The seven-hit pitching of Scott McGregor in the first game and a four-hitter by Steve Stone, who needed help from Don Stanhouse for the last out in the second game, carried the Orioles to 6-1 and 4-0 victories in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Blue Jays. Otto Velez homered in the second inning of the lidlifter for the Blue Jays' only run. The Orioles, beating Dave Stieb in his major league debut, scored three runs in their half of the second on a bases-loaded single by Rich Dauer and an error by Bob Davis before adding three more in the sixth on a pass to Ken Singleton followed by back-to-back homers by Doug DeCinces and Lee May.

In the nightcap, the Orioles continued their slugging with round-trippers by Pat Kelly and John Lowenstein. Stanhouse replaced Stone after the Blue Jays loaded the bases with two out in the ninth and retired Al Woods to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, June      29, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Orioles      0  3  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   6  7  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Gomez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .353      Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Bosetti cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Roenicke cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Singleton rf          2   2   0   0     2   1   .313
Velez lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .236      DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .225
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      May dh                4   2   2   1     0   0   .290
Ainge 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Murray 1b             3   1   2   0     0   1   .270
Bailor rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Dauer 2b              3   0   1   2     0   0   .266
Davis c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .123      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   2             Totals               31   6   7   5     2   5

Time of Game: 1:56
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Orioles 3
DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Davis, Singleton
Doubles: Davis (1), Lowenstein (3)
Home Runs: Velez (6), DeCinces (7), May (13)
GIDP: Gomez (1), Carty (14)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(0-1)            6     6   6   5   2   5   2  26   7.50
Miller                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.10
Totals                  8     7   6   5   2   5   2  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(2-2)         9     7   1   1   1   2   1  33   4.53
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   2   1  33

Wild Pitches: Stieb (1), Miller (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Debut game for
Dave Stieb; Gomez singled to right [Gomez to second (error
by Singleton)]; Bosetti grounded out (second to first) [Gomez to
third]; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
struck out; Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez homered; Mayberry lined to shortstop; On a
bunt Ainge grounded out (third to first); Bailor was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton walked; DeCinces flied out to center; May
singled to center [Singleton to second]; Murray singled to third
[Singleton to third, May to second]; Dauer singled to left
[Singleton scored, May scored, Murray to second]; Stieb threw a
wild pitch [Murray scored (error by Davis) (unearned), Dauer to
second]; Dempsey lined to shortstop; Garcia was called out on
strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Davis flied out to left; Griffin made an out to
second; Gomez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Lowenstein struck out; Roenicke lined to center;
Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti flied out to center; Carty made an out to
second; Velez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry made an out to second; Ainge walked;
Bailor flied out to center; Davis doubled to left [Ainge to
third]; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
flied out to center; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez made an out to second; Bosetti singled to
left; Carty made an out to second; Velez forced Bosetti (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Roenicke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Singleton walked; DeCinces homered
[Singleton scored]; May homered; Murray singled to right; Dauer
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Ainge made an out to
second; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: MILLER REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Dempsey flied out
to center; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); Lowenstein
doubled; Miller threw a wild pitch [Lowenstein to third];
Roenicke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Orioles 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Davis singled to left; Griffin forced Davis
(third to second); Gomez grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); DeCinces
popped to third in foul territory; May flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: On a bunt Bosetti singled; Carty grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bosetti out at
second]; Velez singled to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 6.