A three-run outburst in the first inning propelled the Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Markers in the opening frame came on RBI singles by Dan Meyer, Joe Simpson and Larry Cox. The Mariners added a run in the eighth when Simpson walked, reached third on an error by Alfredo Griffin and came across on a single by Mario Mendoza. Dan Meyer clouted a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      12, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 10  1
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Griffin ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Ainge 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Bochte 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .340      Howell 3b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .247
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Meyer 3b              5   2   2   2     0   0   .278      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Simpson rf            3   1   1   1     2   0   .241      Bosetti cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Cox c                 4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Woods lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Hale lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .297      Bailor rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Mendoza ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .192      Davis c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     5   1             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,056
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Blue Jays 3
DP: Mariners 3, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Meyer, Griffin
Doubles: Bochte (15)
Home Runs: Meyer (7)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (8), Carty (1)
GIDP: Bosetti (9), Ainge (2), Carty (11)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(3-7)           9     6   1   1   0   2   0  31   4.71
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   2   0  31

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(1-6)        7.1   9   4   3   5   1   0  36   3.72
Buskey                  1.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   6   3.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   5   1   1  42

Wild Pitches: Abbott (1)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Dan Morrison


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne singled to right; R. Jones walked
[Milbourne to second]; Bochte forced R. Jones (second to
shortstop) [Milbourne to third]; Horton grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Bochte to second]; Meyer singled to right [Milbourne
scored, Bochte to third]; Simpson singled to right [Bochte
scored, Meyer to second]; Cox singled to center [Meyer scored,
Simpson to third]; Hale struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled; Griffin stole second; Ainge
grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to third]; Howell
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Griffin scored]; Carty flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milbourne grounded out (second to first); R. Jones flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to right; Bosetti grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at
second]; Woods singled to left; Abbott threw a wild pitch [Woods
to third]; Bailor struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
singled to center; Meyer flied out to right; Simpson walked
[Horton to second]; Cox made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Davis flied out to center; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Hale walked; Mendoza popped to second in foul
territory; Hale was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays
1.

MARINERS 5TH: R. Jones grounded out (second to first); Bochte
doubled to left; Horton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bochte
to third]; Meyer popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti popped to first in foul territory; Woods
flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cox flied out to center; Hale singled to center; Mendoza
singled to right [Hale to second]; Milbourne grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Davis singled to center; Griffin flied out to
center; Ainge grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 7TH: R. Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte
flied out to left; Horton walked; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell struck out; Carty singled to center; Carty
stole second; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Bosetti flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Simpson walked; Cox popped to pitcher in foul
territory; Hale reached on an error by Griffin [Simpson to
third]; Mendoza singled to center [Simpson scored (unearned),
Hale to second]; BUSKEY REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Milbourne
forced Mendoza (second unassisted) [Hale to third]; R. Jones
made an out to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Davis reached on an error by
Meyer; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Bochte flied out to center; Horton grounded out
(second to first); Meyer homered; Simpson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge singled to center; Howell made an out to
shortstop; Carty grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Ainge out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 5, Blue Jays 1.