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Sunday September 17, 1978
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Notching his 18th victory, Mike Flanagan pitched the Orioles to a 5-0 whitewashing of the Blue Jays. Doug DeCinces drove in three runs with a homer and a single. After accounting for one RBI with a single in the first inning, DeCinces climaxed a four-run third by hitting his homer with a man on base. He added a two-base hit in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Orioles      1  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .254      Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Kelly lf              3   2   1   0     0   0   .267
Velez lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .279        Anderson ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Singleton rf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .296
Ault 1b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .235        Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Murray 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .288
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .243      DeCinces 3b           4   1   3   3     0   0   .278
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Smith 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      May dh                4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b,3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
                                                          Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     1   5             Totals               33   5   8   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  4,436
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Orioles 6
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Bosetti, Ault
Doubles: Bosetti (23), Murray (32), DeCinces (33)
Home Runs: DeCinces (24)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (9)
GIDP: Howell (12), Horton (14)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood L(4-4)         2.1   6   5   4   1   2   1  15   4.08
Garvin                  5.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  20   5.70
Totals                  8     8   5   4   2   5   1  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan W(18-13)       9     5   0   0   1   5   0  31   3.99
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   5   0  31

Wild Pitches: Kirkwood (3)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (third to first); Kelly reached
on an error by Ault [Kelly to first]; Kelly stole second;
Singleton walked; Murray struck out; DeCinces singled to left
[Kelly scored (unearned), Singleton to third]; May struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Ault
walked; Howell singled to center [Ault to third]; McKay struck
out; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles
1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Bosetti
doubled to left; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [Bosetti
to third]; Velez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
singled to center; Singleton singled to left [Kelly to third];
Kirkwood threw a wild pitch [Kelly scored, Singleton to second];
Murray singled to center [Singleton scored, Murray to second
(error by Bosetti)]; DeCinces homered [Murray scored]; May
singled to second; GARVIN REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Dempsey
walked [May to second]; Dauer flied out to center; Belanger
flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles
5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Ault
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow flied out to left; Kelly flied out to left;
Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay struck out; Cerone made an out to
shortstop; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray doubled to left; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first); May made an out to second; Dempsey made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(third to first); Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer was called out on strikes; Belanger was
called out on strikes; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Horton struck out; Ault singled to left; Howell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ault
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson grounded out
(second to first); Singleton struck out; Murray flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ
REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); McKay struck out; Cerone made
an out to third; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces doubled to left; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dempsey grounded out (second to first)
[DeCinces to third]; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Bosetti singled; Bailor singled
[Bosetti to second]; Velez struck out; Horton grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Bosetti out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.



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