The Orioles came up with their biggest inning of the season, scoring seven runs in the seventh, to defeat the Blue Jays, 8-3. Willie Horton homered for the Jays' runs in the first. After picking up a run in the fourth, the Orioles began the seventh with a double by Rick Dempsey. Rich Dauer drove in Dempsey with a single. Kiko Garcia also singled and Larry Harlow walked, loading the bases and setting the stage for a two-run double by Gary Roenicke.

Ken Singleton knocked in Harlow with a single, but Roenicke was thrown out trying to score. Eddie Murray resumed the attack with a single, driving in Singleton, and Lee May then climaxed the inning with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    7  0  x  -   8 11  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   2   .254      Harlow cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .240
Bailor rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .266      Kelly lf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .258
Howell 3b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .275        Roenicke ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .244
Horton dh             4   1   1   3     0   0   .261        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Singleton rf          4   0   2   1     0   1   .294
A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .254        Dimmel pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Murray 1b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .285
McKay 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .246      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Smith 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      May dh                3   1   1   3     0   1   .246
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b,3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .274
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     6   5             Totals               33   8  11   8     3   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  4,000
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Orioles 5
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1
Doubles: Harlow (21), Singleton (18), Dempsey (20), Roenicke (2)
Home Runs: Horton (11), May (23)
Sacrifice Flies: May (2)
GIDP: Horton (12)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy                  6     6   3   3   2   4   0  26   3.86
Cruz L(7-2)             0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   1.42
Moore                   0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   3   4.98
Buskey                  1.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   6   2.70
Totals                  8    11   8   8   3   6   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(19-12)         9     5   3   3   6   5   1  37   2.55
Totals                  9     5   3   3   6   5   1  37

Passed Balls: Ashby (12)
Wild Pitches: Clancy (10)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; Bailor walked; Howell singled
to pitcher [Bailor to second]; Horton homered [Bailor scored,
Howell scored]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A.
Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Kelly walked [Harlow to second];
Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Harlow to third, Kelly
to second]; Murray struck out; DeCinces grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby popped to first; McKay grounded out (second
to first); Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May struck out; Dempsey grounded out (third to
first); Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor
flied out to right; Howell walked; Horton lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia flied out to right; Harlow doubled to left;
Kelly grounded out (second to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry popped to second; A. Woods struck out;
Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Murray singled; DeCinces singled to left [Murray to
third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Murray scored];
Dempsey flied out to right; Dauer forced DeCinces (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); Gomez
flied out to left; Bosetti singled; Bailor singled [Bosetti to
second]; Howell popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Harlow flied
out to left; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
walked; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted) [Mayberry to
second]; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton doubled to left; Murray grounded out
(second to first) [Singleton to third]; DeCinces popped to
second; May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay walked; On a bunt Gomez made an out to
catcher [McKay stayed at first]; Luis Gomez called for
interference; Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey doubled to center; Clancy threw a wild
pitch [Dempsey to third]; Dauer singled to left [Dempsey
scored]; CRUZ REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Garcia singled to
center [Dauer to second]; Harlow walked [Dauer to third, Garcia
to second]; MOORE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); ROENICKE BATTED FOR
KELLY; Roenicke doubled to left [Dauer scored, Garcia scored,
Harlow to third]; Singleton singled to center [Harlow scored,
Roenicke out at home (center to catcher), Singleton to second
(on throw to home)]; DIMMEL RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray singled to
center [Dimmel scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING);
DeCinces struck out while Murray advanced to second on a passed
ball; May homered [Murray scored]; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Orioles 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED ROENICKE (PLAYING LF); DIMMEL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING
2B); DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Howell singled;
Horton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Howell out at second]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Garcia
struck out; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 8.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Ashby
walked; McKay walked [Ashby to second]; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Ewing flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 8.