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Blue Jays
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 17, 1978 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Kirkwood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 4,436 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Otto Velez | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Doug Ault | First Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Pat Kelly | Left Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 17, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Flanagan
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Flanagan
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Kirkwood
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kirkwood
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault juggles the ball. That's an error on Ault. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Kirkwood
There goes Kelly. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Kirkwood
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Kirkwood
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Kirkwood
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Singleton moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Kirkwood
May strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Flanagan
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Flanagan
Ault takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Flanagan
Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ault moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Kirkwood
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kirkwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Kirkwood
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Kirkwood
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kirkwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Flanagan
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. Flanagan
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Kirkwood
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kirkwood
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Kirkwood
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Kirkwood
There's a wild pitch. Kelly scores. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Kirkwood
Murray hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bosetti. Singleton scores. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Kirkwood
DeCinces hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kirkwood
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Garvin
Jerry Garvin now pitching.
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dauer vs. Garvin
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Garvin
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Flanagan
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Flanagan
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Flanagan
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Garvin
Harlow hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Garvin
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Garvin
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Garvin
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velez. Murray reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Garvin
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Garvin
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Garvin
Dempsey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Flanagan
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Flanagan
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Garvin
Dauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Garvin
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Garvin
Harlow hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Flanagan
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Flanagan
Ault hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Flanagan
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Garvin
Mike Anderson pinch hits for Pat Kelly.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Garvin
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Garvin
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
Mike Anderson now playing left field. Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Garvin
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velez. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Garvin
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dempsey vs. Garvin
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dauer vs. Garvin
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Flanagan
Billy Smith now playing second base. Rich Dauer now playing third base.
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Flanagan
Velez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Flanagan
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1978 -- Toronto at Baltimore (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 4 0 2 0 Harlow L, cf 4 0 0 0
Bailor B, rf 4 0 1 0 Kelly P, lf 3 2 1 0
Velez O, lf 4 0 0 0 Anderson M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 3 1 1 0
Ault D, 1b 2 0 1 0 Lopez C, rf 0 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Murray E, 1b 4 1 2 1
McKay D, 2b 3 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 3 3
Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 Smith B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Gomez L, ss 3 0 0 0 May L, dh 4 0 1 0
Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0
Dauer R, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 5 0 33 5 8 4
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 104 000 00x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Kirkwood D (L) 2.1 6 5 4 1 2
Garvin J 5.2 2 0 0 1 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 5
E -- Ault D, Bosetti R
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- Toronto 4, Baltimore 6
2B -- Bosetti R, Murray E, DeCinces D
HR -- DeCinces D
SB -- Kelly P
WP -- Kirkwood D
T -- 2:10
A -- 4436
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