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Sunday May 20, 1979
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Completing the three-game series sweep, the Orioles downed the Blue Jays, 6-2, behind the four-hit pitching of Dennis Martinez. The score was 2-2 going into the sixth inning when Lee May tagged Blue Jay starter Jesse Jefferson for a homer for the deciding blow. May also doubled in another run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 20, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  1    0  2  1  -   6  9  0
Blue Jays    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Griffin ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .240
Belanger ss           4   1   0   0     1   1   .141      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Singleton rf          4   0   1   2     1   0   .326      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .264
  Harlow pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Carty dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Murray 1b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .291      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Lowenstein lf         5   1   1   0     0   0   .364      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
May dh                4   2   3   2     0   0   .323      Bosetti cf            2   0   0   1     0   1   .232
Dauer 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .286      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Smith 2b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .246      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .222        Davis c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   9   6     8   3             Totals               30   2   4   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 30,065
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Blue Jays 3
DP: Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Dauer (8), Smith (3), May (4), Singleton (10), Carty (5)
Home Runs: May (9)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (4)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bosetti (2)
GIDP: Lowenstein (2), Skaggs (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez W(6-2)      9     4   2   2   1   2   0  32   2.82
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   2   0  32

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-3)        7.1   6   5   5   6   3   1  33   3.68
Freisleben              1     3   1   1   2   0   0   6   6.38
Willis                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.88
Totals                  9     9   6   6   8   3   1  41

Wild Pitches: D. Martinez (1)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; Belanger
popped to shortstop; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

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

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray walked; Lowenstein grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Murray out at second]; May
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to right; Mayberry singled to left
[Carty to third]; Woods reached on a fielder's choice [Carty out
at home (first to catcher to third), Mayberry to second]; D.
Martinez threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to third, Woods to
second]; Bosetti hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mayberry scored,
Woods to third]; Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer walked; Smith struck out; Skaggs walked
[Dauer to second]; Bumbry flied out to center; Belanger flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

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

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to center; Murray flied out to
left; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods flied out to center; Bosetti grounded out
(third to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: May singled to left; Dauer doubled [May to third];
Smith doubled to right [May scored, Dauer to third]; Skaggs
popped to shortstop; Bumbry walked; Belanger popped to catcher
in foul territory; Singleton walked [Dauer scored, Smith to
third, Bumbry to second]; Murray struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
flied out to center; Bailor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); May
homered; Dauer grounded out (third to first); Smith popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Skaggs popped to first; Bumbry grounded out (second
to first); Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods flied to left in foul territory; Bosetti
was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
walked; Lowenstein singled to right [Murray to third]; May
doubled [Murray scored, Lowenstein to third]; FREISLEBEN
REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Dauer singled to center
[Lowenstein scored, May to third]; Smith walked [Dauer to
second]; Skaggs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Smith out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Bailor grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Bumbry singled
to right; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Belanger walked; Singleton doubled to left [Belanger
scored]; HARLOW RAN FOR SINGLETON; WILLIS REPLACED FREISLEBEN
(PITCHING); Murray reached on an error by Johnson [Harlow out at
home (shortstop to catcher)]; Lowenstein flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Howell
grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 6, Blue Jays 2.



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