Scattering nine hits, Tom Underwood pitched the Blue Jays to a 3-1 triumph over the Orioles. The Blue Jays jumped to a two-run lead in the first inning on a double by Alfredo Griffin, triple by Bob Bailor and groundout by Otto Velez. Rico Carty cracked a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 11, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .280      Griffin ss            4   1   3   0     0   1   .279
Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .256      Bailor rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .297      Velez lf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .300
Murray 1b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .289        Cannon lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
May dh                4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Carty dh              3   1   1   1     0   0   .256
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .232      Kusick 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Roenicke lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Bosetti cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Corey ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Gomez 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Ayala ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Belanger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   9   1     3   7             Totals               28   3   5   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 12,092
Left on Base: Orioles 10, Blue Jays 1
DP: Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: DeCinces
Doubles: Griffin (18)
Triples: Bailor (3)
Home Runs: Carty (10)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor L(11-5)        8     5   3   3   0   3   1  28   3.39
Totals                  8     5   3   3   0   3   1  28

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(7-16)       9     9   1   1   3   7   0  38   3.77
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   7   0  38

Wild Pitches: Underwood (11)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was called out on strikes; Dauer walked;
Underwood threw a wild pitch [Dauer to second]; Singleton struck
out; Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin doubled; Bailor tripled [Griffin scored];
Velez grounded out (third to first) [Bailor scored]; Carty flied
out to right; Kusick flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to right; DeCinces struck out;
Roenicke singled to center; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bosetti flied out to left; Cerone struck out;
Howell grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
grounded out (third to first); Dauer singled to left; Singleton
walked [Dauer to second]; Murray singled to right [Dauer scored,
Singleton to third]; May forced Murray (third to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: On a bunt Gomez grounded out (first to pitcher);
Griffin singled to right; Bailor flied out to center; Velez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Roenicke
struck out; Garcia struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick
flied out to left; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone popped to second; Howell flied out to
center; Gomez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
1, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to center; Murray singled to left
[Singleton to second]; May singled to left [Singleton to third,
Murray to second]; DeCinces struck out; Roenicke popped to
second; Garcia popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: On a bunt Griffin singled to third [Griffin to
second (error by DeCinces)]; Bailor grounded out (second to
first) [Griffin to third]; Velez lined into a double play (third
unassisted) [Griffin out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey popped to shortstop; Bumbry singled to
shortstop; Bumbry was out trying to advance to second (catcher
to second to first); Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty homered; Kusick grounded out (second to
first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone popped
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: CANNON REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING LF); Singleton
grounded out (first unassisted); Murray singled to center; May
flied out to center; DeCinces flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell flied out to center; Gomez popped to
catcher in foul territory; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Roenicke grounded out (third to first); COREY
BATTED FOR GARCIA; Corey struck out; AYALA BATTED FOR DEMPSEY;
Ayala walked; BELANGER RAN FOR AYALA; Bumbry singled to left
[Belanger to second]; Dauer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Blue Jays 3.