Dave Lemanczyk and Mike Willis combined on a shutout as the Blue Jays bested the Orioles, 2-0. Lemanczyk scattered nine singles in 8 2/3 innings and was bailed out of a ninth-inning jam by Willis, who came in with two out and runners on second and third and struck out pinch-hitter Mike Anderson to end the game.

The Jays scored their first run in the fifth on a single, a throwing error by Rick Dempsey, and a single by Bob Bailor. A double by Bailor and single by Rico Carty added an insurance marker in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      6, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Bailor rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .259      Dauer 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Howell 3b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .297      Murray 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .272
Carty dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
  Upshaw pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      May dh                3   0   0   0     1   1   .257
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Lopez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Hutton lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Mora lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Ashby c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .231        Garcia ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Gomez ss              3   1   0   0     0   2   .213      Dempsey c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .251
Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .214
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .314
                                                            Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   3             Totals               33   0   9   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 14,926
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Orioles 9
DP: Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Dempsey
Doubles: Bailor (15)
Caught Stealing: Bailor (5), Upshaw (5), Dempsey (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Howell (1), Garcia (1)
GIDP: Singleton (7)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(3-10)       8.2   9   0   0   2   4   0  35   6.72
Willis SV(4)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.77
Totals                  9     9   0   0   2   5   0  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(10-7)          9     7   2   1   2   3   0  35   2.23
Totals                  9     7   2   1   2   3   0  35

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: umpire Larry Barnett missed the game due to
his mother's death; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell walked;
Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied
out to center; Murray walked; Singleton lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton
lined to third; McKay singled to center; Ashby singled to center
[McKay to third]; Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
flied out to right; Mora grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti struck out; Bailor singled; Bailor was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howell walked;
Carty forced Howell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to right; Dempsey was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Belanger singled to
center; Harlow popped to shortstop; Dauer forced Belanger
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton
grounded out (first unassisted); McKay flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray flied out to center; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby singled to center; Gomez reached on a
fielder's choice [Ashby to second (error by Dempsey)]; Bosetti
forced Ashby (pitcher to third) [Gomez to second]; Bailor
singled to center [Gomez scored (unearned), Bosetti to second];
Howell flied out to left; Carty forced Bailor (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Mora flied
out to center; Dempsey singled; Belanger singled to center
[Dempsey to third]; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

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

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer was called out on strikes; Murray singled to
pitcher; Singleton flied out to left; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby flied out to center; Gomez struck out;
Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Mora struck out; Dempsey
singled to right; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor doubled to right; Howell out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bailor to third]; Carty singled
to left [Bailor scored]; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; Upshaw was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Mayberry lined to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harlow singled
to center; Dauer singled to shortstop [Harlow to second]; Murray
grounded out (first unassisted) [Harlow to third, Dauer stayed
at first]; after John Mayberry made the play on the batter
and threw to 2B Rich Dauer returned to 1B; Singleton
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Dauer out at second]; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by
HP umpire Marty Springstead; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Hutton lined to first; McKay grounded out (first
unassisted); Ashby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: May walked; LOPEZ RAN FOR MAY; DeCinces singled to
left [Lopez to second]; GARCIA BATTED FOR MORA; Garcia out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lopez to third, DeCinces to
second]; Dempsey flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER;
WILLIS REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); ANDERSON BATTED FOR
CROWLEY; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Orioles 0.