Eddie Murray walked in 11th inning, took second on a wild pitch by Dave Freisleben and scored on a single by Al Bumbry to bring the Orioles a 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays. The Orioles had a 6-3 lead before the Blue Jays picked up a run on a wild pitch by Mike Flanagan in the seventh and forced the game into overtime with scoring singles by John Mayberry and Alfredo Griffin in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Game Played on Friday, May       18, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      0  0  3    0  2  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   7 16  2
Blue Jays    0  0  2    1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  -   6 12  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf,rf          6   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Griffin ss            6   2   4   2     0   0   .247
Dauer 3b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Bailor rf,3b          5   0   0   1     1   0   .260
Singleton dh          5   1   2   1     1   1   .331      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Murray 1b             4   3   0   0     2   1   .293        Woods lf            0   0   0   0     2   0   .267
Lowenstein rf         4   2   2   0     0   0   .393      Carty dh              5   0   1   0     1   1   .256
  May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Velez lf,rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .232
  Bumbry cf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Bosetti cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Roenicke lf           6   0   2   2     0   1   .319      Robertson 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .143
Smith 2b              3   0   1   2     1   0   .241        Wilborn pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Belanger ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .155        Johnson 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Garcia ss,2b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      McKay 2b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .208
Dempsey c             4   1   2   0     1   1   .275        Mayberry ph,1b      2   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cerone c              4   1   1   0     1   0   .214
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   7  16   7     5   4             Totals               44   6  12   5     5   2

Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance: 12,088
Left on Base: Orioles 11, Blue Jays 10
DP: Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Dauer, Garcia, Bosetti, McKay
Doubles: Garcia (4), Lowenstein (2), Dempsey (8), Griffin (4), Howell (7)
Home Runs: Singleton (10)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (2)
GIDP: Garcia (3), Singleton (4), McKay (4), Carty (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                6.2   8   4   3   3   2   0  30   3.34
Stoddard                0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   1.98
Stanhouse W(3-1)        3.2   1   0   0   2   0   0  14   3.80
Totals                 11    12   6   5   5   2   0  49

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman                 5    10   6   6   2   3   1  28   7.50
Garvin                  3.1   2   0   0   2   1   0  12   2.25
Freisleben L(1-1)       2.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  11   6.23
Totals                 11    16   7   7   5   4   1  51

Passed Balls: Dempsey (4)
Wild Pitches: Flanagan (1), Freisleben (4)
Balks: Garvin (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to left; Dauer singled to left;
Singleton walked [Dauer to second]; Murray struck out;
Lowenstein reached on an error by McKay [Dauer to third,
Singleton to second]; Roenicke grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
walked; Dempsey allowed a passed ball [Bailor to second]; Howell
flied out to center; Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Smith flied out to right; Garcia doubled to center
[Garcia to third (error by Bosetti)]; Dempsey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harlow flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (third to first); Bosetti
grounded out (second to first); Robertson popped to catcher; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton
homered; Murray walked; Lowenstein singled to center [Murray to
third]; Lowenstein stole second; Roenicke singled to left
[Murray scored, Lowenstein scored]; Smith forced Roenicke (first
to shortstop); Garcia forced Smith (third to second); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay flied out to center; Cerone walked; Griffin
doubled to left [Cerone to third]; Bailor grounded out (second
to first) [Cerone scored, Griffin to third]; Howell doubled
[Griffin scored]; Carty singled to third [Howell stayed at
second]; Velez struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey struck out; Harlow flied out to center;
Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robertson singled to left; McKay forced Robertson (third to
second); Cerone singled to center [McKay to third]; Griffin
singled to center [McKay scored, Cerone to second]; Bailor
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
3, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton singled to right; Murray forced Singleton
(second to shortstop); Lowenstein doubled [Murray to third];
Roenicke struck out; Smith singled to center [Murray scored,
Lowenstein scored, Smith to second (on throw to home)]; Garcia
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell flied out to center; Carty walked; Velez
flied out to left; Bosetti flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey doubled; On a bunt Harlow singled [Dempsey
to third]; GARVIN REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Dauer hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Dempsey scored]; Garvin balked [Harlow
to second]; Singleton struck out; Murray grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Robertson singled to left; McKay grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Robertson out at second];
Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Roenicke singled to
right; Smith walked [Roenicke to second]; Garcia grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: BELANGER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); GARCIA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Griffin singled to
third [Griffin to second (error by Dauer)]; Bailor popped to
catcher in foul territory; Howell grounded out (second to first)
[Griffin to third]; Roy Howell and Blue Jays manager Roy
Hartsfield ejected by 1B umpire Mike Reilly; Flanagan threw
a wild pitch [Griffin scored (unearned)]; STODDARD REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Carty grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); WOODS
REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING LF); VELEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Dempsey walked; On a bunt Harlow popped to catcher in foul
territory; Dauer singled to center [Dempsey to third]; Singleton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez singled to left; Bosetti singled to right
[Velez to second]; Robertson forced Velez (first to third)
[Bosetti to second]; WILBORN RAN FOR ROBERTSON; MAYBERRY BATTED
FOR MCKAY; Mayberry singled to center [Bosetti scored, Wilborn
to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Cerone
popped to first in foul territory; Griffin singled to center
[Wilborn scored, Mayberry to second]; Bailor popped to first in
foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED WILBORN (PLAYING 2B); MAYBERRY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Murray popped to first in foul
territory; FREISLEBEN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; May singled to center [May out at second (center to
second)]; Roenicke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HARLOW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BUMBRY
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Woods walked; Carty grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Woods out at
second]; Velez reached on an error by Garcia; Bosetti flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 10TH: Belanger grounded out (second to first); Garcia
grounded out (second to first); Dempsey singled to left; Harlow
singled to right [Dempsey to third]; Dauer flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Johnson flied out to right; Mayberry grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cerone popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 11TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
walked; Freisleben threw a wild pitch [Murray to second]; Bumbry
singled to left [Murray scored, Bumbry out at second (left to
third to second)]; Roenicke flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 7, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Griffin flied out to left; Bailor grounded out
(first unassisted); Woods walked; Carty grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Blue Jays 6.