Homers by Roy Howell and Danny Ainge enabled the Blue Jays to break their six-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Mariners. The Blue Jays picked up their first two runs in the third inning when Rick Cerone singled, Alfredo Griffin doubled and both runners scored on a wild pitch by Odell Jones. Howell hit his homer with two men on base in the sixth. Ainge's homer in the seventh was the rookie second baseman's first in the major leagues. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      2, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Blue Jays    0  0  2    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   6  8  2
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .274      Cruz 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .226
Bailor rf             4   1   0   0     0   2   .236      R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Howell 3b             3   1   1   3     1   1   .267      Bochte 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .356
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .251      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Meyer 3b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .293
Bosetti cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .234      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Ainge 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Paciorek lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Cerone c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .199        Beamon ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
                                                            Milbourne ph,ss     2   0   0   0     0   0   .279
                                                          O. Jones p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   4     3   6             Totals               31   2   6   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  8,011
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Mariners 5
DP: Blue Jays 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Bosetti, Woods
Doubles: Griffin 2 (9), Bochte 2 (13)
Home Runs: Howell (5), Ainge (1)
Stolen Bases: Bosetti (9), Cruz (22)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (2)
GIDP: Bosetti (8), Mendoza (6)
Hit by Pitch: Stinson (2,by Lemanczyk)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(5-3)        9     6   2   0   2   4   0  34   2.75
Totals                  9     6   2   0   2   4   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
O. Jones L(0-6)         5.2   5   5   5   2   3   1  24   6.88
Decker                  3.1   3   1   1   1   3   1  14   3.86
Totals                  9     8   6   6   3   6   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Lemanczyk (3)
Wild Pitches: O. Jones (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Marty Springstead


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor
flied out to right; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones
lined to shortstop; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
made an out to third; Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Meyer singled; Meyer
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Roberts flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods flied out to left; Ainge grounded out
(second to first); Cerone singled to left; Griffin doubled to
right [Cerone to third]; O. Jones threw a wild pitch [Cerone
scored, Griffin scored]; Bailor struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson was hit by a pitch; Paciorek forced
Stinson (shortstop to second); Mendoza grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell walked; Carty singled to right [Howell to
second]; Mayberry forced Carty (first to shortstop) [Howell to
third]; Bosetti grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; R. Jones
struck out; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to
third]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods grounded out (first unassisted); Ainge
flied out to center; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer walked; Roberts popped to catcher in foul
territory; Stinson grounded out (second to first) [Meyer to
second]; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin doubled to left; Bailor reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Griffin to third]; Howell
homered [Griffin scored, Bailor scored]; Carty struck out;
Mayberry flied out to right; Bosetti walked; DECKER REPLACED O.
JONES (PITCHING); Bosetti stole second; Woods struck out; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne flied out
to left; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Ainge
homered; Cerone singled; Griffin popped to third in foul
territory; Bailor grounded out (first unassisted) [Cerone to
second]; Howell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte doubled to right; Horton flied out to left;
Meyer walked; Roberts singled to left [Bochte scored (error by
Woods) (unearned) (no RBI), Meyer to third, Roberts to second];
Stinson struck out; BEAMON BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Beamon struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Mariners 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carty made an
out to first; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti
singled to center; Woods walked [Bosetti to second]; Ainge
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz
singled to center [Cruz to second (error by Bosetti)]; R. Jones
popped to third in foul territory; Bochte doubled to right [Cruz
scored (unearned)]; Horton grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone lined to pitcher; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); Bailor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Mariners 2.