Winning their fourth straight game, the Mariners defeated the Blue Jays, 6-3. The Mariners took the lead for keeps in the fourth inning with a three-run uprising on a double by Dan Meyer, single by Joe Simpson and homer by Larry Cox. Rupper tJones unloaded a two-run circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Blue Jays    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  2
Mariners     0  0  0    3  0  1    2  0  x  -   6 12  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Cruz 2b               2   1   2   0     2   0   .271
Bailor rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .232      R. Jones cf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .265
Velez lf              2   1   1   1     1   1   .312      Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .329
  Cannon lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Meyer 3b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .290
Mayberry 1b           1   0   0   0     2   0   .280      Paciorek lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Roberts lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Simpson rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .282
Ainge 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .244      Cox c                 4   1   1   2     0   1   .230
Davis c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .136      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   2     4   5             Totals               32   6  12   6     3   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  7,365
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Mariners 5
DP: Blue Jays 3, Mariners 1
Errors: Howell, Stieb
Doubles: Meyer 2 (19), Cruz (8)
Home Runs: Velez (14), Bailor (1), Cox (4), R. Jones (20)
Caught Stealing: Simpson (2)
GIDP: Carty (20), Simpson (4), Horton (17)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (4,by Honeycutt)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(5-4)            6    11   6   6   3   0   2  29   4.13
Todd                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.70
Totals                  8    12   6   6   3   1   2  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(9-9)        9     5   3   3   4   5   2  36   3.96
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   5   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Honeycutt (5)

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Deegan


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Bailor singled to left
[Griffin to second]; Velez walked [Griffin to third, Bailor to
second]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Griffin scored (no RBI), Bailor to third, Velez out
at second]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; R. Jones lined into a double play
(third to first) [Cruz out at first]; Bochte singled to center;
Horton singled to center [Bochte to third, Horton out at second
(center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
struck out; Ainge singled to left; Davis lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek
singled to left; Simpson grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
flied out to center; Velez homered; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox reached on an error by Howell; Mendoza
grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Cox to second]; Cruz walked;
R. Jones made an out to second; Bochte grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry walked; Bosetti flied out to right;
Howell struck out; Ainge forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (second to first); Meyer
doubled to left; Paciorek grounded out (first to pitcher) [Meyer
to third]; Simpson singled to left [Meyer scored]; Cox homered
[Simpson scored]; Mendoza flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz doubled to left; R. Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Cruz to third]; Bochte walked; Horton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez struck out; Carty grounded out (first
unassisted); Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Bosetti grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 6TH: CANNON REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING LF); Meyer doubled
to center; Paciorek singled to center [Meyer to third]; Simpson
forced Paciorek (second to shortstop) [Meyer scored]; Cox forced
Simpson (pitcher to shortstop); Mendoza grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Ainge
struck out; Davis walked; Griffin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz singled; Cruz was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Stieb [Cruz to third]; R. Jones homered
[Cruz scored]; TODD REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Bochte grounded
out (second to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Meyer flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Mariners 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor homered; Cannon grounded out (second to
first); Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked;
Bosetti forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Mariners 6.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek flied out to left; Simpson singled to
right; Simpson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Cox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Mariners 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: ROBERTS REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Howell
grounded out (second to first); Ainge struck out; Davis grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Mariners 6.