The 1977

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played by the

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-based expansion franchise. The Blue Jays finished seventh in the

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with a record of 54 wins and 107 losses, 45½

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the

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Offseason

* October 21, 1976: The Blue Jays traded a

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to the

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for

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. The Blue Jays completed the deal by sending Larry Anderson to the White Sox on January 5, 1977. * November 5, 1976:

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was drafted by the Blue Jays from the

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with the 10th pick. ** Jim Mason was drafted by the Blue Jays from the

with the 30th pick.Jim Mason
at ''Baseball Reference'' * November 5, 1976:

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was traded by the Blue Jays to the Cleveland Indians for Alan Ashby and

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. * November 5, 1976:

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was purchased by the Blue Jays from the

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. * December 6, 1976: Rico Carty was traded by the Blue Jays to the Cleveland Indians for

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and

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. * February 17, 1977: Dave Roberts was traded by the Blue Jays to the

for Jerry Johnson. * February 24, 1977: Mike Weathers (minors) was traded by the Blue Jays to the Oakland Athletics for

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. * March 29, 1977:

was traded by the Blue Jays to the

for

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Spring training

The team had announced on August 26, 1976 that they had selected Dunedin, Florida as its base for spring training. Dunedin was a 30-minute drive from the Tampa airport with daily flights to and from Toronto, and was near other spring training sites including the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, the

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and

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, the Cincinnati Reds in Tampa, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in

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. Dunedin's

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was located near the downtown and had been used in the 1950s and 1960s by AAA minor league clubs for spring training. The city improved the ballpark with new seats, fences, and clubhouses, increasing seating from approximately 1,200 to 2,000. The Blue Jays' first exhibition game was scheduled for March 10, 1977 against the Philadelphia Phillies, but was cancelled due to rain. Instead, the first game was March 11, 1977 against the

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reported, "Spectators who arrived too late to purchase tickets inhabited areas down the foul lines, outside the outfield fences and some even took seats in the Babe Ruth League grandstand located down right field line, some 500 feet away from home plate."

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started the game for the Blue Jays and surrendered a lead off home run to the Mets'

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. The Blue Jays came back and won 3-1 in front of 1,988 fans. The first two times that they played the

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, the Jays were triumphant as well. Perhaps the highlight of spring training was a game against the Cincinnati Reds. The Blue Jays defeated the defending World Series champions with the Reds missing only one regular starter from their lineup.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p. 91, Penguin Books, After spring training, the Blue Jays

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was set.

, who had previously played for the

, was one of the most recognizable players on the nascent team. The only marquee name was Bill Singer, a pitcher who won 20 games with the

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in 1969 and threw a no-hitter in 1970.

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had worked out a deal with the

to trade Singer for promising young left-hander

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. Blue Jays president Peter Bavasi vetoed the deal, as Singer was part of his plan to market and promote the team.

Regular season

The first game

On April 7, 1977, 44,649 fans attended the first game in Toronto Blue Jays franchise history, as the squad hosted the

.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, p. 90 Notables in attendance that day included

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chairman Paul Godfrey, Toronto mayor

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, legendary NHL broadcaster

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, and country singer

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.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, p. 94 Besides the snow that adorned the field, hundreds of fans missed the first pitch because they were stuck in traffic. An enduring image was the Chicago catcher using his shin pads to ski on the field with bats used as poles before the game started. The umpires for the game included crew chief

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, and 27-year-old

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, who was making his major-league debut.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, p. 92 The game was broadcast on the CBC with Tom McKee (host),

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(play-by-play) and New York Yankee legend

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providing the commentary. McKee was the first-ever face, and voice, to appear on the inaugural Blue Jays telecast. The Blue Jays would appear on the CBC only 16 times that first season.

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and analyst

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called the game on the radio, this being the first of 4,306 consecutive games that Cheek would call. As the snow was squeegeed off the field (via a Zamboni on loan from the

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), the 48th Highlanders marched onto the field to perform the Star Spangled Banner. Canadian country star Murray, wearing a red parka, then sang

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. The fans chanted "We want beer," because Toronto's Exhibition Stadium was the only ballpark in the major leagues to not serve beer.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, p. 93 This was essentially a political protest, since all Ontarian stadia were forbidden by law at the time from selling alcoholic beverages. It would take more than five years of lobbying and petitioning from Blue Jays owners Labatt and other interested parties before the Legislative Assembly of Ontario legalized beer sales in the middle of the 1982 season. Bill Singer threw the first pitch in Toronto Blue Jays history to

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of the White Sox, a high

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called for a strike. From an 0–2 count, Garr battled back to 3–2, then drew a walk. Afterwards, Garr stole second base, advancing to third when catcher

's throw went into centre field. Shortstop

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then hit a fly ball for the first out of the game.

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followed with a sacrifice fly to cash in Garr, who scored the first run at Exhibition Stadium.

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then hit the first home run at the Ex, making the score 2–0, White Sox. Blue Jays manager

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went to the mound to talk to Singer as reliever Jerry Johnson started warming up in the bullpen. Singer was able to compose himself, getting

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to hit into a fielder's choice to end the inning. Outfielder John Scott was the first Blue Jay to have an at bat. He faced White Sox pitcher

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, taking a strike on the first pitch thrown to him. He struck out, as did the next batter,

. Up came first baseman

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, a 27-year-old career minor-leaguer with only nine games' experience in the majors and the Jays' 16th pick in the expansion draft. On a 1–1 pitch, Ault slugged the first home run (and first hit) in Blue Jay history deep to left-centre. The score was now 2–1, Chicago. The Chisox scored two runs in the top of the second, increasing their lead to 4-1. In the bottom of the second, Gary Woods bunted for a single, stole second, and scored on a single to right field by Pedro García. In the third inning, Torres singled and Ault was back at the plate. With the count 1–1, Ault hit his second home run down the right field line, and the game was tied at 4 runs apiece. Toronto took their first lead in the fourth when Dave McKay singled in García from second base.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, p. 95 Singer struck out

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to start the fifth inning, but

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and

singled off him. Hartsfield came out to the mound to make a pitching change. Singer left to a standing ovation as Jerry Johnson entered the game. Johnson recorded the final two outs of the fifth. In his first major-league at bat, Al Woods pinch hit for

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in the bottom of the fifth. With Otto Vélez at second base, Woods homered to right field. The score was now 7–4 in favour of Toronto, the team having scored in every inning to that point. The Sox scored a run in the sixth inning, making the score 7–5. Pete Vuckovich entered in relief of Johnson to begin the eighth. He struck out two batters, gave up a walk and a single, but got a ground ball to end the inning.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, p. 96 In the bottom of the inning, Ault returned to the plate and singled in another run to make the score 8–5. Another run scored on a double play ground out, making the score 9–5, Blue Jays. In the top of the ninth, Vuckovich retired

on a ground ball. Vuckovich then struck out

. For the day, Zisk had four hits in five at bats. With one out to go for the win,

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hit a line drive to left field but Scott dropped the ball for a two-base error.

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subsequently grounded out to the shortstop, and the Blue Jays had won their first game in franchise history. Jerry Johnson picked up the win while Vuckovich earned the save. The heroes of opening day would not have a future with the Jays. Jerry Johnson retired after the '77 season and would end up in Hollywood working as a stuntman. At the 1977 Winter Meetings, Toronto traded Vuckovich to the

in exchange for

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. After seeing sporadic playing time in 1978, Doug Ault spent all of 1979 in the minors.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, p. 97

Linescore

April 7, Exhibition Stadium, Toronto, Ontario

Boxscore

= Batting

= Pitching

April

The Blue Jays finished their first homestand with a 5–2 record, sitting in first place in the

by 0.5 games, as the team took two of three against the Chicago White Sox and three of four from the Detroit Tigers. Pitcher Jerry Garvin picked up two of Toronto's five wins. The Blue Jays struggled on their first road trip, as they were swept in a three-game series by the Chicago White Sox and split a four-game series with the

, returning home with a 7–7 record. On April 27, the Blue Jays were involved in their first extra innings game, defeating the

6–5 in 12 innings. The Jays finished the month in fifth place with a 10–11 record, three games out of first place. Jerry Garvin had an impressive 4–0 record with a 2.14 ERA. Outfielder Otto Vélez hit .442 with five home runs and 18 RBI and was named

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May

On May 4, the Blue Jays scored 10 runs in a game for the first time in team history, thumping the Milwaukee Brewers 10–3 at

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. The team would score 10 runs again five nights later on May 9 in a 10–4 win over their expansion cousins, the

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. On May 14, the Jays allowed double digits in runs for the first time, losing 13–3 to the Minnesota Twins. Toronto struggled during the month of May, posting a record of 8–17. Following a 6–5 loss to the Oakland Athletics on May 25, the Blue Jays fell into last place in the

for the first time.

June

After losing their first two games in June, the Blue Jays would win five of their next six, the only blemish being a 2–1 loss in 13 innings to the California Angels. Following that, Toronto would win only two of their next 14 games. On June 27,

of the

was carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning when he walked the bases loaded, then gave up a grand slam to light-hitting Hector Torres, which vaulted the Jays to a 7–6 victory. During the month, Toronto had a 10–17 record, bringing their overall record to 28–45, seventh place in the

July

The Blue Jays played their first Canada Day game on July 1, losing to the Texas Rangers 11–8 at

. They went into the All-Star break with a 34–58 record, 19 games out of first place. At the

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held at

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in New York City on July 19, first baseman

was the only Blue Jays representative. He struck out in his only at-bat against

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. After the All-Star break, the Blue Jays' struggles continued, losing eight games in a row before ending the month with a win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Toronto went 7–21 in July, bringing their overall record to 35–66; 24 games out of first place.

August

On August 9, the Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 6–2 in front of 23,450 fans at

, as the franchise broke the single-season record for attendance by an expansion team. Despite that, August proved to be another tough month for the club. Toronto went 10–18, bringing their record to 45–84 for the season, 32.5 games out of first place. The Blue Jays lost their last five games in August.

September/October

Toronto began September with six losses in a row, bringing their overall losing streak to 11 games, before defeating the

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3–2 on September 7. On September 10, Roy Howell drove in a club record nine runs in a 19–3 win over the

. This marked the Yankees worst home loss in over 50 years. At home on September 15, the Blue Jays earned a 9–0 forfeit victory over the

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when, in the fifth inning, Orioles manager

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removed his club from the field in a dispute over a tarp on the bullpen mounds. It marked the first (and still the only) time since 1914 that an MLB team has deliberately forfeited a game. The Blue Jays inaugural season came to a close on October 2, as they split a doubleheader against the

in front of 27,789 fans at

, bringing their total attendance to 1,701,052, an MLB record for an expansion team. Toronto finished the year in last place in the

with a 54–107 record, 45.5 games behind the first place

. The Blue Jays also finished 9.5 games worse than their expansion cousins, the

, who went 64–98. The Blue Jays attained success far sooner than the Mariners; Toronto's first winning season took place in

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, while Seattle failed to post a winning season until

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 14, 1977: Canadian-born Paul Hodgson was signed as an amateur

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by the Blue Jays. * May 9, 1977: Steve Hargan and Jim Mason were traded by the Blue Jays to the Texas Rangers for Roy Howell. * June 7, 1977: Future NBA player

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was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 15th round of the

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Roster

Game log

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Brett Brett derives from a Middle English surname meaning "Briton" or "Breton", referring to the Celtic people of Britain and Brittany, France. Brette can be a feminine name. People with the surname * Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer ...

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Stone In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...

(0–1) , , Vuckovic (2) , , 17,059 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 4 , , April 11 , ,

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, , 5–3 , , Hargan (1–0) , , Hiller (0–1) , , , , 29,132 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 12 , ,

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Singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

(0–1) , , , , 11,505 , , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 6 , , April 13 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Lemanczyk (1–1) , , Arroyo (0–1) , , Willis (1) , , 12,113 , , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 7 , , April 14 , ,

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(1–1) , , , , 10,840 , , 5–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 9 , , April 16 , , @

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(0–2) , , Del Canton (1) , , 14,583 , , 5–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 11 , , April 18 , , @

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

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Figueroa Figueroa ( gl, Figueiroa) is a Spanish surname of Galician origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), Spanish politician, Prime Minister (1912-1918) *Amon Tobin (1972–), Brazili ...

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Patterson Patterson may refer to: People * Patterson (surname) Places ;Canada * Pattersons Corners, Ontario *Patterson Township, Ontario *Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta. ;United States of America * Patterson, Arkansas *Patterson, C ...

(0–1) , , , , 9,954 , , 7–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 13 , , April 20 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Gullett (1–2) , , Hargan (1–1) , , Lyle (2) , , 10,819 , , 7–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 14 , , April 21 , , @

, , 8–6 , , Holtzman (1–0) , , Hartenstein (0–1) , , Lyle (3) , , 10,502 , , 7–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , April 22 , ,

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for April 25 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , April 23 , ,

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 15 , , April 24 , ,

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(0–3) , , , , 29,303 , , 7–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 16 , , April 25 , ,

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Campbell Campbell may refer to: People Surname * Campbell (surname), includes a list of people with surname Campbell Given name * Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer * Campbell Brown (journalist) (born 1968), American television ne ...

(0–3) , , , , , , 8–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 17 , , April 25 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Willoughby (1–0) , , Vuckovic (1–2) , , , , 15,016 , , 8–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , April 26 , , @ Indians , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for April 28 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 18 , , April 27 , , @ Indians , , 6–5 (12) , , Willis (1–0) , ,

Kern KERN (1180 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Wasco, California, Wasco-Greenacres, California, and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by American General ...

(0–1) , , , , 3,639 , , 9–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 19 , , April 28 , , @ Indians , , 4–3 , ,

Fitzmorris Fitzmorris is an Irish Hiberno-Norman surname originating in Counties Kerry, Galway, and Mayo. It is patronymic as the prefix ''Fitz-'' derives from the Latin ''filius'', meaning "son of". Its variants include ''FitzMorris'', ''Fitz Morris'', ''F ...

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Waits WAITS was a heavily modified variant of Digital Equipment Corporation's Monitor operating system (later renamed to, and better known as, "TOPS-10") for the PDP-6 and PDP-10 mainframe computers, used at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laborat ...

(1) , , 2,724 , , 9–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 20 , , April 29 , , @ Royals , , 6–1 , , Colborn (4–1) , ,

(0–4) , , , , 15,523 , , 9–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 21 , , April 30 , , @ Royals , , 2–1 , , Garvin (4–0) , , Splittorff (1–2) , , , , 15,301 , , 10–11 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 22 , , May 1 , , @ Royals , , 8–2 , , Gura (2–0) , , Lemanczyk (2–2) , , Littell (3) , , 34,066 , , 10–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 23 , , May 2 , , Brewers , , 3–1 , , Haas (1–1) , , Hargan (1–2) , , Castro (5) , , 17,577 , , 10–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 24 , , May 3 , , Brewers , , 6–2 , ,

Cort Cort is the surname of several people: * Cornelis Cort (1536–1578), Dutch engraver * Henry Cort (1740–1800), English ironmaster * Frans de Cort (1834–1878), Flemish writer * Hendrik Frans de Cort (1742-1810), Flemish landscape painter * John ...

(1–0) , , Jefferson (0–2) , , , , 13,148 , , 10–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 25 , , May 4 , , Brewers , , 10–3 , ,

(1–4) , , Slaton (1–2) , , Willis (2) , , 25,699 , , 11–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 26 , , May 5 , , Brewers , , 9–8 , , Vuckovic (2–2) , , Castro (3–1) , , , , 12,268 , , 12–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 27 , , May 6 , ,

Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

, , 7–2 , , Zahn (5–0) , , Lemanczyk (2–3) , , Schueler (1) , , 26,355 , , 12–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 28 , , May 7 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Thormodsgard (2–1) , , Hargan (1–3) , ,

(4) , , 34,091 , , 12–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 29 , , May 8 , ,

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Goltz Goltz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bogumil Goltz (1801–1870), German humorist and satirist *Boris Goltz (1913–1942), Soviet composer * Christel Goltz (1912–2008), German operatic soprano * Dave Goltz (born 1949), ...

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(5) , , 20,902 , , 12–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 30 , , May 9 , , Mariners , , 10–4 , ,

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Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

(1–4) , , , , 11,680 , , 13–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 31 , , May 10 , , Mariners , , 9–3 , , Garvin (5–0) , , Montague (3–3) , , , , 13,017 , , 14–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 32 , , May 13 , , @

, , 4–3 (11) , , Schueler (2–1) , , Willis (1–1) , , , , 9,667 , , 14–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 33 , , May 14 , , @

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(2–5) , , , , 10,503 , , 14–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 34 , , May 15 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Burgmeier (4–1) , , Garvin (5–1) , , Schueler (2) , , 11,401 , , 14–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 35 , , May 17 , , @ Brewers , , 3–1 , , Jefferson (1–3) , , Haas (3–2) , ,

(1) , , 6,810 , , 15–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 36 , , May 18 , , @ Brewers , , 3–2 (10) , , Castro (4–1) , , Vuckovic (2–3) , , , , 7,208 , , 15–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 37 , , May 19 , , @ Brewers , , 5–3 , , Slaton (2–4) , ,

(2–6) , , McClure (3) , , 8,469 , , 15–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 38 , , May 20 , , @ Rangers , , 4–3 , , Garvin (6–1) , , Blyleven (4–4) , , , , 21,965 , , 16–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 39 , , May 21 , , @ Rangers , , 9–6 , , Jefferson (2–3) , , Briles (2–1) , , Willis (3) , , 20,351 , , 17–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 40 , , May 22 , , @ Rangers , , 7–4 , ,

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(6–1) , , Lemanczyk (2–4) , , Knowles (2) , , 21,831 , , 17–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 41 , , May 23 , ,

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, , 3–0 , , Langford (4–3) , , Vuckovic (2–4) , , , , 27,705 , , 17–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 42 , , May 25 , ,

, , 6–5 (10) , , Giusti (1–2) , , Garvin (6–2) , , , , 36,097 , , 17–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 43 , , May 27 , ,

Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles incl ...

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(1–2) , , Hartzell (4) , , 24,779 , , 17–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 44 , , May 28 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Jefferson (3–3) , ,

Simpson Simpson most often refers to: * Simpson (name), a British surname *''The Simpsons'', an animated American sitcom **The Simpson family, central characters of the series ''The Simpsons'' Simpson may also refer to: Organizations Schools *Simpso ...

(3–4) , , Vuckovic (3) , , 30,034 , , 18–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 45 , , May 29 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Ryan (8–4) , , Lemanczyk (2–5) , , , , 30,009 , , 18–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 46 , , May 30 , , Royals , , 4–1 , , Splittorff (4–4) , , Garvin (6–3) , , Littell (6) , , 20,002 , , 18–28 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 47 , , June 1 , , Royals , , 11–3 , ,

Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin '' L ...

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(2–7) , , , , 33,004 , , 18–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 48 , , June 3 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Lacey (2–2) , , Jefferson (3–4) , , , , 3,030 , , 18–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 49 , , June 4 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Lemanczyk (3–5) , ,

Ellis Ellis is a surname of Welsh and English origin. Retrieved 21 January 2014 An independent French origin of the surname is said to derive from the phrase fleur-de-lis. Surname A * Abe Ellis (Stargate), a fictional character in the TV series ' ...

(2–5) , , Vuckovic (4) , , 4,525 , , 19–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 50 , , June 5 , , @

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Blue Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ...

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(2) , , 4,580 , , 20–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 51 , , June 7 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Willis (2–1) , , Hartzell (1–5) , , , , 10,239 , , 21–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 52 , , June 8 , , @

, , 2–1 (13) , , LaRoche (4–2) , ,

Bruno Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...

(0–1) , , , , 11,678 , , 21–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 53 , , June 10 , , @ Mariners , , 4–3 , , Lemanczyk (4–5) , , Montague (5–4) , , Willis (4) , , 11,786 , , 22–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 54 , , June 11 , , @ Mariners , , 5–4 , ,

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Romo Romantic Modernism, more commonly known as Romo, was a musical and nightclubbing movement, of glam/style pop lineage, in the UK circa 1995–1997, centred on the twin homes of Camden-based clubnight Club Skinny and its West End clone Arcadia ...

(3–4) , , , , 21,318 , , 23–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 12 , , @ Mariners , , 5–2 , ,

Pole Pole may refer to: Astronomy *Celestial pole, the projection of the planet Earth's axis of rotation onto the celestial sphere; also applies to the axis of rotation of other planets *Pole star, a visible star that is approximately aligned with the ...

(3–2) , , Vuckovic (2–5) , , , , 28,412 , , 23–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 56 , , June 14 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Hiller (4–6) , , Jefferson (3–5) , , , , 11,808 , , 23–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 57 , , June 15 , , @

, , 9–0 , , Arroyo (5–3) , , Lemanczyk (4–6) , , , , 11,349 , , 23–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 58 , , June 16 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Fidrych (3–2) , , Garvin (7–4) , , , , 26,041 , , 23–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 59 , , June 17 , ,

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

, , 5–3 , , Martínez (6–4) , , Vuckovic (2–6) , , , , 26,183 , , 23–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 60 , , June 18 , ,

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Palmer Palmer may refer to: People and fictional characters * Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land * Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Palmer (surname), including a list of people and ...

(8–6) , , Jefferson (3–6) , , Martinez (2) , , 33,201 , , 23–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 61 , , June 19 , ,

, , 7–1 , , Lemanczyk (5–6) , , Flanagan (2–7) , , , , 34,556 , , 24–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 62 , , June 20 , , Indians , , 8–5 (11) , , Dobson (2–6) , , Willis (2–2) , ,

(8) , , 24,568 , , 24–38 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 21 , , Indians , , 4–0 , ,

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(9) , , 18,039 , , 24–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 22 , , Indians , , 7–5 (12) , ,

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(2–3) , , Monge (4) , , 29,750 , , 24–40 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , , June 23 , , Indians , , 4–0 , ,

Garland A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. Etymology From the ...

(4–7) , , Jefferson (3–7) , , , , 16,747 , , 24–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 66 , , June 24 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Lemanczyk (6–6) , , Holdsworth (0–1) , , Willis (5) , , 8,133 , , 25–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 25 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Martínez (7–5) , ,

Byrd Byrd commonly refers to: * William Byrd (c. 1540 – 1623), an English composer of the Renaissance * Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), an American naval officer and explorer Byrd or Byrds may also refer to: Other people * Byrd (surname), includin ...

(0–1) , , , , 16,794 , , 25–42 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 68 , , June 25 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Grimsley (7–3) , , Garvin (7–6) , , , , 16,794 , , 25–43 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 69 , , June 26 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Vuckovic (3–6) , ,

(8–8) , , , , 16,761 , , 26–43 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 70 , , June 27 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Jefferson (4–7) , , Guidry (5–4) , ,

(3) , , 29,138 , , 27–43 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 71 , , June 28 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Lemanczyk (7–6) , ,

Clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay par ...

(0–2) , , , , 40,116 , , 28–43 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 72 , , June 28 , ,

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(2–4) , , , , 40,116 , , 28–44 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 73 , , June 30 , ,

, , 11–5 , , Hunter (4–3) , , Garvin (7–7) , , , , 33,283 , , 28–45 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 74 , , July 1 , , Rangers , , 11–8 , ,

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(0–2) , , Devine (4) , , 21,089 , , 28–46 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 75 , , July 2 , , Rangers , , 10–7 , , Vuckovic (4–6) , , Barker (0–1) , , , , 19,176 , , 29–46 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , July 3 , , Rangers , , 6–3 (10) , ,

(4–7) , , Willis (2–3) , , Knowles (3) , , , , 29–47 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 77 , , July 3 , , Rangers , , 5–3 , , Jefferson (5–7) , , Knowles (2–1) , , , , 32,066 , , 30–47 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , July 4 , , @

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(6–5) , , Hartenstein (0–2) , , , , 21,073 , , 30–48 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 79 , , July 6 , , @

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(7–5) , , Vuckovic (4–7) , , , , 34,956 , , 30–49 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80 , , July 7 , , @

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Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

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(16) , , 32,641 , , 30–50 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , July 8 , , @ Indians , , 11–5 , , Eckersley (8–7) , , Lemanczyk (7–7) , , , , 12,719 , , 30–51 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 9 , , @ Indians , , 3–2 , ,

(6–9) , , Garvin (7–8) , , , , 19,594 , , 30–52 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 83 , , July 10 , , @ Indians , , 5–3 , ,

(1–2) , , Dobson (3–8) , , Vuckovic (5) , , 12,935 , , 31–52 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 11 , , @

, , 9–7 , , Grilli (1–0) , , DeBarr (0–1) , , , , 9,057 , , 31–53 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 12 , , @

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Crawford Crawford may refer to: Places Canada * Crawford Bay Airport, British Columbia * Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Ontario United Kingdom * Crawford, Lancashire, a small village near Rainford, Merseyside, England * Crawford, South Lanarkshire, a ...

(3–2) , , Jefferson (5–9) , , , , 25,007 , , 31–54 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 86 , , July 13 , , @

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(2) , , , , 31–55 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87 , , July 13 , , @

, , 5–3 (11) , , Lemanczyk (8–7) , , Kucek (0–1) , , , , 25,669 , , 32–55 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 14 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Kravec (6–2) , , Garvin (7–9) , , , , 15,937 , , 32–56 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 89 , , July 15 , ,

, , 8–6 (13) , , Vuckovic (5–7) , ,

(3–3) , , , , 23,749 , , 33–56 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 90 , , July 16 , ,

, , 11–3 , , Rozema (8–4) , , Willis (2–4) , , , , 35,151 , , 33–57 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 91 , , July 17 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Jefferson (6–9) , , Arroyo (5–9) , , , , , , 34–57 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 17 , ,

, , 7–6 (11) , , Hiller (5–9) , , Lemanczyk (8–8) , , , , 36,613 , , 34–58 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 22 , ,

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Wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

(5–2) , , Garvin (7–10) , , LaGrow (17) , , 33,175 , , 34–59 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 23 , ,

, , 10–3 , , Kravec (7–2) , , Lemanczyk (8–9) , , , , 24,263 , , 34–60 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 24 , , @

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Sykes Sykes may refer to: People * Sir Alan Sykes, 1st Baronet, businessman and British politician * Annette Sykes, New Zealand human rights lawyer and Māori activist * Bob Sykes (American football), American football player * Bob Sykes (baseball), ...

(2–3) , , Jefferson (6–10) , , , , 20,177 , , 34–61 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 25 , , @

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Wilcox Wilcox may refer to: Places ;Canada *Wilcox, Saskatchewan ;United States * Wilcox, Florida, an unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida * Wilcox, Missouri * Wilcox, Nebraska * Wilcox, Pennsylvania *Wilcox, Washington * Wilcox, Wisconsi ...

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(1–3) , ,

(1) , , 16,911 , , 34–62 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 26 , , Rangers , , 14–0 , , Blyleven (10–9) , , Clancy (0–1) , , , , 22,357 , , 34–63 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 98 , , July 28 , , Rangers , , 3–0 , ,

Perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also mad ...

(9–8) , , Garvin (7–11) , , , , 17,512 , , 34–64 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 99 , , July 29 , , Brewers , , 7–3 , , Haas (7–7) , , Jefferson (6–11) , , , , 14,303 , , 34–65 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 30 , , Brewers , , 3–2 , , Slaton (8–9) , ,

(1–4) , , , , 18,639 , , 34–66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 101 , , July 31 , , Brewers , , 4–1 , , Lemanczyk (9–9) , ,

Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North A ...

(10–12) , , Murphy (1) , , 28,110 , , 35–66 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 102 , , August 1 , , Brewers , , 3–2 , , Clancy (1–1) , ,

Sorensen Sorensen, or Sorenson, is a surname that can be of Danish or Scandinavian origin. The basic derivation is "son of Søren", the Danish variety of the name Severin. The name almost exclusively comes from Danish or Norwegian emigrants named Sørensen ...

(2–5) , , , , 17,590 , , 36–66 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , August 3 , , @ Royals , , 7–4 , , Splittorff (9–5) , , Garvin (7–12) , ,

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(1) , , 16,775 , , 36–67 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , August 4 , , @ Royals , , 8–0 , , Gura (6–5) , , Jefferson (6–12) , , , , 17,661 , , 36–68 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , August 5 , , @ Brewers , , 6–1 , ,

(2–4) , , Slaton (8–10) , , , , 13,609 , , 37–68 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 106 , , August 6 , , @ Brewers , , 5–3 , , Lemanczyk (10–9) , ,

(10–13) , ,

(4) , , 12,720 , , 38–68 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 7 , , @ Brewers , , 6–2 , ,

(3–5) , , Garvin (7–13) , , McClure (4) , , , , 38–69 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 7 , , @ Brewers , , 7–5 , , Haas (8–7) , , Clancy (1–2) , ,

Hinds Hinds may refer to: Deer, especially does *Deer People with the surname Hinds: *Hinds (surname) In places: * Hinds, New Zealand, a small town * Hinds County, Mississippi, a US county *Hinds Lake, a lake in Minnesota *Hinds River, a river that flo ...

(2) , , 12,070 , , 38–70 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , August 9 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Jefferson (7–12) , , Thormodsgard (9–9) , , , , 23,450 , , 39–70 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 110 , , August 11 , ,

, , 7–3 , ,

(15–6) , ,

(2–5) , ,

(14) , , 18,430 , , 39–71 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 111 , , August 12 , , Royals , , 9–8 , ,

Pattin Pattin (also known as Pattina, Patina, Unqu and Unqi), was an ancient Luwian Syro-Hittite state at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. It was known to the Assyrians as Unqi and Aramaeans as Unqu. It was located at the north-western coast of ...

(5–2) , , Lemanczyk (10–10) , ,

(3) , , 19,143 , , 39–72 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 112 , , August 13 , , Royals , , 5–3 , , Splittorff (10–6) , , Clancy (1–3) , ,

(4) , , 25,027 , , 39–73 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 14 , , Royals , , 6–3 , , Murphy (1–1) , ,

(12–10) , , Vuckovic (6) , , 27,430 , , 40–73 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 15 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Tanana (14–7) , , Jefferson (7–13) , , , , 18,453 , , 40–74 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 16 , ,

, , 7–2 , , Hartzell (6–7) , ,

(2–6) , , , , 15,424 , , 40–75 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 17 , , @ Rangers , , 6–5 (10) , , Devine (9–6) , , Willis (2–5) , , , , 12,913 , , 40–76 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 18 , , @ Rangers , , 8–0 , ,

(7–9) , , Clancy (1–4) , , , , 15,740 , , 40–77 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 19 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Garvin (8–13) , , Ryan (17–11) , , Vuckovic (7) , , 16,570 , , 41–77 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 20 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Vuckovic (6–7) , , LaRoche (7–5) , , , , 15,311 , , 42–77 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 21 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Tanana (15–7) , ,

(2–7) , , , , 12,421 , , 42–78 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 22 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Medich (6–6) , , Lemanczyk (10–11) , , Lacey (7) , , 4,429 , , 42–79 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 122 , , August 23 , , @

, , 8–1 , , Clancy (2–4) , , Umbarger (1–5) , , , , 3,797 , , 43–79 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 24 , , @ Mariners , , 7–0 , , Garvin (9–13) , ,

(7–11) , , , , , , 44–79 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 124 , , August 24 , , @ Mariners , , 9–3 , , Jefferson (8–13) , , Abbott (10–9) , , , , 13,253 , , 45–79 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 26 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Torrealba (4–4) , ,

(2–8) , , , , 22,536 , , 45–80 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 27 , ,

, , 9–8 , , Medich (7–6) , , Lemanczyk (10–12) , , Bair (2) , , 23,651 , , 45–81 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 28 , ,

, , 6–2 , ,

(13–15) , , Clancy (2–5) , , , , 24,087 , , 45–82 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , August 29 , , @

, , 7–6 (10) , , Schueler (7–6) , , Murphy (1–2) , , , , , , 45–83 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 129 , , August 29 , , @

, , 6–5 , ,

(15–6) , , Willis (2–6) , , , , 10,364 , , 45–84 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , September 2 , , Mariners , , 4–3 , , Abbott (11–10) , , Lemanczyk (10–13) , , , , 13,502 , , 45–85 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , September 3 , , Mariners , , 6–2 , , Montague (7–10) , , Jefferson (8–14) , ,

(12) , , 15,109 , , 45–86 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , September 4 , , Mariners , , 7–2 , , Mitchell (2–5) , , Garvin (9–14) , , , , 17,084 , , 45–87 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , September 5 , ,

, , 8–0 , , Aase (4–1) , ,

(2–9) , , , , , , 45–88 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , September 5 , ,

, , 6–0 , ,

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

(9–7) , , Clancy (2–6) , , , , 30,373 , , 45–89 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 6 , ,

, , 11–2 , , Lee (7–3) , ,

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(0–1) , , , , 17,666 , , 45–90 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , September 7 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Lemanczyk (11–13) , , Jenkins (10–10) , , , , 31,684 , , 46–90 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 8 , ,

, , 7–2 , , Paxton (9–4) , , Jefferson (8–15) , , , , 19,163 , , 46–91 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 9 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Torrez (16–12) , , Garvin (9–15) , , , , 21,145 , , 46–92 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 139 , , September 10 , , @

, , 19–3 , , Clancy (3–6) , , Hunter (9–9) , , , , 20,296 , , 47–92 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 11 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Tidrow (10–4) , ,

(2–10) , , Lyle (23) , , 40,905 , , 47–93 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 11 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Murphy (2–2) , , Gullett (11–4) , ,

(5) , , 40,905 , , 48–93 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 12 , ,

, , 6–3 , ,

(16–11) , , Lemanczyk (11–14) , , Martinez (8) , , 13,498 , , 48–94 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 14 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Flanagan (12–10) , , Jefferson (8–16) , ,

McGregor McGregor may refer to: People * McGregor (surname) * Clan MacGregor, a Scottish highland clan * McGregor W. Scott (born 1962), U.S. attorney Characters * Mr. McGregor, a fictional character from Peter Rabbit Places in Canada: * McGregor Lake ...

(3) , , 19,048 , , 48–95 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 14 , ,

, , 4–2 , ,

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(17–12) , , Garvin (9–16) , ,

(4) , , 19,048 , , 48–96 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 15 , ,

, , 4–0 (5) † , , Clancy (4–6) , , Grimsley (13–9) , , , , 14,015 , , 49–96 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , September 16 , , @ Indians , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 17 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 17 , , @ Indians , , 6–3 , , Eckersley (14–12) , ,

(2–11) , , Dobson (1) , , , , 49–97 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 147 , , September 17 , , @ Indians , , 6–5 , , Lemanczyk (12–14) , ,

(8–6) , , Murphy (2) , , 5,593 , , 50–97 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , September 18 , , @ Indians , , 7–4 , , Jefferson (9–16) , ,

(11–19) , , Vuckovic (8) , , 4,376 , , 51–97 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 19 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Garvin (10–16) , ,

(17–13) , , , , 3,325 , , 52–97 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 20 , , @

, , 5–2 , ,

(18–11) , , Clancy (4–7) , , , , 4,301 , , 52–98 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 21 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Grimsley (14–9) , ,

(2–12) , , , , 4,237 , , 52–99 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 22 , , @

, , 7–1 , , Flanagan (13–10) , , Lemanczyk (12–15) , , , , 9,261 , , 52–100 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 23 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Gullett (13–4) , , Jefferson (9–17) , , , , 32,590 , , 52–101 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , September 24 , ,

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 25 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 25 , ,

, , 15–0 , , Guidry (16–6) , , Garvin (10–17) , , , , 35,117 , , 52–102 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 25 , ,

, , 2–0 , ,

(16–10) , , Clancy (4–8) , , Lyle (25) , , 35,117 , , 52–103 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , September 26 , , @

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for September 27 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 27 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Aase (6–2) , ,

(2–13) , ,

(30) , , , , 52–104 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 27 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Tiant (12–8) , , Lemanczyk (12–16) , ,

(31) , , 23,952 , , 52–105 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158 , , September 28 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Vuckovic (7–7) , , Lee (9–5) , , , , 20,362 , , 53–105 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 159 , , September 29 , , @

, , 7–3 , ,

(8–7) , , Garvin (10–18) , , , , 12,240 , , 53–106 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , September 30 , , Indians , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for October 1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , October 1 , , Indians , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for October 2 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , – , , October 1 , , Indians , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Not rescheduled , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , October 2 , , Indians , , 2–1 (11) , , Lemanczyk (13–16) , ,

Andersen Andersen () is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Anders" (itself derived from the Greek name " Ανδρέας/Andreas", cf. English Andrew). It is the fifth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 3.2% of the population. ...

(0–1) , , , , , , 54–106 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , October 2 , , Indians , , 5–4 , , Camper (1–0) , , Clancy (4–9) , ,

(2) , , 27,789 , , 54–107 , - , † Game forfeited by Baltimore.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

* Otto Vélez, OF-DH, Player of the Month Award, April

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, first base, reserve

Franchise firsts

*April 7, 1977: **Game & Win: Toronto 9, Chicago (White Sox) 5 (at

) **Batter: John Scott **Pitcher:

**Hit:

**Home Run:

**Stolen Base: Gary Woods **Save: Pete Vuckovich *Grand Slam: June 27, 1977,

vs. New York (AL) *Walk-off Win: July 15, 1977, Toronto 8, Detroit 6 (13 innings)

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References

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