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Friday May 12, 1978
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Starting with a three-run homer by John Mayberry in the first inning, the Blue Jays assembled a 15-hit attack and defeated the Mariners, 8-3. Rico Carty supplied four hits in five trips.

Tommy Hutton walked and Carty was safe on an error before Mayberry hit his homer. The Mariners reached Jesse Jefferson for a tying trio in the second, but the Blue Jays regained the lead on a sacrifice fly by Luis Gomez in the fourth and iced the verdict with three runs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 8, Seattle Mariners 3

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Mariners     0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Blue Jays    3  0  0    1  3  0    1  0  x  -   8 15  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   1   1     1   0   .290      Bosetti cf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .291
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Bailor rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Braun dh              4   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Hutton lf             1   1   0   0     1   0   .226
Bochte lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Velez ph,lf         3   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   0     1   0   .211      Carty dh              5   2   4   1     0   0   .295
Stein 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .233      Mayberry 1b           4   2   2   3     0   0   .250
Stinson c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .273      Howell 3b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .265
Bernhardt 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Ashby c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .129
Hale rf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .125      McKay 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .143
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .203
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burke p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     6   2             Totals               38   8  15   8     2   1

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11,518
Left on Base: Mariners 9, Blue Jays 10
DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Stein
Doubles: Stein 2 (10), Carty (2)
Triples: McKay (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (4)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (1), Gomez (1)
GIDP: Braun (3), Howell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (1,by Rawley)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell                2     6   3   0   1   0   1  14   2.97
Rawley L(0-3)           2.1   4   4   4   0   0   0  11   4.05
Burke                   2.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  13   4.33
House                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.13
Totals                  8    15   8   5   2   1   1  42

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(2-4)        9     8   3   3   6   2   0  39   4.40
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Rawley (2)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds singled to
right; Reynolds was picked off first (pitcher to first); Braun
walked; Bochte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
lined to shortstop; Hutton walked; Carty reached on an error by
Stein [Hutton to second]; Mayberry homered (unearned) [Hutton
scored (unearned), Carty scored (unearned)]; Howell singled to
center; Ashby flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones walked; Stein doubled to left
[Ruppert Jones scored]; Stinson walked; Bernhardt singled to
pitcher [Stein to third, Stinson to second]; Hale forced
Bernhardt (second to shortstop) [Stein scored, Stinson to
third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stinson scored];
Reynolds made an out to third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bosetti singled to third;
Bailor singled to center [Bosetti to third]; Hutton popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue
Jays 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Braun flied out to center; Bochte grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty singled to right; Mayberry singled to
second [Carty to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING);
Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Carty to third, Mayberry out at second]; Ashby flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
walked; Bernhardt flied out to right; Hale singled to center
[Stinson to third]; Cruz walked [Hale to second]; Reynolds
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay tripled to center; Gomez hit a sacrifice
fly to center [McKay scored]; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bailor flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); Ruppert Jones singled to right;
Ruppert Jones stole second; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: VELEZ BATTED FOR HUTTON; Velez singled to center;
Carty doubled to center [Velez scored]; Mayberry was hit by a
pitch; Howell singled to right [Carty scored, Mayberry to
third]; Ashby grounded out (third to first) [Mayberry scored,
Howell to second]; BURKE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); McKay
walked; Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti forced
Howell (third unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Blue Jays 7.

MARINERS 6TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stinson flied
out to left; Bernhardt flied out to center; Hale struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to center; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carty singled to center; Mayberry grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue
Jays 7.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz singled to center; Reynolds popped to third
in foul territory; Braun grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Ashby
singled to third; McKay grounded out (second to first) [Ashby to
second]; Gomez singled to third [Ashby to third]; Mariners
Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by 3B umpire Nick Bremigan after
Bremigan ruled that Alan Ashby dove back safely into 3B after
rounding the bag too far; Bosetti singled to right [Ashby
scored, Gomez to second]; Bailor grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 8.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte flied out to left; Ruppert Jones flied out
to right; Stein doubled to left; Stinson made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED BURKE (PITCHING); Velez struck
out; Carty singled to left; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Carty to second]; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 8.

MARINERS 9TH: Bernhardt flied out to center; Hale singled to
right; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hale to second];
Reynolds walked; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 8.



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