Four homers powered the Mariners to a 7-2 victory, completing a sweep of the three-game series with the Blue Jays. Leroy Stanton connected for the circuit with a man on base in the first inning. Ruppert Jones added two runs with a drive in third.

The Mariners then knocked out Jerry Garvin with back-to-back blows by Steve Braun and Jimmy Sexton in the fifth. Sexton's homer was his first in the major leagues since coming up from San Jose (Pacific Coast). Ron Fairly hit a homer for the Blue Jays' first run and scored the second after rapping a double. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 4, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     2  0  2    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   7 13  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baez 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Staggs 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Bernhardt dh          3   0   1   0     0   1   .248      A. Woods lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .281
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   2     0   1   .268      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .292
Stanton rf            4   1   2   2     0   1   .274      Fairly rf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .285
Stein 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .261      Rader dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .252
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Ault 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Jutze c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Bowling cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .191
Braun lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .219      Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .207
Sexton ss             4   2   2   1     0   1   .167      Nordbrook ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .208
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  13   6     1   5             Totals               32   2   8   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 17,084
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Blue Jays 5
DP: Mariners 3, Blue Jays 2
Doubles: Baez (12), Fairly (21), Bowling (6), Rader (15)
Home Runs: Stanton (21), Ruppert Jones (22), Braun (5), Sexton (1), Fairly (17)
Caught Stealing: Bernhardt (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernhardt (3)
GIDP: Jutze 2 (2), Bowling (7), Nordbrook (1), Howell (12)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell W(2-5)         7     7   2   2   0   7   1  26   7.86
House                   2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.93
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   1  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(9-14)          4     8   6   6   0   4   4  19   4.07
Murphy                  3     4   1   1   1   1   0  12   5.28
Willis                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.57
Totals                  9    13   7   7   1   5   4  37

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


MARINERS 1ST: Baez doubled to right; Bernhardt reached on a
fielder's choice [Baez to third]; Bernhardt was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Ruppert
Jones struck out; Stanton homered [Baez scored]; Stein grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs struck out; A. Woods grounded out (second
to first); Howell singled to center; Fairly grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to center; Jutze singled to
center; Jutze was picked off first (pitcher to first); Braun
made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader struck out; Ault singled to right; Bowling
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ault out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Sexton singled to left; Baez flied to right in
foul territory; Bernhardt struck out; Ruppert Jones homered
[Sexton scored]; Stanton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby singled to left; Nordbrook grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at
second]; Staggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein flied out to right; Meyer struck out; Jutze
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: A. Woods struck out; Howell struck out; Fairly
homered; Rader struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Braun homered; Sexton homered; Baez singled;
MURPHY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Bernhardt out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Baez to second]; Ruppert Jones flied
out to center; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault lined to second; Bowling lined to first;
Ashby made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6,
Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein singled to left; Meyer singled to right
[Stein to third]; Jutze grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stein scored (no RBI), Meyer out at
second]; Braun walked; Sexton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Nordbrook flied out to left; Staggs singled; A.
Woods struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bernhardt
singled to left; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stanton
singled to right [Bernhardt to third, Stanton out at second
(right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Fairly doubled to right; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Fairly stayed at second]; Ault grounded
out (third to first) [Fairly stayed at second]; Bowling doubled
to right [Fairly scored]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Stein singled
to left; Meyer flied out to right; Jutze grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Stein out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Nordbrook
walked; Staggs forced Nordbrook (second to shortstop); A. Woods
walked [Staggs to second]; Howell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [A. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun flied out to center; Sexton grounded out
(third to first); Baez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Fairly flied out to right; Rader doubled to left;
Ault flied out to right; Bowling grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.