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Orioles
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 20, 1979
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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 May 20, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1979 |
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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 | May 20, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Martinez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 30,065 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Mike Reilly |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
Lee May | DH |
Rich Dauer | Third Baseman |
Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Tim Johnson | Second Baseman |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 20, 1979
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Jefferson
Bumbry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Jefferson
Belanger hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jefferson
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Jefferson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Martinez
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Martinez
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Martinez
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Jefferson
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and steps on first for the out. Mayberry throws to Griffin, who throws back to Mayberry who tags Murray for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jefferson
May hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Martinez
Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Martinez
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Martinez
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray has Carty trapped. There's the throw to Skaggs and over to Dauer, who tags Carty for the out. Mayberry moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Martinez
There's a wild pitch. Mayberry moves to third. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bosetti vs. Martinez
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mayberry tags and scores. Woods tags and moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball 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: ---
Dauer vs. Jefferson
Dauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Jefferson
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Jefferson
Skaggs takes first base on ball four. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bumbry vs. Jefferson
Bumbry 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Jefferson
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Martinez
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Martinez
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Martinez
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Martinez
There goes Griffin. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Martinez
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Martinez
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Martinez
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jefferson
Singleton 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Jefferson
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Martinez
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Martinez
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dauer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson 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 5
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Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jefferson
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Jefferson
Dauer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bosetti. Dauer reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Jefferson
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Smith reaches second base with a double. May scores. Dauer moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skaggs vs. Jefferson
Skaggs hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bumbry vs. Jefferson
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Jefferson
Belanger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Singleton vs. Jefferson
Singleton takes first base on ball four. Dauer scores. Smith moves to third. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murray vs. Jefferson
Murray strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Martinez
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Martinez
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Martinez
Bailor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jefferson
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Jefferson
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jefferson
Smith hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Martinez
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Martinez
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Martinez
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Jefferson
Skaggs hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Jefferson
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Jefferson
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Martinez
Woods hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Martinez
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Jefferson
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Jefferson
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Jefferson
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Jefferson
May hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bosetti. May reaches second base with a double. Murray scores. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dauer vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Freisleben
Smith takes first base on ball four. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skaggs vs. Freisleben
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Martinez
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Martinez
Griffin 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, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Martinez
Bailor 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, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Freisleben
Bob Davis now catching.
Bumbry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Freisleben
There goes Bumbry. The throw from Davis and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Freisleben
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Freisleben
Singleton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Singleton reaches second base with a double. Belanger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Willis
Larry Harlow pinch runs for Ken Singleton. Mike Willis now pitching.
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards second. Johnson juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards short. Griffin picks up the ball and throws Harlow out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Willis
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Martinez
Larry Harlow now playing right field.
Howell 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, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Martinez
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Martinez
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1979 -- Baltimore at Toronto (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Bumbry A, cf 4 0 1 0 Griffin A, ss 3 1 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 1 0 0 Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 4 0 1 2 Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Harlow L, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 4 0 2 0 Murray E, 1b 3 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lowenstein J, lf 5 1 1 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 0 0 May L, dh 4 2 3 2 Bosetti R, cf 2 0 0 1 Dauer R, 3b 3 1 2 1 Johnson T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smith B, 2b 3 0 1 1 Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 Skaggs D, c 3 0 0 0 Davis B, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 9 6 30 2 4 2 Baltimore 000 021 021 -- 6 Toronto 011 000 000 -- 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Martinez D (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Jefferson J (L) 7.1 6 5 5 6 3 Freisleben D 1.0 3 1 1 2 0 Willis M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Johnson T DP -- Toronto 2 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Toronto 3 2B -- Carty R, Dauer R, Smith B, May L, Singleton K HR -- May L SB -- Griffin A CS -- Bumbry A SF -- Bosetti R WP -- Martinez D T -- 2:24 A -- 30065
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