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Saturday September 16, 1978
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Led by Pat Kelly and Eddie Murray, who drove in three runs apiece, the Orioles overwhelmed the Blue Jays, 11-1. Kelly hit a homer, double and single. Murray accounted for his RBIs with two singles. Rich Dauer batted in two runs with a double and Lee May also produced two with a homer. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 11, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Orioles      1  0  1    0  2  3    0  4  x  -  11 16  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Harlow cf             4   3   2   0     1   1   .243
Bailor rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Kelly lf              4   2   3   3     1   1   .266
Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Horton dh             4   0   1   1     0   2   .261      Singleton rf          4   0   2   1     1   1   .296
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .256        Lopez pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .246
A. Woods lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Murray 1b             5   1   2   3     0   1   .286
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .245      May dh                5   1   1   2     0   2   .246
Whitt c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      DeCinces 3b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Gomez ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .224        Smith 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .260
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b,3b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .274
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                          D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     5   4             Totals               39  11  16  11     3   7

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 10,263
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Orioles 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Howell
Doubles: Kelly (11), Murray (31), Harlow (22), Dempsey (21), Dauer (22), Smith (12), Singleton (19)
Home Runs: Kelly (9), May (24)
Caught Stealing: A. Woods (2), DeCinces (7)
GIDP: Gomez (10), Horton (13)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(7-14)       5     6   4   4   3   3   1  23   4.48
Coleman                 0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6   3.81
Lemanczyk               2.1   6   4   4   0   4   1  13   6.19
Totals                  8    16  11  11   3   7   2  42

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(14-11)    9     6   1   1   5   4   0  35   3.70
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   4   0  35

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti walked; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop
to second); Howell singled to shortstop [Bailor to second];
Horton singled to right [Bailor scored, Howell to third];
Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; A. Woods popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Kelly doubled to right [Harlow to
third]; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harlow
scored]; Murray flied out to left; May struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: McKay popped to third in foul territory; Whitt
grounded out (second to first); Gomez singled to left; Bosetti
forced Gomez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey singled to
third [Dempsey to second (error by Howell)]; Dauer made an out
to shortstop; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

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

ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow struck out (catcher to first); Kelly walked;
Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray doubled to center
[Kelly scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); A.
Woods singled to center; A. Woods was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); McKay made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces singled to shortstop; DeCinces was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
second); Dempsey flied out to left; Dauer flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt flied out to right; Gomez singled to right;
Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop to second) [Bosetti to first];
Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia made an out to shortstop; Harlow doubled to
left; Kelly homered [Harlow scored]; Singleton walked; Murray
popped to catcher in foul territory; May flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to center; Horton struck out;
Mayberry made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); DeCinces
singled to center; Dempsey doubled to right [DeCinces to third];
Dauer doubled to right [DeCinces scored, Dempsey scored]; Garcia
flied out to right [Dauer to third]; Harlow flied out to left;
Kelly singled to right [Dauer scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED
COLEMAN (PITCHING); Singleton singled to left [Kelly to second];
Murray struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); A. Woods grounded out (second to
first); McKay walked; Whitt walked [McKay to second]; Gomez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Whitt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: May struck out; Smith doubled to left; Dempsey
flied out to right [Smith to third]; Dauer grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor
walked; Howell singled to center [Bailor to third]; Horton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia struck out; Harlow singled to left; Kelly
struck out; Singleton doubled to center [Harlow to third]; LOPEZ
RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray singled to center [Harlow scored,
Lopez scored]; May homered [Murray scored]; Smith flied out to
center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 11.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mayberry walked; A. Woods flied out
to left; McKay struck out; Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 11.



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