The Blue Jays snapped their six-game losing streak by defeating the Orioles, 7-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Dave Lemanczyk. John Scott had three singles, drove in one run and scored three times to lead the Jays' 14-hit attack on Mike Flanagan and Dick Drago. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      19, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  2  2    2  0  x  -   7 14  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Shopay cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Scott cf              4   3   3   1     0   0   .262
Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Howell 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .284
Singleton rf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .346      Bailor ss             3   0   2   1     0   0   .328
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Rader dh              3   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Murray dh             2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Fairly rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .314
Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Ault 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .243
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      A. Woods lf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .320
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Bowling lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .188        Ewing ph,lf         2   0   2   2     0   0   .306
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                          Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               32   7  14   5     1   1

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 34,556
Left on Base: Orioles 3, Blue Jays 5
DP: Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Dempsey 2
Doubles: Shopay (1), Howell (6)
Caught Stealing: Bailor (5), Ault (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (4), Bailor (2)
GIDP: L. May (6), DeCinces (7), Rader (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rader (1,by Flanagan)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(2-7)         5     9   5   4   1   1   0  23   4.46
Drago                   3     5   2   0   0   0   0  13   2.63
Totals                  8    14   7   4   1   1   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(5-6)        9     5   1   1   1   3   0  31   3.99
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Flanagan (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Al Clark


ORIOLES 1ST: Blue Jays Manager Roy Hartsfield ejected by 1B
umpire Art Frantz sometime in game; Shopay flied out to
right; Smith struck out; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott popped to shortstop; Howell walked; Bailor
singled to right [Howell to second]; Rader grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Murray
grounded out (third to first); Kelly lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly struck out; Ault singled to left; A. Woods
forced Ault (second to shortstop); Ashby grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey grounded out
(second to first); Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Scott singled [Scott to third (error by Dempsey)]; Howell popped
to shortstop; Bailor singled to right [Scott scored (unearned)];
Bailor was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Shopay doubled; Smith singled to right [Shopay to
third]; Singleton singled to left [Shopay scored, Smith to
second]; L. May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Smith to third, Singleton out at second]; Murray
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Rader singled to right; Fairly forced Rader
(pitcher to shortstop); Ault lined into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Fairly out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: On a bunt Kelly made an out to first; DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Dempsey flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods singled to left; Ashby out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [A. Woods to second]; McKay
lined to second; Scott singled to left [A. Woods scored]; Howell
doubled to right [Scott scored]; Bailor flied out to left; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: BOWLING REPLACED A. WOODS (PLAYING LF); Belanger
singled to center; Shopay forced Belanger (second to shortstop);
Smith forced Shopay (first to shortstop); Singleton was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Rader was hit by a pitch; Fairly singled [Rader
to second]; DRAGO REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Ault singled to
left [Rader to third, Fairly to second]; EWING BATTED FOR
BOWLING; Ewing singled to right [Rader scored, Fairly scored,
Ault to third]; Ault was caught stealing home (catcher to third
to shortstop) [Ewing to third]; Ashby lined to second; McKay
lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: EWING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L. May flied out
to right; Murray walked; Kelly singled to right [Murray to
second]; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Murray out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue
Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Scott singled to left; Howell singled to right
[Scott to second]; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Scott to third, Howell to second]; Scott was picked off
third but was safe on an error by Dempsey [Scott scored
(unearned), Howell scored (unearned)]; Rader popped to first in
foul territory; Fairly grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
flied out to right; Shopay grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ault grounded out (pitcher to first); Ewing
singled to center; Ashby popped to catcher in foul territory;
McKay popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Blue Jays 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Singleton
popped to third in foul territory; L. May grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 7.