Notching his 18th victory, Mike Flanagan pitched the Orioles to a 5-0 whitewashing of the Blue Jays. Doug DeCinces drove in three runs with a homer and a single. After accounting for one RBI with a single in the first inning, DeCinces climaxed a four-run third by hitting his homer with a man on base. He added a two-base hit in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Orioles 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 8 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Bailor rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Kelly lf 3 2 1 0 0 0 .267 Velez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Anderson ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Horton dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Singleton rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .296 Ault 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .235 Lopez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Howell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Murray 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .288 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .243 DeCinces 3b 4 1 3 3 0 0 .278 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Smith 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 May dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dauer 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 5 0 1 5 Totals 33 5 8 4 2 5 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 4,436 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Orioles 6 DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 2 Errors: Bosetti, Ault Doubles: Bosetti (23), Murray (32), DeCinces (33) Home Runs: DeCinces (24) Stolen Bases: Kelly (9) GIDP: Howell (12), Horton (14) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirkwood L(4-4) 2.1 6 5 4 1 2 1 15 4.08 Garvin 5.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 20 5.70 Totals 8 8 5 4 2 5 1 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(18-13) 9 5 0 0 1 5 0 31 3.99 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 5 0 31 Wild Pitches: Kirkwood (3) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (third to first); Kelly reached on an error by Ault [Kelly to first]; Kelly stole second; Singleton walked; Murray struck out; DeCinces singled to left [Kelly scored (unearned), Singleton to third]; May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Ault walked; Howell singled to center [Ault to third]; McKay struck out; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [Bosetti to third]; Velez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly singled to center; Singleton singled to left [Kelly to third]; Kirkwood threw a wild pitch [Kelly scored, Singleton to second]; Murray singled to center [Singleton scored, Murray to second (error by Bosetti)]; DeCinces homered [Murray scored]; May singled to second; GARVIN REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Dempsey walked [May to second]; Dauer flied out to center; Belanger flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow flied out to left; Kelly flied out to left; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay struck out; Cerone made an out to shortstop; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray doubled to left; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); May made an out to second; Dempsey made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first); Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer was called out on strikes; Belanger was called out on strikes; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Horton struck out; Ault singled to left; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ault out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 7TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR KELLY; Anderson grounded out (second to first); Singleton struck out; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LOPEZ REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); McKay struck out; Cerone made an out to third; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces doubled to left; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey grounded out (second to first) [DeCinces to third]; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Bosetti singled; Bailor singled [Bosetti to second]; Velez struck out; Horton grounded into a double play (third to first) [Bosetti out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 5.

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