The Blue Jays posted their club-record 60th victory by piling up 17 hits to defeat the Orioles, 7-5. In their previous best year, the Blue Jays won 59 games in 1978. Lloyd Moseby knocked in two runs with a homer and double in the Blue Jays' attack. John Mayberry also accounted for two RBIs with an infield out and a single as the Blue Jays dropped the Orioles four games behind the Yankees in the East Division race. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Orioles      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 11  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    2  1  1    1  1  x  -   7 17  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Griffin ss            5   1   3   0     0   0   .256
  Roenicke ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Garcia 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Dauer 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Howell 3b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .259
Singleton rf          5   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Bonnell cf            3   1   2   0     2   0   .274
Murray 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .293      Ault dh               2   2   2   0     0   0   .193
Lowenstein lf         3   1   2   1     1   0   .315        Braun ph,dh         2   0   1   1     1   0   .220
Stone dh              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   2     1   0   .245
  Crowley ph,dh       3   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Bailor lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .239
  Ayala ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Moseby rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .234
DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Davis c               4   0   0   0     0   3   .216
Dempsey c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .267      McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           2   0   1   1     0   0   .222        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Bonner pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  11   5     1   1             Totals               37   7  17   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,632
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Blue Jays 11
DP: Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Howell
Doubles: Dempsey (25), Murray (33), Griffin (24), Bonnell (18), Moseby (19)
Triples: Ault (1)
Home Runs: Murray (25), Singleton (22), Lowenstein (4), Moseby (8)
Stolen Bases: Bumbry (40)
Caught Stealing: Bailor (7), Garcia (13)
GIDP: Dempsey (10), Bonnell (12)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(14-12)       4.1   9   4   4   2   1   0  22   4.14
D. Martinez             1.1   4   1   1   3   1   0  10   4.60
Ford                    1.2   2   2   2   0   1   1   6   3.76
Stoddard                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.88
Totals                  8    17   7   7   5   3   1  42

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin W(6-8)       7.1  10   5   5   1   1   3  32   4.08
Willis SV(2)            1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.04
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   1   3  39

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Dauer popped to second;
Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Garcia popped to
shortstop; Howell walked [Griffin to second]; Bonnell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray homered; Lowenstein singled to center;
CROWLEY BATTED FOR STONE; Crowley flied out to left; DeCinces
forced Lowenstein (third to second); Dempsey doubled to left
[DeCinces scored]; Belanger singled to center [Dempsey scored];
Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ault tripled
to left; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ault
scored]; Bailor singled to shortstop; Bailor was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Moseby
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
grounded out (first unassisted); Murray doubled to center;
Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Davis popped to second; Griffin doubled to left;
Garcia flied out to left; Howell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley flied out to left; DeCinces singled to
left; Dempsey grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [DeCinces out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bonnell doubled to right; Ault singled to second
[Bonnell to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Bonnell scored,
Ault to second]; Bailor forced Mayberry (pitcher to shortstop)
[Ault to third]; Moseby doubled to left [Ault scored, Bailor to
third]; Davis struck out; Griffin popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia grounded out (first unassisted); Howell
singled to left; Bonnell walked [Howell to second]; D. MARTINEZ
REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); BRAUN BATTED FOR AULT; Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Howell to third, Bonnell to
second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Bailor singled to
shortstop [Howell scored, Bonnell to third, Mayberry to second];
Moseby popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton
grounded out (first unassisted); Murray flied out to right;
Lowenstein walked; Crowley singled to center [Lowenstein to
second]; DeCinces popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Davis struck out; Griffin singled to center;
Garcia singled to center [Griffin to third]; Howell singled to
left [Griffin scored, Garcia to third]; Howell was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to second); Bonnell walked; Braun
walked [Bonnell to second]; FORD REPLACED D. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Garcia was caught stealing home (pitcher to
catcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey struck out; KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Bumbry singled to left;
Bumbry stole second; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor flied out to center;
Moseby homered; Davis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, Blue Jays 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton homered; Murray flied out to center;
Lowenstein homered; WILLIS REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); AYALA
BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Ayala lined to third; DeCinces flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Griffin flied
out to right; Garcia singled to center; STODDARD REPLACED FORD
(PITCHING); Howell flied out to center; Bonnell singled to right
[Garcia to third]; Braun singled to right [Garcia scored,
Bonnell to third]; Mayberry flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Blue Jays 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey popped to second; MAY BATTED FOR GARCIA;
May singled to right; BONNER RAN FOR MAY; ROENICKE BATTED FOR
BUMBRY; Roenicke reached on an error by Howell [Bonner to
second]; Debut game for Bobby Bonner; Dauer popped to
catcher; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Blue Jays 7.