Jim Palmer won his 18th game with a seven-hitter and Eddie Murray and Rich Dauer cracked home runs as the Orioles defeated the Blue Jays, 5-2, and climbed past the Red Sox into second place, three games behind the Yankees in the American League East. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 20, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
Orioles      0  1  0    1  1  0    2  0  x  -   5  8  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
G. Woods cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .230      Bumbry cf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .308
Bailor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .243
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Kelly lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .254
Fairly 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Maddox cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
A. Woods lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Singleton rf          3   1   2   2     1   1   .336
Bowling rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217        Dimmel pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .210      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
McKay 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .184        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Nordbrook ss          2   0   0   0     0   2   .194      Murray dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .270
  Ewing ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .289      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .258
  Torres ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Belanger ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .207
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .288
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     1   6             Totals               30   5   8   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  4,301
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Orioles 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1
Errors: DeCinces
Doubles: Howell (15), Fairly (22)
Triples: G. Woods (1)
Home Runs: Murray (23), Dauer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Skaggs (8)
GIDP: Howell (14)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(4-7)           6.2   8   5   5   4   4   2  31   5.16
Murphy                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.02
Totals                  8     8   5   5   4   5   2  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(18-11)         9     7   2   2   1   6   0  35   3.01
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   6   0  35

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: G. Woods grounded out (second to first); Bailor
flied out to left; Howell doubled to left; Fairly grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kelly flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods struck out; Bowling struck out; Ashby
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; L. May flied out to right; Murray
singled to right [Singleton to second]; DeCinces singled to left
[Singleton scored, Murray to third, DeCinces out at second (left
to second)]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay singled to right; Nordbrook struck out; G.
Woods tripled to left [McKay scored]; Ken Singleton lost ball
in lights; Bailor reached on a fielder's choice [G. Woods
out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Howell struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Skaggs grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
singled to center; Dauer flied out to center [Bumbry to second];
Kelly walked; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly flied out to right; A. Woods popped to
third in foul territory; Bowling grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: L. May flied out to right; Murray homered; DeCinces
popped to catcher in foul territory; Belanger grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to center; McKay grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nordbrook was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Skaggs was called out on strikes; Bumbry flied out
to left; Dauer homered; Kelly lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: G. Woods popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to left; L. May popped to catcher
in foul territory; Murray flied out to center; DeCinces struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fairly flied out to center; A. Woods singled to
left; Bowling made an out to second; Ashby singled to center [A.
Woods to second]; McKay singled to right [A. Woods scored, Ashby
to third]; EWING BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Ewing walked [McKay to
second]; G. Woods forced Ewing (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: TORRES REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Belanger
walked; Skaggs out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Belanger to second]; Bumbry singled [Belanger to third]; Dauer
grounded out (third to first) [Bumbry to second]; Kelly walked;
Singleton singled to left [Belanger scored, Bumbry scored, Kelly
to second]; DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY
(PITCHING); L. May struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Orioles 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MADDOX
REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING CF); DIMMEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Bailor reached on an error
by DeCinces; Howell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bailor out at second]; Fairly doubled to
left; A. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to
left; Belanger lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Orioles 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bowling flied out to center; Ashby struck out;
McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Orioles 5.