Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Shopay cf 3 0 0 0
  Mora ph 1 0 0 0
  Bumbry cf 0 0 0 0
Smith 2b 3 0 0 0
  Dauer ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Singleton rf 5 1 2 2
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Murray dh 5 0 1 0
Kelly lf 2 1 2 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 1
Dempsey c 2 1 1 1
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bailor ss 4 0 2 0
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Woods lf 2 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader dh 4 0 0 0
Ewing rf 3 2 2 1
  Velez ph 1 0 0 0
Scott cf 3 0 1 0
Ashby c 1 0 0 1
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Jefferson p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Baltimore 000 110 020480
Toronto 010 000 100250
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (8-6) 8.0 5 2 2 3 3
  Martinez  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Jefferson  L (3-6) 7.1 6 3 3 9 5
  Willis   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
11
6

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2, Toronto 1.  2B–Baltimore Dempsey (6,off Jefferson); Murray (13,off Jefferson); Singleton (10,off Willis), Toronto Scott (4,off Palmer); Bailor (11,off Palmer).  HR–Toronto Ewing (1,7th inning off Palmer 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Belanger (5,off Jefferson).  SF–DeCinces (2,off Jefferson); Ashby (1,off Palmer).  IBB–Kelly (5,by Jefferson); L May (5,by Willis).  SB–Kelly (10,2nd base off Willis/Ashby).  IBB–Jefferson (2,Kelly); Willis (3,L May).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:23.  A–33,201.
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