June 18, 1977 Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
NYY 4 CHW 2
OAK 0 CLE 5
DET 4 KCR 2
MIN 1 MIL 4
CAL 2 SEA 6
@TEX 1
(10) BAL 4
@TOR 2 LAD 2
CHC 1 CIN 6
@MON 0 HOU 4
@NYM 3 PHI 8
ATL 5
(12) SDP 4
STL 1 SFG 7
PIT 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 33,201

Saturday, June 18, 1977
Time of Game: 2:23

Orioles

35-27

Won 3

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   1  1  0   0  2  0    4  8  0
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  5  0

W: J Palmer (8-6), L: J Jefferson (3-6), S: T Martinez (2)

Blue Jays

23-37

Lost 6

7th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Shopay CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .208  .654    0    3   1   
  A Mora PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .696    0    0   0   
  A Bumbry CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .748         0   0   
B Smith 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .690    0    2   4   
  R Dauer PH-2B               0   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .590    0    0   0   
K Singleton RF                5   1   2   2    0   1  .348  .997    0    2   0   2B
L May 1B                      4   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .711    0   12   4   IW
E Murray DH                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .754    0    0   0   2B
P Kelly LF                    2   1   2   0    3   0  .294  .853    0    1   0   SB,IW
D DeCinces 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .804    0    1   3   SF,GDP
R Dempsey C                   2   1   1   1    3   0  .221  .590    0    3   0   2B
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .517    0    0   2   SH

J Palmer P                                                               3   1
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4   11   6                    27  15

BATTING

2B: E Murray (13, off J Jefferson); K Singleton (10, off M Willis); R Dempsey (6, off J Jefferson).

SF: D DeCinces (2, off J Jefferson).

SH: M Belanger (5, off J Jefferson).

IBB: P Kelly (5, by J Jefferson); L May (5, by M Willis).

TB: K Singleton 3; R Dempsey 2; E Murray 2; P Kelly 2; L May; D DeCinces.

GIDP: D DeCinces (6).

RBI: K Singleton 2 (33); R Dempsey (23); D DeCinces (26).

2-out RBI: K Singleton 2.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 2 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Belanger-B Smith-L May; T Shopay-L May-D DeCinces.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly (10, 2nd base off M Willis/A Ashby).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bailor SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .322  .790    0    4   2   2B
R Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .738    0    3   2   
A Woods LF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .318  .862    0    3   0   
R Fairly 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .914    0    4   2   
D Rader DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .809    0    0   0   
S Ewing RF                    3   2   2   1    0   0  .283  .751    0    2   0   HR
  O Velez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .878    0    0   0   
J Scott CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .611    0    1   0   2B
A Ashby C                     1   0   0   1    1   0  .212  .604    0    8   0   SF
D McKay 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .181  .488    0    1   0   GDP

J Jefferson P                                                            1   1
  M Willis P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2    3   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Scott (4, off J Palmer); B Bailor (11, off J Palmer).

HR: S Ewing (1, off J Palmer; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: A Ashby (1, off J Palmer).

TB: S Ewing 5; B Bailor 3; J Scott 2.

GIDP: D McKay (7).

RBI: S Ewing (5); A Ashby (17).

2-out RBI: S Ewing.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Howell-R Fairly.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Palmer, W (8-6)              8     5   2   2    3   3   1   3.15   30     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 5     64    -     1.10   0.12
T Martinez, S (2)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.29    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.68   0.19
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 5          1-0

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jefferson, L (3-6)           7.1   6   3   3    9   5   0   4.32   36     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 6     50    -     1.63   0.08
M Willis                       1.2   2   1   1    2   1   0   2.23    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          1-1    1.28  -0.27
Totals                         9     8   4   4   11   6   0          45     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8          1-1

J Palmer faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Jefferson (2; P Kelly); M Willis (3; L May).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 33,201.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. T Shopay             CF    1. B Bailor             SS 
2. B Smith              2B    2. R Howell             3B 
3. K Singleton          RF    3. A Woods              LF 
4. L May                1B    4. R Fairly             1B 
5. E Murray             DH    5. D Rader              DH 
6. P Kelly              LF    6. S Ewing              RF 
7. D DeCinces           3B    7. J Scott              CF 
8. R Dempsey            C     8. A Ashby              C  
9. M Belanger           SS    9. D McKay              2B 

   J Palmer             P        J Jefferson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-2  12-      37%  85% K Singleton     M Willis        Double (LF-CF); Dempsey Scores; Dauer Scores
   b 7   2  2-1  ---     -24%  48% S Ewing         J Palmer        Home Run
   t 4   0  1-0  1-3      13%  67% R Dempsey       J Jefferson     Double to RF; Kelly Scores; DeCinces to 3B
   t 4   0  1-0  1--      11%  54% D DeCinces      J Jefferson     Single to CF; Kelly to 3B
   t 5   1  1-1  1--      11%  61% E Murray        J Jefferson     Double (CF-RF); Singleton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  T Shopay        Walk
          1--      59%  B Smith         Walk; Shopay to 2B
   O      12-      54%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF
   O      12-      49%  L May           Flyball: RF
   O      12-      45%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Bailor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Howell        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      48%  A Woods         Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Fairly        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      50%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
          1--      54%  R Dempsey       Walk; Kelly to 2B
          12-      60%  M Belanger      Walk; Kelly to 3B; Dempsey to 2B
   O      123      52%  T Shopay        Strikeout
   O      123      45%  B Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  S Ewing         Single (CF-RF)
          1--      36%  J Scott         Double (LF-CF); Ewing to 3B
   ROO    -23      39%  A Ashby         Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ewing Scores; Scott out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  L May           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      33%  E Murray        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      31%  B Bailor        Double to LF
   O      -2-      34%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      38%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 6-7-8
          ---      42%  P Kelly         Single to CF
          1--      54%  D DeCinces      Single to CF; Kelly to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  R Dempsey       Double to RF; Kelly Scores; DeCinces to 3B
   O      -23      58%  M Belanger      Fielder's Choice SS; DeCinces out at Hm/SS-C; Dempsey to 3B; Belanger to 1B
   O      1-3      50%  T Shopay        Popfly: SS
   O      1-3      44%  B Smith         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  S Ewing         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 3-4-5
          ---      55%  K Singleton     Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  L May           Popfly: SS
          1--      61%  E Murray        Double (CF-RF); Singleton to 3B
          -23      63%  P Kelly         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      63%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Singleton Scores
          12-      66%  R Dempsey       Walk; Murray to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      123      58%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  J Scott         Strikeout
          ---      58%  A Ashby         Walk
   OO     1--      66%  D McKay         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  T Shopay        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  B Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  R Howell        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      69%  A Woods         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  L May           Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  E Murray        Strikeout
          1--      73%  P Kelly         Walk; May to 2B
   OO     12-      64%  D DeCinces      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  R Fairly        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      48%  S Ewing         Home Run
   O      ---      50%  J Scott         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  R Dempsey       Walk
   O      1--      54%  M Belanger      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Dempsey to 2B
                  Mike Willis replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching; Andres Mora pinch hits for Tom Shopay batting 1st
   O      -2-      47%  A Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Rich Dauer pinch hits for Billy Smith batting 2nd
          -2-      48%  R Dauer         Walk
   RR     12-      85%  K Singleton     Double (LF-CF); Dempsey Scores; Dauer Scores
          -2-      86%  L May           Intentional Walk
   O      12-      83%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Dauer moves to 2B; Al Bumbry replaces Andres Mora playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      88%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  D McKay         Strikeout
          ---      88%  B Bailor        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  R Howell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Willis facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  P Kelly         Single to 3B
          1--      95%  D DeCinces      Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      92%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      91%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  A Woods         Walk
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Jim Palmer pitching
   O      1--      88%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Woods to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Otto Velez pinch hits for Sam Ewing batting 6th
   O      -2-     100%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197706180

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