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Wednesday July 5, 1978
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Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays    0  1  0    1  0  4    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Orioles      0  2  1    1  2  0    2  0  x  -   8 12  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .275      Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Upshaw lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .268        Crowley ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .314
  Bailor ph,rf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .253        Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     1   1   .298      Dauer 2b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .260
Carty dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Singleton rf          3   0   2   0     2   1   .292
Mayberry 1b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .267        Lopez pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Hutton rf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   1   .253      Murray 1b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .272
McKay 2b              4   3   3   1     0   1   .255      May dh                5   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Ashby c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .220      Mora lf               3   2   2   0     0   0   .252
Johnson ss            1   0   1   2     0   0   .237        Harlow cf           2   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Ault ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .189      DeCinces 3b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .234
  Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Anderson cf,lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph,lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .274
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             1   2   1   3     2   0   .241
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     4   6             Totals               34   8  12   8     6   4

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  9,886
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Orioles 10
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Howell
Doubles: McKay (13), Mora (5), Dauer (8), DeCinces (12)
Home Runs: Dempsey (5), DeCinces (9)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (1), Dempsey (6), Crowley (1)
GIDP: Carty (7)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               4.1   7   6   5   4   2   2  25   4.25
Murphy L(2-7)           2     3   2   2   2   1   0  11   4.26
Cruz                    1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8    12   8   7   6   4   2  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.81
Flinn                   4.2   7   4   4   3   2   0  23   7.82
T. Martinez             0.2   3   2   2   1   1   0   6   6.14
Kerrigan W(1-0)         3.1   1   0   0   0   3   0  11   6.39
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   6   0  41

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Evans


BLUE JAYS 1ST: umpire Larry Barnett missed the game due to
his mother's death; Bosetti popped to catcher; Nelson
Briles reinjured his pulled calf muscle; he was helped off the
field by Orioles manager Earl Weaver when Orioles manager Earl
Weaver returned to the mound to talk with new pitcher John
Flinn, 1B umpire and crew chief Marty Springstead charged Weaver
with a trip to the mound; Nelson Briles and Weaver ejected by
Springstead; FLINN REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Upshaw
walked; Howell singled to left [Upshaw to second]; Carty
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia flied out to right; Dauer struck out;
Singleton walked; Murray walked [Singleton to second]; May
forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hutton struck out; McKay singled to center; Ashby singled to
center [McKay to third]; Johnson singled to right [McKay scored,
Ashby to second]; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora doubled to center; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mora to third]; Anderson grounded out
(second to first); Dempsey homered [Mora scored]; Garcia flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
walked; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first) [Howell to
second]; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer doubled to left; Singleton singled to
shortstop [Dauer to third]; Murray singled to center [Dauer
scored, Singleton to third]; May reached on a fielder's choice
[Singleton out at home (third to catcher), Murray to second];
Mora flied to right; DeCinces lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay
singled to first; Ashby singled to right [McKay to third];
Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left [McKay scored, Ashby to
second]; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Anderson flied out to right; Dempsey walked; Garcia
reached on an error by Howell [Dempsey to third, Garcia to
second (on throw)]; Dauer grounded out (second to first)
[Dempsey scored (unearned), Garcia to third]; Singleton walked;
Murray struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Orioles 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Upshaw grounded out (first unassisted); Howell
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: May lined to shortstop; Mora singled to center;
DeCinces homered [Mora scored]; MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Anderson grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
walked; Garcia singled [Dempsey to second]; Dauer forced Garcia
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARLOW
REPLACED MORA (PLAYING CF); Mayberry walked; Hutton singled to
center [Mayberry to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLINN
(PITCHING); McKay doubled [Mayberry scored, Hutton to third];
Ashby grounded out (third to first) [Hutton scored, McKay to
third]; AULT BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Ault was called out on strikes;
Bosetti walked; BAILOR BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Bailor singled to
center [McKay scored, Bosetti to third]; Howell singled [Bosetti
scored, Bailor to second]; KERRIGAN REPLACED T. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GOMEZ REPLACED
AULT (PLAYING SS); HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Singleton struck out; Murray popped to third; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Orioles
6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); Hutton
singled to second; McKay struck out; Ashby grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Harlow singled to left; DeCinces doubled to left
[Harlow to third]; KELLY BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Kelly was walked
intentionally; Dempsey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harlow
scored, DeCinces to third]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; CRUZ
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Crowley hit a sacrifice fly to
center [DeCinces scored]; Kelly was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Orioles
8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); KELLY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gomez grounded out (third to
first); Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
singled; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray popped to catcher; May
singled to left [Lopez to third]; Harlow was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Orioles 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Howell struck
out; Carty grounded out (catcher to first); Mayberry struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Orioles 8.



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