Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 18, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1979 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 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf,rf 6 0 2 0
Dauer 3b 5 0 2 1
Singleton dh 5 1 2 1
Murray 1b 4 3 0 0
Lowenstein rf 4 2 2 0
  May ph 1 0 1 0
  Bumbry cf 1 0 1 1
Roenicke lf 6 0 2 2
Smith 2b 3 0 1 2
  Belanger ss 1 0 0 0
Garcia ss,2b 5 0 1 0
Dempsey c 4 1 2 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 7 16 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 6 2 4 2
Bailor rf,3b 5 0 0 1
Howell 3b 4 0 1 1
  Woods lf 0 0 0 0
Carty dh 5 0 1 0
Velez lf,rf 5 0 1 0
Bosetti cf 5 1 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 0 2 0
  Wilborn pr 0 1 0 0
  Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0
McKay 2b 3 1 0 0
  Mayberry ph,1b 2 0 1 1
Cerone c 4 1 1 0
Huffman p 0 0 0 0
  Garvin p 0 0 0 0
  Freisleben p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 12 5
Baltimore 003 021 000 017162
Toronto 002 100 120 006122
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan   6.2 8 4 3 3 2
  Stoddard   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Stanhouse  W (3-1) 3.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
11.0
12
6
5
5
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Huffman   5.0 10 6 6 2 3
  Garvin   3.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Freisleben  L (1-1) 2.2 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
16
7
7
5
4

  E–Dauer (7), Garcia (8), Bosetti (5), McKay (6).  DP–Baltimore 2, Toronto 2.  PB–Dempsey (4).  2B–Baltimore Garcia (4,off Huffman); Lowenstein (2,off Huffman); Dempsey (8,off Huffman), Toronto Griffin (4,off Flanagan); Howell (7,off Flanagan).  HR–Baltimore Singleton (10,3rd inning off Huffman 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Dauer (2,off Garvin).  SB–Lowenstein (4,2nd base off Huffman/Cerone).  WP–Flanagan (1), Freisleben (4).  BK–Garvin (1).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–3:18.  A–12,088.
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