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Orioles
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 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 August 8, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1978 |
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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 | August 8, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
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 | 19,052 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Lee May | DH |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Carlos Lopez | Center Fielder |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Willie Upshaw | Center Fielder |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 8, 1978
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Underwood
Belanger 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--
Dauer vs. Underwood
Dauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Dauer reaches second base with a double. Belanger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Underwood
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gomez fields it and tags Dauer, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Underwood
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Underwood
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields the ball and throws to Flanagan covering. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Flanagan
Woods hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Flanagan
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Flanagan
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailor scores. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Underwood
Mora hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Underwood
Dempsey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Underwood
Lopez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lopez who is chasing the ball. Cerone reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upshaw vs. Flanagan
Upshaw is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Underwood
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Underwood
Dauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Underwood
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray 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 3
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Flanagan
Woods is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Flanagan
Howell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lopez. Howell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Flanagan
Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Mayberry 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Underwood
May hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Underwood
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Underwood
There goes DeCinces. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Gomez applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Underwood
Mora is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a line drive into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Flanagan
Upshaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Underwood
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Underwood
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Underwood
There goes Lopez. The throw from Cerone and he is out, McKay applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Underwood
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Flanagan
Woods hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Flanagan
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Flanagan
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Underwood
Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Underwood
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Underwood
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Underwood
May hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Underwood
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Billy Smith now playing second base. Rich Dauer now playing third base.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Flanagan
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Flanagan
Gomez hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Underwood
Mora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Underwood
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Underwood
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Murphy
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mark Belanger. Tom Murphy now pitching.
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Flanagan
Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop.
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Flanagan
Bailor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Flanagan
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Flanagan
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Flanagan
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Murphy
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Murphy
Singleton 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, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Murphy
Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Murphy
May hits a fly ball into center field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Flanagan
Rick Bosetti pinch runs for John Mayberry.
McKay bunts in front of the plate. Dempsey fields it and throws to first for the out. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Bosetti trying to get to home. Mora throws the ball in to Dempsey who tags Bosetti, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ault vs. Flanagan
Doug Ault pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Ault hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lopez. Ault reaches second base with a double. Cerone scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Flanagan
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Murphy
Doug Ault now playing first base. Tim Johnson now playing shortstop.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Cruz
Larry Harlow pinch hits for Andres Mora. Victor Cruz now pitching.
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Cruz
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Rick Dempsey.
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1978 -- Baltimore at Toronto (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Belanger M, ss 3 1 1 0 Bailor B, rf 3 1 1 0 Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0 Woods A, lf 4 1 1 1 Garcia K, ss 0 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 1 2 0 Dauer R, 2b-3b 4 0 2 1 Carty R, dh 4 1 1 2 Singleton K, rf 3 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Murray E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Bosetti R, pr 0 0 0 0 May L, dh 4 1 1 2 Johnson T, ss 0 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 3 0 1 0 McKay D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smith B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 1 3 0 Mora A, lf 3 0 1 0 Gomez L, ss 3 0 0 0 Harlow L, ph 1 0 0 0 Ault D, ph-1b 1 0 1 1 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 Upshaw W, cf 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez C, cf 3 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 10 3 33 5 11 5 Baltimore 300 000 000 -- 3 Toronto 102 010 01x -- 5 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Flanagan M (L) 8.0 11 5 5 2 8 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Underwood T (W) 6.1 9 3 3 1 4 Murphy T* 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 Cruz V (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th DP -- Toronto 2 LOB -- Baltimore 5, Toronto 7 2B -- Dauer R, Howell R, Ault D 3B -- Cerone R HR -- May L, Carty R, Woods A CS -- DeCinces D, Lopez C SH -- McKay D T -- 2:18 A -- 19052
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