A pass to Kiko Garcia in the eighth inning and a double by Rick Dempsey supplied what proved to be the Orioles' winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays. The Orioles also had a two-run homer by Lee May, while Roy Howell produced a pair for the Blue Jays with a double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       19, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf,lf,cf       3   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Griffin ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     1   1   .148      Bailor rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .262
Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     1   2   .328      Howell 3b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .264
  Lowenstein pr,lf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .393      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Murray 1b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .297      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
May dh                4   1   1   2     1   2   .309      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Roenicke lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .312      Woods lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .276
  Harlow ph,cf,rf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .294      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Dauer 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .277        Velez ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Garcia 2b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .256        Wilborn pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             2   0   1   1     2   0   .279      Cerone c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .215
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   6   3     9   8             Totals               36   3  10   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 18,144
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Blue Jays 7
DP: Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Dempsey (9), Howell (8)
Home Runs: May (8)
GIDP: Mayberry (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (2,by Underwood)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(5-2)           7.1   8   3   3   1   4   0  30   2.95
Stoddard                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.91
Stanhouse SV(4)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.68
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   4   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(0-6)        7.1   5   4   3   8   6   1  36   5.19
Buskey                  1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   9.00
Totals                  9     6   4   3   9   8   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Underwood (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: first game for staff umpires in 1979 after
strike; Bumbry walked; Belanger was called out on strikes;
Singleton struck out; Murray reached on an error by Griffin
[Bumbry scored (unearned) (no RBI), Murray to third]; May flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue
Jays 0.

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

ORIOLES 2ND: Roenicke walked; Dauer grounded out (third to
first) [Roenicke to second]; Garcia grounded out (third to
first); Dempsey walked; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty was called out on strikes; Mayberry struck
out; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Singleton struck out;
Murray singled to left; May walked [Murray to second]; Roenicke
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods singled to left; McKay grounded out (first
unassisted) [Woods to second]; Cerone singled to right [Woods
scored]; Griffin flied out to left; Bailor forced Cerone
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue
Jays 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
struck out (catcher to first); Dempsey walked; Bumbry was hit by
a pitch [Dempsey to second]; Belanger popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell struck out; Carty singled to center;
Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton singled to left; Murray flied out to
center; May homered [Singleton scored]; Roenicke flied out to
center; Dauer walked; Garcia forced Dauer (shortstop to second);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti flied out to center; Woods flied out to
left; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue
Jays 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey flied to left in foul territory; Bumbry
singled to third [Bumbry out at second (second to shortstop)];
Belanger walked; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cerone grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Bailor singled to left; Howell
singled to left [Bailor to second]; Carty flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray struck out; May struck out; HARLOW BATTED
FOR ROENICKE; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARLOW
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Mayberry singled to right; Bosetti
forced Mayberry (third to second); Woods flied out to right;
McKay grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Garcia walked;
Dempsey doubled [Garcia scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted) [Dempsey to
third]; Belanger flied to left in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone flied out to left; Griffin singled to
center; Bailor walked [Griffin to second]; Howell doubled
[Griffin scored, Bailor scored]; STODDARD REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR SINGLETON;
Murray singled to right [Lowenstein to second]; May struck out;
Harlow grounded out (second to first) [Lowenstein to third,
Murray to second]; Dauer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LOWENSTEIN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARLOW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Woods singled to
center; VELEZ BATTED FOR MCKAY; Velez singled to right [Woods to
second]; WILBORN RAN FOR VELEZ; STANHOUSE REPLACED STODDARD
(PITCHING); Cerone grounded out (third to first) [Woods to
third, Wilborn to second]; Griffin grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3.