The Blue Jays, with Doug Ault hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning, belted the Mariners, 10-4, in the first meeting of the American League expansion clubs. Ault's sixth homer of the season tied the score, 3-3. and the Blue Jays went ahead to stay in the fifth on Bob Bailor's sacrifice fly and Al Woods' run-scoring single. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 10, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Monday, May       9, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  2
Blue Jays    0  0  0    3  2  0    4  1  x  -  10 13  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Reynolds ss           5   0   0   1     0   0   .267      Garcia 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .202
Braun lf              3   0   1   1     2   0   .308      Bailor ss             4   2   3   2     0   0   .317
Lopez rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .333        Torres pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      A. Woods lf           5   1   4   1     0   0   .372
Bernhardt dh          4   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Velez rf              4   1   0   1     1   0   .354
Stein 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .284      Fairly dh             3   1   1   0     2   0   .297
Ruppert Jones cf      4   2   2   0     0   1   .223      Ault 1b               3   1   1   4     1   0   .299
Milbourne 2b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .208      Ashby c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Stinson c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .278      G. Woods cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .256
Thomas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 3b              3   2   0   0     1   0   .181
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     4   4             Totals               34  10  13   9     5   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 11,680
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Blue Jays 7
DP: Mariners 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Meyer, Stein
Doubles: G. Woods (5)
Home Runs: Bernhardt (5), Ault (6)
Caught Stealing: G. Woods (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (5), Garcia (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Bailor (2)
GIDP: Meyer (5), Ault (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas L(1-4)           4.1   6   5   5   2   1   1  21   4.40
Pagan                   2     4   4   4   2   0   0  12   5.55
Moore                   1.2   3   1   0   1   0   0   8   5.22
Totals                  8    13  10   9   5   1   1  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(2-4)           7     6   3   3   2   4   1  30   5.90
Johnson                 2     2   1   1   2   0   0   9   3.86
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   4   1  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Lou DiMuro


MARINERS 1ST: Reynolds flied to left; Braun grounded out (third
to first); Lopez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia popped to first; Bailor flied to center;
A. Woods singled to center; Velez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied to left; Bernhardt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stein flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly walked; Ault grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Fairly out at second]; Ashby
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Ruppert Jones singled to center; Milbourne reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Ruppert Jones to
second]; Stinson struck out; Reynolds flied to right [Ruppert
Jones to third]; Braun singled to center [Ruppert Jones scored,
Milbourne to second]; Lopez grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: G. Woods struck out; McKay flied to right; Garcia
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt
homered; Stein grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones
singled to right; Milbourne singled to right [Ruppert Jones to
second]; Stinson singled to left [Ruppert Jones scored,
Milbourne to second]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled to center; A. Woods flied to
right; Velez popped to second; Fairly singled to third [Bailor
to second]; Ault homered [Bailor scored, Fairly scored]; Ashby
popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Braun lined to second; Lopez flied to center;
Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: G. Woods doubled to left; McKay walked; Garcia
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [G. Woods to
third, McKay to second]; Bailor hit a sacrifice fly to left [G.
Woods scored, McKay to third, Garcia to second]; A. Woods
singled to center [McKay scored, Garcia to third]; PAGAN
REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Velez flied to center; Fairly flied
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Stein
struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
lined to shortstop; G. Woods singled to left; G. Woods was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); Stinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Garcia
singled to third; Bailor singled [Garcia to second]; A. Woods
singled to left [Garcia to third, Bailor to second]; Velez
reached on an error by Stein [Garcia scored (RBI), Bailor scored
(no RBI), A. Woods to third, Velez to second]; Fairly was walked
intentionally; Ault walked [A. Woods scored, Velez to third,
Fairly to second]; MOORE REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Ashby
singled to right [Velez scored, Fairly out at home (second to
catcher), Ault to third, Ashby out at second (right to catcher
to first to second)]; Ron Fairly tried to score during the
rundown on Alan Ashby; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Blue Jays 9.

MARINERS 8TH: Braun walked; Lopez walked [Braun to second];
JOHNSON REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Meyer grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun to third, Lopez out
at second]; Bernhardt lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 9.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: G. Woods flied to center; McKay reached on an
error by Meyer [McKay to second]; Garcia flied to right in foul
territory [McKay to third]; Bailor singled to left [McKay scored
(unearned)]; TORRES RAN FOR BAILOR; A. Woods singled to center
[Torres to third]; Velez walked [A. Woods to second]; Fairly
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 10.

MARINERS 9TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stein walked;
Ruppert Jones flied to left; Milbourne singled to left [Stein to
second]; Stinson singled to right [Stein to third, Milbourne to
second]; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stein scored,
Milbourne to third, Stinson to second]; Braun walked; Lopez
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners
4, Blue Jays 10.