A four-run rally in the fifth inning brought the Blue Jays a 6-4 victory over the Angels. Bobby Clark knocked in two runs with a triple and stole home for the Angels in the second. The Blue Jays came back with a pair in their half, but the Angels countered with a homer by Carney Lansford in the fifth.

The Blue Jays' rally then began with a single by Danny Ainge and a pass to Alfredo Griffin. Roy Howell and Tony Solaita hit successive run-scoring singles to tie the score at 4-4 and John Mayberry followed with the two-run double to provide the Blue Jays with their margin of victory. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 6, California Angels 4

Game Played on Friday, August 24, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Angels       0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Blue Jays    0  2  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .322      Griffin ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .266
Lansford 3b           5   1   3   1     0   1   .297      Cannon rf,lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Ford rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Howell 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Solaita dh            3   2   2   1     0   0   .270
Downing c             2   1   1   0     2   0   .329        Carty ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Grich 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .299      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .282
Clark lf              3   1   1   2     1   2   .400      Bosetti cf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .260
R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Woods lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Anderson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .249        Bailor ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
  Aikens ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Cerone c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .228
  Thon ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Davis pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ainge 2b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .248
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   3     4   6             Totals               31   6  11   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 18,077
Left on Base: Angels 8, Blue Jays 8
DP: Angels 0, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Solaita (1), Mayberry 2 (19), Woods (18), Cerone (20)
Triples: Clark (1)
Home Runs: Lansford (14)
Stolen Bases: Clark (1)
Caught Stealing: Cannon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cannon (3), Griffin (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Bosetti (7)
GIDP: R. Miller (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp L(3-3)            4.1   8   6   6   2   0   0  22   5.54
Aase                    1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   8   4.35
LaRoche                 2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   5.76
Totals                  8    11   6   6   4   4   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(6-15)       6.2   9   4   4   3   4   1  31   3.94
Buskey SV(6)            2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.18
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Dan Morrison


ANGELS 1ST: Carew struck out; Lansford struck out; Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Cannon grounded out
(first to pitcher); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor flied out to right; Downing walked; Grich
singled to left [Downing to second]; Clark tripled to right
[Downing scored, Grich scored]; Clark stole home; R. Miller
flied out to left; Anderson grounded out (third to first); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita doubled to right; Mayberry doubled to
right [Solaita to third]; Bosetti hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Solaita scored]; Woods made an out to shortstop; Cerone singled
to left [Mayberry to third]; Ainge singled to center [Mayberry
scored, Cerone to second]; Griffin made an out to third; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew struck out; Lansford singled to left; Ford
lined to right; Baylor grounded out (first to pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cannon walked; Cannon was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Howell lined to second; Solaita made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing walked; Grich lined to center; Clark was
called out on strikes; R. Miller singled to left [Downing to
second]; Anderson singled to third [Downing to third, R. Miller
to second]; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti
popped to first; Woods doubled to center; Cerone flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Blue Jays 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford homered; Ford grounded out (pitcher to
first); Baylor flied out to center; Downing singled to right;
Grich flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ainge singled to left; Griffin walked [Ainge to
second]; Cannon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Ainge to third, Griffin to second]; Howell singled to right
[Ainge scored, Griffin to third]; Solaita singled to right
[Griffin scored, Howell to second]; AASE REPLACED KNAPP
(PITCHING); Mayberry doubled to center [Howell scored, Solaita
scored]; Bosetti was called out on strikes; Woods walked; Cerone
forced Woods (second to shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Clark walked; R. Miller grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ainge walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Ainge to second]; Cannon flied out to center;
Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

ANGELS 7TH: Carew singled to left; Lansford singled to center
[Carew to second]; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carew
to third, Lansford to second]; Baylor made an out to shortstop;
BUSKEY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Downing lined to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); CARTY BATTED
FOR SOLAITA; Carty flied out to center; Mayberry flied out to
center; Bosetti singled to right; BAILOR BATTED FOR WOODS;
Bailor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

ANGELS 8TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CANNON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Grich walked; Clark struck out; R.
Miller popped to shortstop; AIKENS BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Aikens
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: THON REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING SS); Cerone doubled
to center; DAVIS RAN FOR CERONE; Ainge struck out; Griffin
grounded out (first unassisted) [Davis to third]; Cannon struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

ANGELS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Carew grounded
out (first to pitcher); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ford made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
4, Blue Jays 6.

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