The Orioles won both ends of a doubleheader from the Blue Jays, taking the first game, 2-1, in 11 innings and the second game, 5-1. The score was 1-1 in the lidlifter when Pat Kelly led off the Oriole 11th with a pinch-hit single. Jay reliever Tom Buskey then threw Rich Dauer's sacrifice bunt into center field, putting runners on second and third. After Ken Singleton was intentionally walked, Eddie Murray delivered the game-winning hit.

In the nightcap, Mike Flanagan fired a seven-hitter to become the majors' first 20-game winner. The Birds scored four times in the second inning on a leadoff homer by Kelly, RBI doubles by Billy Smith and Dave Skaggs and a sacrifice fly by Kiko Garcia. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  6  1
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  8  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .233        Kelly ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Dauer 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Solaita dh            2   0   1   0     1   1   .267      Singleton rf          4   0   2   1     1   1   .295
  Stieb pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murray 1b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .290
  Carty ph,dh         1   0   1   0     0   0   .256      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
  Cannon pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Roenicke cf,lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Ayala lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Bumbry cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Cerone c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .231      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .143        T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  Gomez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   6   1     3   6             Totals               35   2   8   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Orioles 8
DP: Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Buskey
Doubles: Dauer (20), Singleton (25)
Triples: Singleton (1)
Home Runs: Cerone (6)
Caught Stealing: Bailor (8), Griffin (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (11), Dauer (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bailor (6,by Stone)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood              10     6   1   1   2   4   0  36   3.90
Buskey L(6-7)           0     2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.18
Totals                 10     8   2   2   3   4   0  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                  10     6   1   1   3   5   1  38   3.61
T. Martinez W(9-2)      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.81
Totals                 11     6   1   1   3   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Stone (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Marty Springstead


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor
was hit by a pitch; Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; Dauer
singled to left; Singleton struck out; Murray singled to left
[Dauer to third]; May forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita walked; Mayberry forced Solaita (second
to shortstop); Bosetti lined to second; Woods flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces made an out to second; Roenicke flied out
to left; Ayala grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone homered; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); Griffin singled to center; Bailor made an out to
catcher; Howell singled to right [Griffin to third]; Solaita was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
center; Dauer doubled to left; Singleton tripled to right [Dauer
scored]; Murray flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out
(second to first); Woods walked; Cerone grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: May flied out to right; DeCinces was called out on
strikes; Roenicke walked; Ayala made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Johnson struck out; Griffin flied out to left;
Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger struck out;
Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); Solaita
singled to right; STIEB RAN FOR SOLAITA; Mayberry walked [Stieb
to second]; Bosetti forced Mayberry (shortstop to second) [Stieb
to third]; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: STIEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton
doubled; Murray lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop
to second) [Singleton out at second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
struck out; Griffin singled to left; Griffin was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Roenicke grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ayala grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor struck out; Howell grounded out (second to
first); CARTY BATTED FOR STIEB; Carty singled to left; CANNON
RAN FOR CARTY; Mayberry made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dempsey walked;
Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dempsey to
second]; Dauer flied out to right; Singleton flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Woods
flied out to left; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray singled to left [Murray out at second (left
to second)]; May made an out to second; DeCinces made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: VELEZ BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Velez grounded out
(third to first); Griffin flied out to center; Bailor was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 10TH: GOMEZ REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING 2B); Roenicke popped
to first in foul territory; Ayala popped to first in foul
territory; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY
REPLACED AYALA (PLAYING CF); T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Howell flied out to left; KUSICK BATTED FOR CANNON;
Kusick struck out; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 11TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BUSKEY
REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Kelly
singled to right; Dauer reached on an error by Buskey on a
sacrifice bunt [Kelly to third, Dauer to second]; Singleton was
walked intentionally; Murray singled to left [Kelly scored,
Dauer to third, Singleton to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2.