Two wild throws by Tom Underwood led to an unearned run and enabled the Orioles to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4. Doug DeCinces drove in what proved to be the Orioles' winning run, hitting a double to score Eddie Murray in the eighth inning. Dave McKay had a 4-for-4 night, including a homer, for the Blue Jays. Doug Ault also homered. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      0  0  2    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   5 10  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 12  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garcia ss             4   2   2   0     0   1   .294      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Dauer 2b              5   1   3   2     0   1   .274        Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Singleton rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .288      G. Woods rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Harlow cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235        A. Woods ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Murray 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Bailor 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   3   .249      Velez lf,rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
DeCinces 3b           2   0   1   1     2   0   .267      Alberts dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Mora lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .225      Ault 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .216
  Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103      McKay 2b              4   3   4   1     0   0   .247
Lopez cf,rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Cerone c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .233
Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .260      Gomez ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .223
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   4     3   8             Totals               36   4  12   4     0   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 14,155
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Blue Jays 6
DP: Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Underwood
Doubles: DeCinces (30)
Triples: McKay (8)
Home Runs: Ault (2), McKay (6)
Stolen Bases: DeCinces (6)
Caught Stealing: McKay (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (4)
GIDP: Singleton (12), Velez (7), Ault (6)
Hit by Pitch: Bailor (4,by Flanagan)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                3.2   9   2   2   0   1   1  18   3.97
Briles W(4-4)           4.1   3   2   2   0   2   1  16   4.42
Stanhouse SV(22)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.90
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   3   2  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(6-13)       7     8   5   4   3   7   0  31   4.17
Buskey                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.80
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   8   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Flanagan (3)
Wild Pitches: Underwood 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Dauer was
called out on strikes; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; G. Woods flied out to right;
Bailor was hit by a pitch; Velez singled to center [Bailor to
second]; Alberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); May was
called out on strikes; DeCinces walked; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault homered; McKay singled to center; McKay was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cerone grounded out
(third to first); Gomez popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez flied out to center; Dempsey walked; Garcia
singled to left [Dempsey to third]; Dauer singled to center
[Dempsey scored, Garcia to third]; Underwood threw a wild pitch
[Garcia scored, Dauer to second]; Singleton struck out; Murray
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); G. Woods
singled to left; Bailor singled to center [G. Woods to second];
Velez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue
Jays 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: May struck out; DeCinces popped to third in foul
territory; Mora singled to left; Lopez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Alberts singled to third; Ault grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alberts out at
second]; McKay singled to left; Cerone singled to left [McKay to
second]; Gomez singled to left [McKay scored, Cerone to second];
BRILES REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Bosetti struck out; 1 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia struck out; Dauer
singled to center; Dauer was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Underwood [Dauer to second]; Singleton singled to
center [Dauer scored (unearned)]; Murray popped to first; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. WOODS BATTED FOR G. WOODS; A. Woods grounded
out (second to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first);
Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: A. WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); VELEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May struck out; DeCinces walked; Mora
flied out to right; DeCinces stole second; Lopez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Alberts flied out to right; Ault made an out to
shortstop; McKay tripled to right; Cerone singled to center
[McKay scored]; Gomez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia singled to
third; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Garcia to third]; Dauer
singled to right [Garcia scored]; Singleton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop
to first); A. Woods popped to third in foul territory; Bailor
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Blue Jays
3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray singled to center; BUSKEY REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); May grounded out (pitcher to first) [Murray to
second]; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored]; Mora struck
out; Lopez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Velez popped
to catcher in foul territory; Alberts flied out to right; Ault
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey singled to left; Garcia out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Dempsey to second]; Dauer flied out to
center; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay homered; STANHOUSE REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); Cerone lined to second; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Ewing grounded out (second to first); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR
BOSETTI; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4.