Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 1 0
Garcia ss 3 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
Singleton rf 3 2 2 1
Murray 1b 4 0 2 1
Roenicke lf 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
May dh 4 0 1 0
  Molinaro pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 3 0 1 0
Bailor rf 3 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 0 0
Solaita dh 3 0 1 0
  Hernandez pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Carty ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Bosetti cf 4 2 2 1
Woods lf 3 0 1 0
  Cannon lf 0 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 1 2
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
Edge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Baltimore 001 000 010260
Toronto 000 002 01x381
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (8-6) 8.0 8 3 3 3 3
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Edge  W (3-2) 9.0 6 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
3

  E–Griffin (30).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Murray (28,off Edge), Toronto Woods (20,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Singleton (33,8th inning off Edge 0 on, 2 out), Toronto Bosetti (7,8th inning off Palmer 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Bumbry (32,2nd base off Edge/Cerone); Griffin (18,2nd base off Palmer/Dempsey).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:18.  A–21,213.
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