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Friday May 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Designated hitter Steve Braun, who entered the game batting only .160, drove in four runs with a homer and two singles in support of Rick Honeycutt, who pitched the Mariners to a 9-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Honeycutt gave up only four hits and retired the last 19 batters in succession.

The Blue Jays' lone run scored in the first inning on a baseball rarity -- a four-base error. Mariner right fielder Leon Roberts failed to hang onto a low drive by Rick Bosetti and, as the ball bounced away into the right field corner, the speedy Bosetti raced around the bases. [The Sporting News]


Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Friday, May 5, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Mariners     1  0  3    4  1  0    0  0  x  -   9 13  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Cruz 2b               4   2   1   0     1   2   .253
Bailor 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Ruppert Jones cf      5   1   3   0     0   1   .221
Ault lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Braun dh              4   2   3   4     1   0   .241
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Bochte lf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Velez rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Roberts rf            2   0   1   1     1   0   .280
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Hale ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Cerone c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .189
Iorg 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Stinson c             3   2   1   0     1   0   .311
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Stein 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .232
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           3   1   0   0     1   2   .324
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   0     0   2             Totals               36   9  13   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  4,824
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Mariners 8
DP: Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Ault, Roberts, Stein
Doubles: Stinson (5), Stein (7)
Home Runs: Braun (1)
GIDP: Iorg (3), Bailor (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(1-4)        2.2   5   4   4   1   1   1  13   4.74
Willis                  1     4   4   4   2   2   0   9   5.02
Moore                   0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   7.45
Wallace                 4     2   0   0   1   3   0  15   3.38
Totals                  8    13   9   9   5   6   1  41

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(2-3)        9     4   1   0   0   2   0  31   3.47
Totals                  9     4   1   0   0   2   0  31

Passed Balls: Cerone (2)
Wild Pitches: Willis (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Nick Bremigan


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti reached on an error by Roberts [Bosetti
scored (unearned)]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty singled; Velez
singled [Carty to second]; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz was called out on strikes; Ruppert Jones
flied out to center; Braun homered; Bochte grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone singled; Iorg grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cerone out at second]; Gomez flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Meyer singled; Stinson flied out to center; Meyer was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Mariners 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti singled to third; Bailor grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bosetti out at
second]; Ault reached on an error by Stein; Carty popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein flied out to right; Reynolds walked; Cruz
singled [Reynolds to second]; Ruppert Jones singled [Reynolds
scored (error by Ault), Cruz to third, Ruppert Jones to second];
Braun singled [Cruz scored, Ruppert Jones scored]; Bochte flied
out to left; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Willis threw
a wild pitch [Braun to second]; Roberts walked; Meyer struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez popped to second; Mayberry flied out to
right; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 4TH: Stinson doubled; Stein doubled [Stinson scored];
Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stein to third]; Cruz
walked; Ruppert Jones struck out; Braun singled [Stein scored,
Cruz to second]; Bochte singled [Cruz scored, Braun to second];
MOORE REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Roberts singled [Braun scored,
Bochte to second]; Meyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 8.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Iorg grounded out (third to first); Gomez
grounded out (third to first); Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson walked; Stein singled to center [Stinson
to third]; WALLACE REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Cerone allowed a
passed ball [Stinson scored, Stein to second]; Reynolds struck
out; Cruz struck out; Ruppert Jones singled [Stein to third];
Braun flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Mariners 9.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to center; Ault grounded out
(third to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 9.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte flied out to left; HALE BATTED FOR ROBERTS;
Hale flied out to left; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 9.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Velez struck
out; Mayberry struck out; Cerone grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 9.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson lined to right; Stein grounded out (second
to first); Reynolds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 9.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
grounded out (third to first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 9.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz flied out to left; Ruppert Jones singled;
Braun walked [Ruppert Jones to second]; Bochte flied out to
left; Hale flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Mariners 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor flied out to center; Ault lined to center;
Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Mariners 9.



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