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Orioles
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 9, 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 9, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott McGregor |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Balor Moore |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 29,255 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Haller |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | DH |
| 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 9, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Moore
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Moore
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Moore, and towards Gomez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Moore
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Moore
Murray takes first base on ball four. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Moore
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Singleton trying to get to home. Velez throws the ball in to Cerone who tags Singleton, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Murray moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. McGregor
Bosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. McGregor
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. McGregor
The umpire calls a balk on McGregor Woods moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. McGregor
Bailor 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: -2-
Velez vs. McGregor
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alberts vs. McGregor
There's a wild pitch. Woods moves to third. Velez moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alberts vs. McGregor
Alberts strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moore
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Moore
Mora hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Moore
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Moore
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. McGregor
Ault hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. McGregor
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGregor fields it and throws to first for the out. Ault moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. McGregor
Cerone hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. McGregor
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. McGregor
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGregor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Moore
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Moore
There goes Garcia. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Gomez applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Moore
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Moore
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor juggles the ball. That's an error on Bailor. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McGregor
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. McGregor
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. McGregor
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alberts vs. McGregor
Alberts 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-
Ault vs. McGregor
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Moore
Murray hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Moore
DeCinces strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moore
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Moore
Mora strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Moore
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Moore
Dempsey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velez. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. May scores. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Moore
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. McGregor
McKay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. McGregor
Cerone 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. McGregor
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGregor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Moore
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Moore
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Moore
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Moore
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. McGregor
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. McGregor
Woods hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mora. Woods reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. McGregor
Bailor hits a popup towards short. Garcia catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Garcia. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Velez vs. McGregor
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alberts vs. McGregor
Alberts 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
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Moore
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Moore
Mora hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Moore
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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. McGregor
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. McGregor
McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ault moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. McGregor
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces steps on third for one, throws to second for two, and onto first for the triple play. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Moore
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Moore
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Moore
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bailor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. McGregor
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. McGregor
Bosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. McGregor
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. McGregor
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. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Moore
Singleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Moore
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Lemanczyk
Dave Lemanczyk now pitching.
DeCinces hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murray moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Lemanczyk
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Murray trying to get to home. Bosetti throws the ball in to Cerone who tags Murray who's trying to score from second, for the out. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mora vs. Lemanczyk
Mora hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Lemanczyk
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. McGregor
Larry Harlow now playing center field. Mike Anderson now playing left field. Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alberts vs. McGregor
Alberts hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. McGregor
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Lemanczyk
Dempsey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bosetti. Dempsey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Lemanczyk
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Lemanczyk
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dempsey moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harlow vs. Lemanczyk
Harlow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. McGregor
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. McGregor
Cerone 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McGregor
Willie Horton pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. McGregor
Tim Johnson pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Bosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1978 -- Baltimore at Toronto (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Garcia K, ss 4 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 3 0 0 0
Dauer R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Woods G, rf 4 0 1 0
Singleton K, rf 4 1 2 1 Bailor B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Harlow L, cf 1 0 0 0 Velez O, lf 2 0 0 0
Murray E, 1b 3 1 3 1 Alberts B, dh 4 0 1 0
DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Ault D, 1b 4 0 2 0
May L, dh 4 1 3 0 McKay D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Mora A, lf 4 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0
Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 2 0 0 0
Lopez C, cf-rf 4 1 1 0 Horton W, ph 1 0 1 0
Dempsey R, c 4 0 2 2 Johnson T, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 13 4 31 0 6 0
Baltimore 000 300 010 -- 4
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor S (W) 9.0 6 0 0 6 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Moore B (L)* 7.0 10 4 4 2 3
Lemanczyk D 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Bailor B, Garcia K 2
DP -- Baltimore 1
TP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Toronto 10
2B -- Dempsey R 2, Woods G
HR -- Murray E, Singleton K
CS -- Garcia K
WP -- McGregor S
Balk -- McGregor S
T -- 2:32
A -- 29255
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