| Doug DeCinces, supporting the five-hit pitching of Dennis Martinez, hit a solo home run in the second inning and two-run homer in the eighth while leading the Orioles to a 5-0 victory over the Blue Jays. This was the fourth shutout and American League-leading 17th complete game for Martinez, who had lost four in a row. [The Sporting News] |
Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 6, 1979 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Orioles 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 x - 5 12 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 .277 Bumbry cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Bailor rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Garcia ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .251 Howell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .252 Belanger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Singleton rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .295 Velez dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Murray 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .288 Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 May dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Woods lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 DeCinces 3b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .241 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Roenicke lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .136 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Edge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skaggs c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .223 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 5 0 1 6 Totals 33 5 12 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 7,053 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Orioles 7 DP: Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2 Doubles: Mayberry (21) Home Runs: DeCinces 2 (13) Stolen Bases: Bailor (11) Sacrifice Flies: Murray (6) GIDP: Velez (7), Bailor (6), Dauer (14) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Edge L(2-2) 1.2 6 2 2 1 0 1 10 5.40 Freisleben 5.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 21 4.76 Buskey 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 5 2.42 Totals 8 12 5 5 2 2 2 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(15-12) 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 31 3.49 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 31 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Vic Voltaggio BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Bailor singled to center; Bailor stole second; Howell struck out; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Garcia singled to right [Bumbry out at third (right to third)]; Singleton singled to right [Garcia to third]; Murray forced Singleton (second to shortstop) [Garcia scored]; May flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Woods grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces homered; Roenicke singled to left; Dauer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roenicke out at second]; Skaggs singled to left; Bumbry singled to left [Skaggs to second]; FREISLEBEN REPLACED EDGE (PITCHING); Garcia made an out to second; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone flied out to left; Johnson grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Griffin singled; Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton flied out to left; Murray singled to right; May forced Murray (shortstop to second); DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled to third; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Velez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Roenicke grounded out (third to first); Dauer struck out; Skaggs walked; Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia singled to center; Singleton singled to shortstop [Garcia to third]; Murray hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garcia scored, Singleton to second]; May grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Griffin struck out; Bailor lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer singled to center; Skaggs flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Mayberry doubled; Velez struck out; Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Singleton lined to first; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Woods flied out to right; Cerone made an out to second; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); May singled to right; DeCinces homered [May scored]; Roenicke struck out; Dauer grounded out (third to first); Skaggs flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: On a bunt Griffin singled; Bailor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffin out at second]; Howell walked; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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