With Jerry Garvin scattering nine hits and Rick Cerone leading the attack with three hits and two runs batted in, the Blue Jays dimmed the Orioles' title hopes, 3-1, and ended the five-game winning streak of Rudy May. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Monday, September 19, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
G. Woods cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Maddox cf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .300
Bailor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .243
Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .299      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .334
Rader rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Dimmel pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ault 1b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .249      L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
  Scott pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .240      Murray dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .269
  Torres ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Mora lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Bowling lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .222        Harlow pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Cerone c              4   0   3   2     0   0   .213      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Nordbrook ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .350
  Fairly ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Skaggs c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. May p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   7   3     2   3             Totals               36   1   9   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  3,325
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Orioles 8
DP: Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Howell, R. May
Doubles: Ault (22), Cerone (4), Murray (26)
Home Runs: Dauer (3)
Stolen Bases: Ault (4), Scott (10), Maddox (2)
GIDP: L. May (20)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin W(10-16)         9     9   1   1   0   5   1  36   3.89
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   5   1  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
R. May L(17-13)         8.1   7   3   3   1   3   0  34   3.63
Drago                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.45
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BLUE JAYS 1ST: G. Woods grounded out (third to first); Bailor
flied out to center; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Maddox stole second; Dauer
flied out to center; Singleton flied out to right; L. May flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader singled to shortstop; Ault forced Rader
(shortstop to second); Ault stole second; Bowling popped to
second; Cerone singled to left [Ault scored, Cerone to second
(on throw to home)]; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (third to first); Mora struck
out; DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Nordbrook lined to center; On a bunt G. Woods
singled; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [G. Woods to
second]; Howell singled to center [G. Woods scored]; Rader flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger made an out to third; Skaggs made an out
to second; Maddox singled to left; Dauer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault struck out; Bowling walked; Cerone flied out
to center; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to right; L. May flied out to
right; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Nordbrook grounded out (shortstop to first); G.
Woods struck out; Bailor grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora reached on an error by Howell; DeCinces flied
out to center; Belanger grounded out (second to first) [Mora to
second]; Skaggs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell struck out; Rader grounded out (second to
first); Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; Dauer homered;
Singleton was called out on strikes; L. May singled to center;
Murray singled to left [L. May to second]; Mora flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bowling made an out to second; Cerone singled to
shortstop; McKay reached on an error by R. May [Cerone to
second]; Nordbrook popped to first; G. Woods forced McKay
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Belanger
popped to catcher in foul territory; Skaggs flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rader flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Maddox singled to center; Dauer popped to third in
foul territory; Singleton singled to left [Maddox to third];
DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON; L. May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Dimmel out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: DIMMEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ault doubled
to left; SCOTT RAN FOR AULT; Scott stole third; Bowling grounded
out (third to first); Cerone doubled to left [Scott scored];
DRAGO REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); McKay grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cerone to third]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Fairly
was walked intentionally; G. Woods grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TORRES REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING SS); Murray doubled to left; Blue Jays Manager
Roy Hartsfield ejected by 3B umpire Jerry Neudecker arguing trap
call on dive by Steve Bowling; Mora singled to left [Murray
to third]; HARLOW RAN FOR MORA; DeCinces made an out to second;
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley popped to shortstop; Skaggs
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1.