Mike Parrott broke the Mariners' club record for victories with his 13th of the season, beating the Blue Jays, 8-2. The Mariners tallied three times in the fifth inning on a walk, double by Larry Cox, triple by Mario Mendoza and sacrifice fly by Julio Cruz.

They added four runs in the sixth on run-scoring singles by Mendoza, Ruppert Jones and Tom Paciorek and a throwing error by third baseman Roy Howell. The Mariners' former win mark was 12 by Glenn Abbott in 1977. [The Sporting News]
Seattle Mariners 8, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 30, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  3  4    0  0  1  -   8 11  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  3


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   1   1     1   0   .269      Griffin ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
R. Jones cf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .264      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Paciorek lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .311      Howell 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Gomez 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Roberts ph,dh       1   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Solaita dh            2   1   2   0     2   0   .262
Bochte 1b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .317      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
B. Stein 3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .247      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   1     0   3   .267
Valentine rf          2   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Woods lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Simpson rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .236
Cox c                 3   2   1   0     1   0   .230      Ainge 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Mendoza ss            4   2   2   3     0   1   .203      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  11   7     4   4             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 11,850
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Blue Jays 6
DP: Mariners 2, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Howell 2, Mayberry
Doubles: Cox (9), Ainge (6), Bosetti (29)
Triples: Mendoza (3), B. Stein (1), Roberts (6)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (37)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2), B. Stein (4)
GIDP: Paciorek (5), Mayberry (8)
Hit by Pitch: Horton (4,by Moore)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott W(13-8)         9     8   2   2   2   4   0  35   3.54
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   4   0  35

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(3-6)            5.1   7   6   6   4   3   0  27   4.66
Todd                    3.2   4   2   1   0   1   0  16   6.75
Totals                  9    11   8   7   4   4   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Moore (6)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Derryl Cousins


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to right; R. Jones flied out to
left; Paciorek singled to center; Horton reached on an error by
Howell [Paciorek to second]; Bochte flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

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

MARINERS 2ND: B. Stein singled to center; Valentine forced B.
Stein (third to second); Valentine was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first); Cox flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita singled to center; Mayberry grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Solaita out at
second]; Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz stole
second; R. Jones walked; Paciorek grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [R. Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods grounded out (second to first); Cerone
grounded out (third to first); Ainge doubled to left; Griffin
singled [Ainge scored, Griffin to second (on throw to home)];
Bailor grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
struck out; B. Stein flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 1.

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

MARINERS 5TH: Valentine walked; Cox doubled to right [Valentine
to third]; Mendoza tripled to center [Valentine scored, Cox
scored]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mendoza scored]; R.
Jones flied out to left; Paciorek singled; Horton was hit by a
pitch [Paciorek to second]; Bochte struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods grounded out (second to first); Cerone
singled to center; Ainge grounded out (second to first) [Cerone
to second]; Griffin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 6TH: B. Stein tripled to right; Valentine grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Cox walked; Mariners Coach Vada
Pinson ejected by 1B umpire Dale Ford arguing call on Bobby
Valentine; Mendoza singled to left [B. Stein scored, Cox to
second]; TODD REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Cruz singled [Cox to
third, Mendoza to second]; R. Jones singled to right [Cox
scored, Mendoza to third, Cruz to second]; Paciorek forced Cruz
(third unassisted) [Mendoza scored (RBI), R. Jones scored (error
by Howell) (unearned) (no RBI), Paciorek to third]; GOMEZ
REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); Horton flied out to center; 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: SIMPSON REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING RF); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Gomez flied out to right; Solaita
walked; Mayberry singled to center [Solaita to second]; Bosetti
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); B. Stein
struck out; Simpson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Woods flied out to center; Cerone struck out;
Ainge grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Cox grounded out (second to first); Mendoza flied
out to center; Cruz reached on an error by Mayberry; R. Jones
singled to right [Cruz to third]; Paciorek flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); Gomez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 9TH: ROBERTS BATTED FOR HORTON; Roberts tripled to
left; Bochte grounded out (third to first); B. Stein hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Roberts scored]; Simpson lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Solaita singled to right; Mayberry singled to
right [Solaita to second]; Bosetti doubled to right [Solaita
scored, Mayberry to third]; Woods lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Bosetti out at second]; Cerone grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8, Blue
Jays 2.
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