woods lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .318 Smith 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Dauer ph,2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 Rader dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Singleton rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .348 Ewing rf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .283 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .243 Velez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Murray dh 5 0 1 0 0 2 .275 Scott cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Kelly lf 2 1 2 0 3 0 .294 Ashby c 1 0 0 1 1 0 .212 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .262 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .181 Dempsey c 2 1 1 1 3 0 .221 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .185 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 8 4 11 6 Totals 29 2 5 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 33,201 Left on Base: Orioles 14, Blue Jays 4 DP: Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1 Doubles: Dempsey (6), Murray (13), Singleton (10), Scott (4), Bailor (11) Home Runs: Ewing (1) Stolen Bases: Kelly (10) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (5) Sacrifice Flies: DeCinces (2), Ashby (1) GIDP: DeCinces (6), McKay (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(8-6) 8 5 2 2 3 3 1 30 3.15 T. Martinez SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.29 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 3 1 33 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(3-6) 7.1 6 3 3 9 5 0 36 4.32 Willis 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 9 2.23 Totals 9 8 4 4 11 6 0 45 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan ORIOLES 1ST: Shopay walked; Smith walked [Shopay to second]; Singleton flied out to left; L. May flied out to right; Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); A. Woods walked; Fairly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Kelly walked; DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey walked [Kelly to second]; Belanger walked [Kelly to third, Dempsey to second]; Shopay struck out; Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (second to first); Ewing singled; Scott doubled [Ewing to third]; Ashby sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Ewing scored, Scott out at third (center to first to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); L. May popped to catcher in foul territory; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor doubled to left; Howell flied out to left; A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Kelly singled to center; DeCinces singled to center [Kelly to third]; Dempsey doubled to right [Kelly scored, DeCinces to third]; Belanger reached on a fielder's choice [DeCinces out at home (shortstop to catcher), Dempsey to third]; Shopay popped to shortstop; Smith popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Rader flied out to right; Ewing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton singled to left; L. May popped to shortstop; Murray doubled [Singleton to third]; Kelly was walked intentionally; DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly to left [Singleton scored]; Dempsey walked [Murray to third, Kelly to second]; Belanger forced Dempsey (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Scott struck out; Ashby walked; McKay grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Shopay flied out to right; Smith struck out; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to center; Howell made an out to first; A. Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 7TH: L. May singled to left; Murray struck out; Kelly walked [L. May to second]; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to first) [L. May out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fairly grounded out (third to first); Rader popped to second in foul territory; Ewing homered; Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Dempsey to second]; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); MORA BATTED FOR SHOPAY; Mora grounded out (third to first); DAUER BATTED FOR SMITH; Dauer walked; Singleton doubled [Dempsey scored, Dauer scored]; L. May was walked intentionally; Murray forced Singleton (third unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: DAUER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BUMBRY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING CF); Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay struck out; Bailor singled to left; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Kelly singled to third; Kelly stole second; DeCinces struck out; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods walked; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Fairly grounded out (first unassisted) [A. Woods to second]; Rader popped to first in foul territory; VELEZ BATTED FOR EWING; Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2. |
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