Jim Palmer, with ninth-inning help from Dennis and Tippy Martinez, pitched the Orioles to a 6-3 decision over the Blue Jays and posted his 190th career victory. Dave Skaggs had two hits and drove in two runs for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Monday, September 12, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      1  1  1    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   6 12  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3 10  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf          5   2   3   0     0   0   .307      Staggs 2b             4   1   2   2     1   1   .259
Dauer 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      A. Woods lf           4   0   2   0     1   0   .286
  Smith pr,2b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .223      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .299
Kelly dh              4   1   0   0     1   2   .257      Fairly dh             5   0   1   0     0   1   .287
Singleton rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .335      Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
  Dimmel rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      G. Woods cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Murray 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .265        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Velez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
DeCinces 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Bowling rf,cf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .210
Mora lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .260      Ashby c               4   1   3   0     0   0   .211
  Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Nordbrook ss          4   0   0   0     0   3   .188
Garcia ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .217      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Skaggs c              4   0   2   2     0   0   .299
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   5     2   6             Totals               36   3  10   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 13,498
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Blue Jays 10
DP: Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3
Errors: Staggs, Ault
Doubles: DeCinces (27), Bumbry (25)
Triples: Staggs (6)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (1), Kelly (24)
GIDP: DeCinces (13), Garcia (4), Ault (18)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(16-11)         8     7   0   0   3   7   0  33   3.11
D. Martinez             0.1   3   3   3   1   1   0   5   3.84
T. Martinez SV(8)       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.61
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   8   0  40

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(11-14)      8.1  12   6   5   2   5   0  38   4.40
Johnson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.39
Totals                  9    12   6   5   2   6   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Dauer reached on an error by Ault
(assist by Howell) [Bumbry to third]; SMITH RAN FOR DAUER; Kelly
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Smith out at
first]; Singleton singled to left [Bumbry scored]; Murray flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Staggs lined
to center; A. Woods singled to center; Howell walked [A. Woods
to second]; Fairly flied out to center [A. Woods to third]; Ault
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays
0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Mora singled to
pitcher; Garcia forced Mora (third to second); Garcia stole
second; Skaggs singled to center [Garcia scored]; Bumbry singled
to left [Skaggs to second]; Smith grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: G. Woods grounded out (third to first); Bowling
walked; Ashby singled to center [Bowling to third]; Nordbrook
struck out; Staggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Singleton struck
out; Murray singled to center [Kelly scored]; DeCinces grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Murray out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods flied out to right; Howell grounded out
(second to first); Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Mora singled to left; Garcia forced Mora (pitcher
to shortstop); Skaggs grounded out (third to first) [Garcia to
second]; Bumbry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Woods
struck out; Bowling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith flied out to right; Kelly struck out;
Singleton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby popped to second; Nordbrook flied out to
right; Staggs singled to left; A. Woods grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces
doubled to left; Mora reached on a fielder's choice [DeCinces
scored (error by Staggs; assist by Howell) (unearned), Mora to
second]; Garcia singled to right [Mora to third]; Skaggs singled
to right [Mora scored, Garcia to third]; Bumbry flied out to
left; Smith struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell singled to left; Fairly struck out; Ault
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly was called out on strikes; Singleton flied
out to center; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: G. Woods was called out on strikes; Bowling
grounded out (second to first); Ashby singled to right;
Nordbrook was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces walked; Mora struck out; Garcia grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [DeCinces out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DIMMEL REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); MADDOX
REPLACED MORA (PLAYING CF); BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING
SS); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Staggs walked; A.
Woods singled [Staggs to second]; Howell flied out to center;
Fairly singled to second [Staggs to third, A. Woods to second];
Ault struck out; EWING BATTED FOR G. WOODS; Ewing forced Fairly
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: VELEZ REPLACED EWING (PLAYING RF); BOWLING CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Skaggs popped to third; Bumbry doubled;
Smith singled to right [Bumbry scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED
LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Kelly flied out to center; Dimmel struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); D. MARTINEZ
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Bowling singled; Ashby singled to
right [Bowling to second]; Nordbrook struck out; Staggs tripled
to right [Bowling scored, Ashby scored]; A. Woods walked; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Howell forced A. Woods
(first to shortstop) [Staggs scored]; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 3.