In a turnabout from last year, Dave Lemanczyk absorbed his sixth straight loss when the Mariners defeated the Blue Jays, 6-0. In 1977, Lemanczyk was Toronto's staff leader with 13 victories. Paul Mitchell posted the shutout, scattering seven singles. Julio Cruz, Steve Braun and Bill Stein each drive in two of the Mariners' six runs. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2 Mariners 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 x - 6 7 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 Cruz 2b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .267 Bailor 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Ruppert Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Upshaw lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Braun dh 3 0 2 2 1 0 .281 Carty dh 4 0 3 0 0 0 .281 Bochte lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 Meyer 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Hutton rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Stinson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .000 Stein 3b 2 1 1 2 1 0 .238 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .095 Hale rf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .103 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .324 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lemanczyk 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 34 0 7 0 2 4 Totals 28 6 7 6 5 1 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 7,589 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Mariners 4 DP: Blue Jays 3, Mariners 1 Errors: Mayberry, Gomez, Meyer Triples: Stinson (1) Caught Stealing: Meyer (2) Sacrifice Flies: Stein (3) GIDP: Gomez (3), Ruppert Jones 2 (4) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk L(0-6) 4 4 5 4 5 1 0 20 7.84 Murphy 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 2.41 Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.70 Totals 8 7 6 5 5 1 0 34 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell W(2-3) 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 36 3.13 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 36 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Upshaw reached on an error by Meyer; Carty singled to right [Upshaw to second]; Mayberry forced Carty (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Braun walked; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton popped to third in foul territory; Johnson was called out on strikes; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Meyer reached on an error by Mayberry [Meyer to second]; Stinson grounded out (second to first) [Meyer to third]; Stein singled to left [Meyer scored (unearned)]; Hale struck out; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti singled to center; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop to second); Upshaw popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty singled; Mayberry flied out to left; Hutton popped to first; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte reached on an error by Gomez; Meyer forced Bochte (second to shortstop); Meyer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby singled to center; Gomez grounded into a double play (second to first) [Ashby out at second]; Bosetti flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Stein walked; Hale walked [Stein to second]; Reynolds singled [Stein to third, Hale to second]; Cruz singled to center [Stein scored, Hale scored, Reynolds to second]; Ruppert Jones walked [Reynolds to third, Cruz to second]; MURPHY REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Braun singled to center [Reynolds scored, Cruz scored, Ruppert Jones to second]; Bochte lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Ruppert Jones out at second]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 5. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Upshaw flied out to left; Carty singled to center; Mayberry walked [Carty to second]; Hutton forced Mayberry (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 5. MARINERS 6TH: Stinson tripled to right; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stinson scored]; Hale grounded out (second to first); Reynolds flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 6. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Johnson struck out; Ashby walked; Gomez forced Ashby (second to shortstop); Bosetti singled to center [Gomez to second]; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 6. MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun singled to center; Bochte flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 6. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Upshaw popped to third in foul territory; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to right; Hutton forced Mayberry (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 6. MARINERS 8TH: WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Meyer flied out to center; Stinson flied out to center; Stein grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 6. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Johnson struck out; Ashby flied out to center; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 6.

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