| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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