A pinch-single by Rico Carty drove in two runs in the ninth inning and gave the Blue Jays a 6-5 victory over the Angels. Bobby Grich batted in three runs for the Angels with a pair of singles. Alfredo Griffin hit two sacrifice flies and John Mayberry homered for the Blue Jays, who began their ninth-inning rally with singles by Rick Bosetti and Al Woods.

After a sacrifice by Rick Cerone, Carty batted for Danny Ainge and delivered his winning hit. Willie Davis tripled for the Angels in the ninth, but the game ended when he was thrown out at the plate by left fielder Joe Cannon trying to score on a fly ball by Rod Carew. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 6, California Angels 5

Game Played on Friday, August 17, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Blue Jays    0  0  1    1  0  1    1  0  2  -   6 10  2
Angels       1  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0  -   5  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   0   1   2     0   1   .269      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .331
Cannon rf,lf          5   1   2   0     0   2   .256      Lansford 3b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .295
Howell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .282      Baylor lf             2   1   0   0     1   1   .296
Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Aikens dh             4   2   2   0     0   0   .268
Bosetti cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .331
Woods lf              3   2   1   0     0   1   .285        Donohue c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Bailor rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Grich 2b              4   0   2   3     0   0   .294
Cerone c              3   1   2   0     0   0   .222      R. Miller cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Ainge 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Anderson ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .247
  Carty ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .261        Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Johnson pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6  10   5     2   6             Totals               33   5   9   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 25,050
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Angels 5
DP: Blue Jays 1, Angels 1
Errors: Cerone, Ainge
Doubles: Cerone (19), Aikens (13), Anderson (10)
Triples: Davis (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (17)
Stolen Bases: Bosetti (12), Lansford 2 (17)
Caught Stealing: Lansford (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Ainge (5), Cerone (3), Carew (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin 2 (2)
GIDP: Cannon (1)
Hit by Pitch: Woods (1,by Frost), Baylor (10,by Stieb)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb W(5-3)            9     9   5   4   2   5   0  37   3.74
Totals                  9     9   5   4   2   5   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost                   7     6   4   4   2   4   1  29   3.57
Clear L(10-4)           2     4   2   2   0   2   0  10   3.13
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2   6   1  39

Passed Balls: Cerone (5)
Hit by Pitch: Stieb (3), Frost (5)
Wild Pitches: Frost (3)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to third; Cannon grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Griffin out at second]; Howell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: On a bunt Carew grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lansford singled to center; Lansford stole second [Lansford to
third (error by Cerone)]; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Lansford
scored (unearned)]; Ford grounded out (second to first); Baylor
walked; Aikens lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Solaita
walked; Bosetti forced Solaita (second to shortstop); Bosetti
stole second; Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing lined to right; Grich grounded out (third to
first); R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone doubled to left; Ainge out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Cerone to third]; Griffin hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Cerone scored]; Cannon struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Anderson grounded out (third to first); Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford singled to left;
Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Angels 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry homered;
Solaita grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford struck out; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Aikens
singled to center [Baylor to third, Aikens to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Downing struck out; Grich singled to left [Baylor
scored, Aikens scored]; R. Miller flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Angels 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods flied out to left; Cerone grounded out
(first unassisted); Ainge singled to shortstop; Griffin forced
Ainge (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Anderson grounded out (third to first); Carew
walked; Lansford lined to second [Carew to third (error by
Ainge)]; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Angels 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cannon singled to center; Howell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cannon to second]; Mayberry walked; Frost
threw a wild pitch [Cannon scored, Mayberry to second]; Solaita
grounded out (second to first) [Mayberry to third]; Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor flied out to center; Aikens doubled to left;
Downing grounded out (shortstop to first) [Aikens to third];
Grich singled to right [Aikens scored]; R. Miller lined to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Angels 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: DONOHUE REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING C ); Woods was
hit by a pitch; Cerone singled to left [Woods to second]; Ainge
grounded out (first to second) [Woods to third, Cerone to
second]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to right [Woods scored,
Cerone to third]; Cannon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Anderson doubled to right; Carew out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Anderson to third]; Lansford singled to
right [Anderson scored]; Ford lined to first; Lansford stole
second; Baylor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Angels 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: CLEAR REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Howell popped to
third in foul territory; Mayberry made an out to shortstop;
Solaita grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Donohue
struck out; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti singled to left; Woods singled to
shortstop [Bosetti to second]; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Bosetti to third, Woods to second]; CARTY
BATTED FOR AINGE; Carty singled to left [Bosetti scored, Woods
scored]; JOHNSON RAN FOR CARTY; Griffin was called out on
strikes; Cannon singled to center [Johnson to third]; Howell
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Angels 5.

ANGELS 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BAILOR REPLACED
WOODS (PLAYING RF); CANNON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); R.
Miller flied out to center; DAVIS BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Davis
tripled to center; Carew lined into a double play (left to
catcher) [Davis out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
6, Angels 5.

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