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.

Sam Ewing homered for the Blue Jays to tie the score at 2-2 in the seventh, but in the eighth Rick Dempsey and Rich Dauer walked and Singleton drove them home with his double to enable Palmer to become the winningest pitcher in Orioles' history. The victory was his 182nd, one more than ex-teammate Dave McNally's total. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      18, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      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.