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Orioles
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles, played on September 8, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 14,155 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Mike Reilly |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Lopez | Center Fielder |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Gary Woods | Right Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Third Baseman |
| Otto Velez | Left Fielder |
| Butch Alberts | DH |
| Doug Ault | First Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 8, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Underwood
Garcia 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Underwood
Dauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Underwood
Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Flanagan
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Flanagan
Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Flanagan
Velez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alberts vs. Flanagan
Alberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Underwood
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Underwood
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Underwood
Mora strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Flanagan
Ault hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Flanagan
There goes McKay. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Dauer applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Underwood
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Underwood
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Underwood
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dempsey moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dauer vs. Underwood
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dempsey scores. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Underwood
There's a wild pitch. Garcia scores. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Underwood
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Flanagan
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Flanagan
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Flanagan
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Underwood
May strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Underwood
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bailor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Underwood
Mora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Underwood
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alberts vs. Flanagan
Alberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ault vs. Flanagan
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKay scores. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Briles
Nelson Briles now pitching.
Bosetti strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Underwood
Dempsey hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Underwood
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Underwood
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Underwood
Underwood fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Underwood. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Underwood
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dauer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a popup towards first. Ault settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Briles
Al Woods pinch hits for Gary Woods.
Woods 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Briles
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Briles
Velez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Underwood
Al Woods now playing left field. Otto Velez now playing right field.
May strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Underwood
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Underwood
Mora hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Underwood
There goes DeCinces. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. DeCinces steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Underwood
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alberts vs. Briles
Alberts hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Briles
Ault hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Briles
McKay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton who is chasing the ball. McKay reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Briles
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKay scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Briles
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Underwood
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Underwood
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Underwood
There's a wild pitch. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dauer vs. Underwood
Dauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garcia scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Underwood
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Briles
Larry Harlow now playing center field. Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Briles
Woods hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Briles
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Buskey
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. Murray scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mora vs. Buskey
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Buskey
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Briles
Mike Anderson now playing left field.
Velez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alberts vs. Briles
Alberts hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Briles
Ault hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Buskey
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Buskey
Garcia bunts towards the mound. Buskey fields it and throws to first for the out. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Buskey
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harlow vs. Buskey
Harlow 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
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Briles
McKay hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Stanhouse
Don Stanhouse now pitching.
Cerone hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Dauer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Stanhouse
Sam Ewing pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Ewing 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 -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stanhouse
John Mayberry pinch hits for Rick Bosetti.
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1978 -- Baltimore at Toronto (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Garcia K, ss 4 2 2 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0
Dauer R, 2b 5 1 3 2 Mayberry J, ph 1 0 0 0
Singleton K, rf 4 0 1 1 Woods G, rf 2 0 1 0
Harlow L, cf 1 0 0 0 Woods A, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bailor B, 3b 3 0 1 0
May L, dh 4 0 0 0 Velez O, lf-rf 4 0 1 0
DeCinces D, 3b 2 0 1 1 Alberts B, dh 4 0 1 0
Mora A, lf 4 0 1 0 Ault D, 1b 4 1 1 1
Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0 McKay D, 2b 4 3 4 1
Lopez C, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 2 1
Dempsey R, c 3 1 1 0 Gomez L, ss 3 0 1 1
Ewing S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 4 36 4 12 4
Baltimore 002 010 110 -- 5
Toronto 010 101 001 -- 4
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M 3.2 9 2 2 0 1
Briles N (W)* 4.1 3 2 2 0 2
Stanhouse D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T (L)+ 7.0 8 5 4 3 7
Buskey T 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Underwood T
DP -- Baltimore 2, Toronto 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Toronto 6
2B -- DeCinces D
3B -- McKay D
HR -- Ault D, McKay D
SB -- DeCinces D
CS -- McKay D
SH -- Garcia K
HBP -- by Flanagan M (Bailor B)
WP -- Underwood T 2
T -- 2:24
A -- 14155
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