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Sunday June 26, 1977
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Pete Vuckovich posted his first major league shutout and struck out 12 for a Blue Jays' club record in a 2-0 victory over the Orioles. Jim Palmer gave up a run in the fifth inning on a single by Doug Rader, an error, sacrifice and infield out by Hector Torres. The other run counted in the eighth on singles by Bob Bailor and Ron Fairly around a sacrifice and groundout. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Sunday, June 26, 1977 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  2
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .335      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
  McKay ph,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .327
A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .317      Murray 1b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .266
  Bowling lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Kelly lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Fairly 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .318      L. May dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .244
Ewing rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .237
  Velez rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Rader dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .252        Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Ashby c               2   0   1   0     1   1   .201      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitt c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Torres 2b,3b          4   0   0   1     0   0   .219
Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   4             Totals               34   0   6   0     1  12

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 16,761
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Orioles 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Bailor, Ewing, Smith
Doubles: Singleton (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (3), Ashby (5), McKay (4)
GIDP: Fairly (4)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich W(3-6)        9     6   0   0   1  12   0  35   2.77
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1  12   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(8-8)           9     6   2   1   3   4   0  36   3.25
Totals                  9     6   2   1   3   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Al Clark


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to right; Howell made an out to
shortstop; A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bailor to
second]; Fairly walked; Ewing lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Smith struck out; Singleton was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (second to first); Scott
struck out; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to left; Kelly singled to right
[Murray to third, Kelly to second (error by Ewing)]; L. May was
called out on strikes; DeCinces was walked intentionally;
Dempsey was called out on strikes; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
made an out to second; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry made an out to second; Smith made an out to
shortstop; Singleton reached on an error by Bailor; Murray
singled to right [Singleton to second]; Kelly grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles
0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Fairly
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ewing popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May struck out; DeCinces flied out to center;
Dempsey made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Rader singled to left; Scott reached on an error
by Smith (assist by Dempsey) on a sacrifice bunt [Rader to
second]; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Rader to third, Scott to second]; Torres grounded out (second
to first) [Rader scored (unearned), Scott to third]; Bailor
flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia struck out; Bumbry singled to shortstop;
Smith flied out to right; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell singled to center; A. Woods made an out to
shortstop; Fairly grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray struck out; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); L. May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ewing flied out to center; Rader walked; Scott
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rader to second]; Ashby
walked; Torres grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: VELEZ REPLACED EWING (PLAYING RF); DeCinces struck
out; Dempsey flied out to right; Garcia grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor singled to shortstop; MCKAY BATTED FOR
HOWELL; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Bailor to second]; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted)
[Bailor to third]; Fairly singled to center [Bailor scored];
Velez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCKAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TORRES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Bumbry grounded out (second to first);
Smith flied out to center; Singleton doubled to left; Murray was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
flied out to left; Ashby singled to shortstop; Torres grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: WHITT REPLACED ASHBY (PLAYING C ); BOWLING REPLACED
A. WOODS (PLAYING LF); Kelly singled to shortstop; L. May struck
out; DeCinces made an out to second; MUSER BATTED FOR DEMPSEY;
Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Orioles 0.



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