Bill Stein, who drove in a run with one of his three singles, added the tie-breaking tally with a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give the Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Ruppert Jones also had three hits for the Mariners and scored twice. Steve Bowling batted in two runs for the Blue Jays with a double.

The Mariners' winning run was unearned. Dan Meyer led off the eighth with a single. After one out, Dave McKay booted a grounder by Leroy Stanton, allowing Meyer to reach third and setting the stage for a run on Stein's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Friday, September 2, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     0  1  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Staggs 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Lopez rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .282      A. Woods lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .278
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Ruppert Jones dh      4   2   3   0     0   0   .268      Fairly rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Stanton lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Ewing dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Stein 3b              3   0   3   2     0   0   .256      Ault 1b               3   1   0   0     1   2   .254
Stinson c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Torres ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Collins cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .220        McKay ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .183
Sexton ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bowling cf            2   1   2   2     1   0   .184
                                                          Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .196
                                                            Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .248
                                                          Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   3     2   2             Totals               33   3   8   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 13,502
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Blue Jays 6
DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 3
Errors: McKay
Doubles: Ruppert Jones 2 (24), A. Woods (16), Fairly (19), Bowling (4)
Stolen Bases: Bowling (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowling (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Stein (6)
GIDP: Meyer 2 (17), Stinson (9), Howell (11)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(11-10)         9     8   3   3   2   7   0  36   4.35
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   7   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(10-13)      9    11   4   3   2   2   0  37   4.46
Totals                  9    11   4   3   2   2   0  37

Passed Balls: Stinson (6)
Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk 2 (16)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Lopez singled; Meyer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lopez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs flied out to center; A. Woods made an out
to second; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones doubled; Stanton grounded out
(second to first) [Ruppert Jones stayed at second]; Stein
singled [Ruppert Jones to third]; Stinson singled [Ruppert Jones
scored, Stein to third]; Collins lined to center; Sexton
grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Jimmy
Sexton; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly flied out to right; Ewing singled to
center; Stinson allowed a passed ball [Ewing to second]; Ault
struck out; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Lopez struck
out (catcher to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bowling singled; Bowling stole second; Cerone
flied out to center; Staggs lined to second; A. Woods doubled to
right [Bowling scored]; Howell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones doubled; Lemanczyk threw a wild
pitch [Ruppert Jones to third]; Stanton walked; Stein singled to
center [Ruppert Jones scored, Stanton to second]; Stinson forced
Stanton (pitcher to third) [Stein to second]; Collins flied out
to center [Stein to third]; Sexton flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly doubled; Ewing made an out to second; Ault
walked; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fairly to
third, Ault to second]; Bowling doubled to left [Fairly scored,
Ault scored]; Cerone struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
2, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz singled; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Cruz
to second]; Lopez singled [Cruz to third]; Meyer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz scored (no
RBI), Lopez out at second]; Ruppert Jones singled; Stanton
forced Ruppert Jones (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Staggs struck out; A. Woods singled to right;
Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [A. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
3, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 6TH: MCKAY REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING SS); Stein singled;
Stinson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Stein out at second]; Collins grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fairly flied out to center; Ewing grounded out
(second to first); Ault flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Sexton flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay singled to right; Bowling out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McKay to second]; Cerone
struck out; Staggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Meyer singled to center; Ruppert Jones flied out
to center; Stanton reached on an error by McKay [Meyer to
third]; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meyer scored
(unearned)]; Stinson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Howell
struck out; Fairly singled; Ewing flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Sexton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ault struck out; RADER BATTED FOR MCKAY; Rader
flied out to center; Bowling walked; VELEZ BATTED FOR CERONE;
Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.