Sunday July 1, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Posting their 22nd victory in the last 25 games, the Orioles pounded out a 10-7 decision over the Blue Jays. Rich Dauer singled home the tying run in the fifth inning and doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh stanza, which was climaxed by a three-run homer by Rick Dempsey. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 10, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Game Played on Sunday, July 1, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 - 7 14 1 Orioles 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 x - 10 14 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Bumbry cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .288 Woods lf 5 2 2 2 0 1 .284 Garcia ss 4 1 3 1 1 0 .268 Bosetti cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .262 Singleton rf 3 0 0 1 1 1 .314 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Roenicke lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Velez rf 4 2 3 0 1 0 .263 Murray 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .270 Howell dh 5 0 3 3 0 1 .257 DeCinces 3b 4 2 3 0 1 0 .235 Cerone c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .198 Lowenstein lf,rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .278 Ainge 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 May dh 4 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Gomez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .308 Dauer 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .267 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 3 2 1 3 1 0 .255 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 7 14 7 3 3 Totals 37 10 14 9 6 4 Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 33,592 Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Orioles 10 DP: Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Jefferson, Dauer Doubles: Bosetti (14), Howell (11), DeCinces 2 (9), May (9), Bumbry (14), Dauer (12), Garcia (9) Triples: Garcia (5) Home Runs: Woods (3), Dempsey (4), Murray (9) Sacrifice Flies: Cerone (2), Singleton (6) GIDP: Ainge (5), Singleton (8) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk 1 5 4 4 3 1 0 11 3.15 Jefferson L(1-8) 5.1 6 4 3 2 2 0 24 4.87 Lemongello 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 2 6 6.49 Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.99 Totals 8 14 10 9 6 4 2 44 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 4.1 8 5 3 2 0 1 24 3.20 Stewart W(5-2) 4 6 2 2 1 3 0 18 2.67 Stanhouse SV(10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.50 Totals 9 14 7 5 3 3 1 44 Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (9) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin lined to pitcher; Woods lined to right; Bosetti doubled to left; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to center; Garcia tripled [Bumbry scored]; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Garcia scored]; Singleton struck out; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces doubled; Lowenstein walked; May doubled to left [DeCinces scored, Lowenstein to third]; Dauer lined to pitcher; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez singled to left; Howell forced Velez (second to shortstop); Cerone flied out to left; Ainge singled to right [Howell to third]; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey walked; Bumbry doubled to left [Dempsey to third]; Garcia walked; JEFFERSON REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dempsey scored]; Murray flied out to center; DeCinces forced Garcia (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4. BLUE JAYS 3RD: On a bunt Griffin popped to third in foul territory; Woods singled to right; Bosetti reached on an error by Dauer [Woods to second]; Mayberry flied out to center [Woods to third]; Velez walked [Bosetti to second]; Howell singled to center [Woods scored (unearned), Bosetti scored (unearned), Velez to second]; Cerone grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 3RD: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; May lined to center; Dauer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ainge flied out to left; Gomez walked; Griffin flied out to center; Woods homered [Gomez scored]; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey lined to left; Bumbry singled to left; Garcia singled to left [Bumbry to second]; Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Orioles 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez singled to left; Howell singled to right [Velez to third]; STEWART REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Cerone singled to left [Velez scored, Howell to second]; Ainge grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cerone out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray flied out to left; DeCinces doubled to left; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted) [DeCinces to third]; May walked; Dauer doubled to left [DeCinces scored, May to third]; Dempsey flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez made an out to third; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry flied out to left; Garcia flied out to left; Singleton walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti made an out to first; Mayberry walked; Velez flied out to right; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces singled to left; Lowenstein forced DeCinces (second to shortstop); May reached on an error by Jefferson [Lowenstein to second]; Dauer singled to left [Lowenstein scored, May to third]; LEMONGELLO REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Dempsey homered [May scored (unearned), Dauer scored]; Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia doubled to left; Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 9. BLUE JAYS 8TH: ROENICKE REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cerone made an out to third; Ainge singled to right; Gomez was called out on strikes; Griffin singled to left [Ainge to second]; Woods struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 9. ORIOLES 8TH: Murray homered; DeCinces walked; MILLER REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Lowenstein struck out; May grounded out (third to first) [DeCinces to second]; Dauer popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 10. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti singled to left; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; Velez singled to left [Bosetti to second]; Howell doubled [Bosetti scored, Velez to third]; STANHOUSE REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Cerone hit a sacrifice fly to center [Velez scored, Howell to third]; Ainge grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Orioles 10.

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