Hector Torres hit a three-run homer in the first game and batted in three more runs with a double and single in the second game as the Blue Jays defeated the Mariners, 7-0 and 9-3, in a twi-night doubleheader. Jerry Garvin pitched the first shutout of his major league career in the opener. The Blue Jays had a homer by Ron Fairly in the second inning and another by Doug Rader in the fifth before Torres hit for the circuit in the seventh after a pass to Otto Velez and single by Ron Fairly.

In the nightcap, the Mariners took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a homer by Leroy Stanton, but the Blue Jays got one back on a double by Rader and single by Torres in the second before Rader tied the score with a round-tripper in the fourth. After Fairly hit a two-run single in the fifth, the Blue Jays scored five times in the seventh, two crossing the plate on a double by Torres and two on a single by Rick Cerone. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 7, Seattle Mariners 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, August    24, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Blue Jays    0  1  0    2  1  0    3  0  0  -   7 11  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Staggs 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Collins lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
A. Woods lf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .269      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Howell 3b             3   0   2   0     2   0   .304      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Velez rf              4   1   0   0     1   2   .254      Stanton dh            2   0   0   0     2   1   .272
Fairly 1b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .279      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Ewing dh              2   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
  Rader ph,dh         3   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Lopez rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Torres ss             4   1   1   3     0   1   .249      Milbourne ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .201      Cox c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Bowling cf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .173      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Honeycutt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   7     6   6             Totals               32   0   6   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:31
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Mariners 7
DP: Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0
Home Runs: Fairly (16), Rader (11), Torres (5)
Caught Stealing: A. Woods (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (5)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin W(9-13)          9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34   3.80
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(7-11)            3.2   6   3   3   4   2   1  20   4.86
Kekich                  2.2   2   3   3   2   1   1  12   5.45
Segui                   0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   5.51
Honeycutt               2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    11   7   7   6   6   3  43

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods walked; A. Woods was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Howell walked; Velez grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins lined to right; Cruz singled to right;
Meyer grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz to second]; Stanton
walked; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly homered; Ewing singled to left; Torres
struck out; Ashby lined to left; Bowling walked [Ewing to
second]; Staggs grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein grounded out (third to first); Lopez flied
out to right; Milbourne made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell
singled to center; Velez struck out; Fairly forced Howell
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox flied out to center; Collins was called out on
strikes; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ewing singled to center; Torres out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Ewing to second]; Ashby
grounded out (second to first) [Ewing to third]; Bowling walked;
Staggs singled [Ewing scored, Bowling to second]; A. Woods
singled to center [Bowling scored, Staggs to second]; KEKICH
REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Howell walked [Staggs to third, A.
Woods to second]; Velez forced Howell (second unassisted); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer struck out; Stanton struck out; Ruppert
Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 3, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Fairly made an out to second; RADER BATTED FOR
EWING; Rader homered; Torres grounded out (second to first);
Ashby struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Stein lined to
right; Lopez singled to left; Milbourne flied out to left; Cox
singled to left [Lopez to second]; Collins forced Lopez (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bowling flied out to center; Staggs grounded out
(first unassisted); A. Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Meyer flied out to
left; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 4, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Velez
walked; Fairly singled to right [Velez to third]; SEGUI REPLACED
KEKICH (PITCHING); Rader popped to first in foul territory;
Torres homered [Velez scored, Fairly scored]; Ashby made an out
to third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones singled; Stein flied into a double
play (right to first) [Ruppert Jones out at first]; Lopez
singled to left; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: HONEYCUTT REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Bowling
singled; Debut game for Rick Honeycutt; Staggs popped to
first in foul territory; A. Woods forced Bowling (second to
shortstop); Howell singled to right [A. Woods to second]; Velez
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins
popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Fairly struck out; Rader was called out on
strikes; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer flied out to right; Stanton walked; Ruppert
Jones forced Stanton (first to shortstop); Stein singled to
right [Ruppert Jones to second]; Lopez forced Stein (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.