Ross Grimsley pitched a four-hitter and Lee May hit a two-run homer, his 25th of the season, as th eOrioles drew to within two games of the Yankees in the American League East by beating the Blue Jays, 4-0. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Orioles      0  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
G. Woods cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Bumbry cf,lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .308
Bailor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Dauer 2b,3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Ault 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Kelly lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .252        Harlow cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Velez rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .334
Bowling lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .219        Dimmel rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cerone c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .207      L. May 1b             3   1   1   2     0   1   .247
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Nordbrook ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Murray dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Byrd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      DeCinces 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Smith 2b            1   1   0   0     1   1   .220
                                                          Belanger ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .211
                                                          Skaggs c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .285
                                                          Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     3   2             Totals               26   4   6   3     4   3

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  4,237
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Orioles 3
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Belanger (13)
Home Runs: L. May (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Bumbry (4)
GIDP: Velez (9)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Byrd L(2-12)            8     6   4   4   4   3   1  31   5.71
Totals                  8     6   4   4   4   3   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(14-9)        9     4   0   0   3   2   0  33   3.88
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   2   0  33

Wild Pitches: Byrd (3)

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


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

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (third to first); Dauer walked;
Dauer was picked off first (catcher to first); Kelly flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader singled to third; Doug DeCinces hit on
right thumb; Velez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rader out at second]; Bowling singled to
second; Cerone walked [Bowling to second]; McKay popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
grounded out (third to first); Murray grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Nordbrook grounded out (shortstop to first); G.
Woods was called out on strikes; Bailor grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Belanger
grounded out (third to first); Skaggs walked; Bumbry grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Ault grounded out (third to
first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez walked;
Bowling walked [Velez to second]; Cerone forced Bowling
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer lined to center; Kelly grounded out (first to
pitcher); Singleton walked; L. May homered [Singleton scored];
Murray singled to right; Murray was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay flied out to center; Nordbrook grounded out
(third to first); G. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith walked; Belanger doubled to left [Smith to
third]; Steve Bowling lost ball in lights; Byrd threw a
wild pitch [Smith scored, Belanger to third]; Skaggs grounded
out (third to first); Bumbry hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Belanger scored]; Dauer flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to center; Ault flied out to
center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez flied out to right; Bowling grounded out
(third to first); Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (third to first); Smith struck
out; Belanger singled to right; Skaggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Nordbrook
grounded out (third to first); G. Woods made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry singled to left; Dauer singled to left
[Bumbry out at home (left to catcher)]; Al Bumbry tried to
score when Steve Bowling fumbled the ball; Kelly struck out;
Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HARLOW REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING CF); BUMBRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DIMMEL REPLACED SINGLETON
(PLAYING RF); MUSER REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ault singled to third; Rader
flied out to right; Velez singled to center [Ault to second];
Bowling forced Velez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.