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Wednesday June 28, 1978
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Extending their winning streak to four, longest in their two-year history, the Blue Jays continued to make life miserable for Baltimore, handing the Orioles their seventh straight setback, 3-2. Jim Clancy blanked the Birds until two were out in the ninth when a pair of walks and a single by Lee May brought on reliever Tom Murphy. The Orioles got another run on an error by Roy Howell before Murphy recorded the final out.

The Blue Jays scored two unearned runs in the first inning after third baseman Rich Dauer made a throwing error on a grounder by Rick Bosetti. Howell bounced into a forceout and, with two outs, Rico Carty homered. The Jays added the deciding run in the fourth on doubles by Otto Velez and Rick Cerone. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  1
Blue Jays    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Dauer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Kelly rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .280      Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Murray 1b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .273      Carty dh              4   1   3   2     0   0   .292
May dh                3   0   1   1     1   0   .263      Velez lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .267
  Lopez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Mora lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Smith 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .252      Cerone c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .242
Dempsey c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .327        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Singleton ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .287
  Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   1     4   7             Totals               31   3   9   3     1   1

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 28,392
Left on Base: Orioles 5, Blue Jays 6
DP: Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3
Errors: Dauer, Howell, Gomez
Doubles: Dauer (5), Velez (7), Cerone (5)
Home Runs: Carty (11)
Caught Stealing: Harlow (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Velez (1)
GIDP: Mora (4), Belanger (4), May (12), Gomez (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(8-6)         8     9   3   1   1   1   1  33   3.39
Totals                  8     9   3   1   1   1   1  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(5-7)           8.2   5   2   1   4   7   0  32   4.80
Murphy SV(6)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.88
Totals                  9     5   2   1   4   7   0  34

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow was called out on strikes; Dauer reached on
an error by Gomez; Kelly was called out on strikes; Murray flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti reached on an error by Dauer; Bailor
popped to first in foul territory; Howell forced Bosetti (second
to shortstop); Carty homered (unearned) [Howell scored
(unearned)]; Velez popped to second; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: May walked; Mora grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [May out at second]; Smith grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to center; McKay singled to left
[Mayberry out at third (left to third), McKay to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Cerone walked; Gomez grounded into a double play
(third to first) [McKay out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to center; Belanger grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Dempsey out at second];
Harlow singled to right; Harlow was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays
2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor flied out to
center; Howell singled to right; Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer doubled to left; Kelly grounded out (second
to first) [Dauer to third]; Murray walked; May grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez doubled to left; Mayberry popped to
shortstop; McKay struck out; Cerone doubled to left [Velez
scored]; Gomez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Mora flied out to center; Smith was called out on
strikes; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Harlow
grounded out (second to first); Dauer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty singled to left; Velez out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Carty to second]; Mayberry flied out to
right; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Murray struck
out; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone flied out to center; Gomez flied out to
left; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora singled to left; Smith struck out; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley popped to third; SINGLETON BATTED
FOR BELANGER; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); SKAGGS
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING C ); Bailor flied out to right;
Howell singled to left; Carty singled to left [Howell to
second]; Velez popped to catcher in foul territory; Mayberry
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays
3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Harlow flied out to center; Dauer flied out to
center; Kelly walked; Murray walked [Kelly to second]; May
singled to left [Kelly scored, Murray to third]; LOPEZ RAN FOR
MAY; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Mora reached on an error
by Howell [Murray scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lopez to second,
Mora to first]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 3.



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