After John Mayberry drove in the Blue Jays' first four runs, Craig Kusick homered in the 11th inning to beat the Mariners, 5-4. The Mariners scored three runs in the fourth inning on walks, a triple by Dan Meyer and sacrifice fly by Joe Simpson, but the Blue Jays came back with a three-run homer by Mayberry in their half.

The Mariners regained the lead in the sixth, but the Blue Jays forced the game into overtime in the eighth when Bob Bailor singled, Al Woods sacrificed and Mayberry singled for his fourth RBI. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Friday, August    31, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   4  8  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   5  8  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Griffin ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .273
R. Jones cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Bailor rf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .229
Bochte 1b             4   1   3   0     1   0   .321      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Horton dh             4   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Solaita dh            3   1   1   0     2   0   .264
Meyer 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .289      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   4     0   0   .284
  B. Stein 3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .245        Cannon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Paciorek lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .312        Kusick 1b           1   1   1   1     0   0   .235
  Roberts lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Simpson rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Milbourne ss          4   0   0   1     0   0   .288      Ainge 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
  Mendoza ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Gomez 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Stinson c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Howell ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edge p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4   8   4     2   3             Totals               36   5   8   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 11,254
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Blue Jays 5
DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Stinson, Griffin
Doubles: Bailor (8)
Triples: Meyer (7)
Home Runs: Mayberry (20), Kusick (5)
Stolen Bases: Cannon (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Paciorek (1), Woods (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Simpson (2)
GIDP: Mayberry (9)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler                5.1   5   3   3   2   1   1  21   5.63
McLaughlin L(6-5)       5     3   2   2   2   3   1  20   4.46
Totals                 10.1   8   5   5   4   4   2  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Edge                    8     8   4   4   2   0   0  35   5.04
Buskey W(6-5)           3     0   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.96
Totals                 11     8   4   4   2   3   0  44

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones made
an out to shortstop; Bochte singled to center; Horton forced
Bochte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
struck out; Woods lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to left; Paciorek flied out to
center; Simpson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 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 singled to left; Bosetti was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays
0.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Stinson
grounded out (second to first); Cruz reached on an error by
Griffin; R. Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone made an out to second; Ainge grounded out
(second to first); Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte walked; Horton walked [Bochte to second];
Meyer tripled to right [Bochte scored, Horton scored]; Paciorek
made an out to second; Simpson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Meyer scored]; Milbourne flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
doubled to left; Woods flied out to left; Solaita walked;
Mayberry homered [Bailor scored, Solaita scored]; Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); R. Jones singled to right; Bochte singled
to right [R. Jones to third]; Horton forced Bochte (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone flied out to center; Ainge lined to
second; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer flied out to center; Paciorek singled to
left; Simpson singled to right [Paciorek to third]; Milbourne
grounded out (second to first) [Paciorek scored, Simpson to
second]; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin singled to right; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Griffin to second]; Woods walked;
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Solaita walked [Griffin
to third, Woods to second]; Mayberry made an out to second;
Bosetti forced Woods (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte singled to right; Horton
forced Bochte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Ainge
struck out; Gomez walked; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Meyer singled to center; Paciorek out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Meyer to second]; Simpson
flied out to right; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: B. STEIN REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 3B); ROBERTS
REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); MENDOZA REPLACED MILBOURNE
(PLAYING SS); Bailor singled to left; Woods out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bailor to second]; Solaita grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Bailor to third]; Mayberry singled to
center [Bailor scored]; CANNON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Cannon stole
second [Cannon to third (error by Stinson)]; Bosetti grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue
Jays 4.

MARINERS 9TH: KUSICK REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING 1B); BUSKEY
REPLACED EDGE (PITCHING); Stinson lined to pitcher; Cruz struck
out; R. Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge
struck out; HOWELL BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 4.

MARINERS 10TH: HOWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bochte flied
out to center; Horton grounded out (third to first); B. Stein
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor
flied out to right; Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 4.

MARINERS 11TH: Roberts struck out; Simpson grounded out (second
to first); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Solaita flied out to right; Kusick homered; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 5.