Led by Pat Kelly and Eddie Murray, who drove in three runs apiece, the Orioles overwhelmed the Blue Jays, 11-1. Kelly hit a homer, double and single. Murray accounted for his RBIs with two singles. Rich Dauer batted in two runs with a double and Lee May also produced two with a homer. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 11, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Orioles 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 4 x - 11 16 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Harlow cf 4 3 2 0 1 1 .243 Bailor rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .264 Kelly lf 4 2 3 3 1 1 .266 Howell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Horton dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 .261 Singleton rf 4 0 2 1 1 1 .296 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Lopez pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 A. Woods lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Murray 1b 5 1 2 3 0 1 .286 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 May dh 5 1 1 2 0 2 .246 Whitt c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 DeCinces 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Gomez ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .224 Smith 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dauer 2b,3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .274 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 5 4 Totals 39 11 16 11 3 7 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 10,263 Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Orioles 7 DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2 Errors: Howell Doubles: Kelly (11), Murray (31), Harlow (22), Dempsey (21), Dauer (22), Smith (12), Singleton (19) Home Runs: Kelly (9), May (24) Caught Stealing: A. Woods (2), DeCinces (7) GIDP: Gomez (10), Horton (13) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(7-14) 5 6 4 4 3 3 1 23 4.48 Coleman 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.81 Lemanczyk 2.1 6 4 4 0 4 1 13 6.19 Totals 8 16 11 11 3 7 2 42 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez W(14-11) 9 6 1 1 5 4 0 35 3.70 Totals 9 6 1 1 5 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti walked; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop to second); Howell singled to shortstop [Bailor to second]; Horton singled to right [Bailor scored, Howell to third]; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; A. Woods popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Kelly doubled to right [Harlow to third]; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harlow scored]; Murray flied out to left; May struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: McKay popped to third in foul territory; Whitt grounded out (second to first); Gomez singled to left; Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey singled to third [Dempsey to second (error by Howell)]; Dauer made an out to shortstop; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor flied out to center; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow struck out (catcher to first); Kelly walked; Singleton was called out on strikes; Murray doubled to center [Kelly scored]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); A. Woods singled to center; A. Woods was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McKay made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces singled to shortstop; DeCinces was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to second); Dempsey flied out to left; Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt flied out to right; Gomez singled to right; Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop to second) [Bosetti to first]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia made an out to shortstop; Harlow doubled to left; Kelly homered [Harlow scored]; Singleton walked; Murray popped to catcher in foul territory; May flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to center; Horton struck out; Mayberry made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 4. ORIOLES 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); DeCinces singled to center; Dempsey doubled to right [DeCinces to third]; Dauer doubled to right [DeCinces scored, Dempsey scored]; Garcia flied out to right [Dauer to third]; Harlow flied out to left; Kelly singled to right [Dauer scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Singleton singled to left [Kelly to second]; Murray struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); A. Woods grounded out (second to first); McKay walked; Whitt walked [McKay to second]; Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Whitt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 7TH: May struck out; Smith doubled to left; Dempsey flied out to right [Smith to third]; Dauer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 7. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor walked; Howell singled to center [Bailor to third]; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 7. ORIOLES 8TH: Garcia struck out; Harlow singled to left; Kelly struck out; Singleton doubled to center [Harlow to third]; LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray singled to center [Harlow scored, Lopez scored]; May homered [Murray scored]; Smith flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 11. BLUE JAYS 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mayberry walked; A. Woods flied out to left; McKay struck out; Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 11.

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