Willie Horton hit a homer in the ninth inning to spark a two-run rally and then knocked in another run with a double in the 10th to give the Mariners a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. After Horton's homer, Dan Meyer singled with one out. Tom Buskey replaced Phil Huffman on the mound for the Blue Jays and allowed the tying run on a double by Tom Paciorek and infield out by Joe Simpson.

In the 10th, Julio Cruz singled and took second on a grounder by Ruppert Jones. After a pass to Bruce Bochte, Horton cracked his tie-breaking double. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 1, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    1  -   3 10  0
Blue Jays    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   1   3   0     0   1   .270      Griffin ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .272
R. Jones cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Bailor rf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .236
Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .318      Velez lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .314
Horton dh             5   1   2   2     0   0   .275        Cannon pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Meyer 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .288        Woods ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Simpson rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .294        Stieb pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Milbourne ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Kusick 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .241
Cox c                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Johnson pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .151
  Stinson ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bosetti cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                          Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Ainge 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .239
                                                          Gomez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3  10   3     1   2             Totals               35   2   9   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 23,139
Left on Base: Mariners 8, Blue Jays 9
DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Simpson (10), Cruz (9), Paciorek (22), Horton (14), Bailor (9), Velez (19), Ainge (7)
Home Runs: Horton (26)
Stolen Bases: R. Jones (26), Bailor (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosetti (5), Bailor (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Kusick (1)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(10-9)      10     9   2   2   3   3   0  41   3.83
Totals                 10     9   2   2   3   3   0  41

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman                 8.1   7   2   2   0   2   1  32   5.16
Buskey L(6-6)           1.2   3   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.05
Totals                 10    10   3   3   1   2   1  41

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


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Bailor doubled to center;
Velez doubled to left [Bailor scored]; Carty flied out to left;
Kusick walked; Bosetti forced Kusick (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to left; Paciorek flied out to
center; Simpson doubled to right; Milbourne grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Ainge
doubled to right; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ainge
to third]; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz struck
out; R. Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor singled; Velez singled [Bailor to second];
Carty struck out; Bailor stole third; Kusick hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Bailor scored]; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to right; Horton flied out to
center; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone flied out to left; Ainge grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gomez grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Milbourne flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Bailor
flied out to right; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Cox lined to shortstop; Cruz doubled to left; R.
Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick
flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Horton flied out to left; Meyer flied out to
center; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone singled to center; Ainge forced Cerone
(pitcher to shortstop); Gomez lined into a double play (third to
first) [Ainge out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Simpson singled to right; Milbourne flied out to
center; STINSON BATTED FOR COX; Stinson flied out to center;
Cruz singled to left [Simpson to second]; R. Jones popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor singled; Velez forced
Bailor (first to shortstop); CANNON RAN FOR VELEZ; Carty made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 9TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bochte flied
out to left; Horton homered; Meyer singled to center; BUSKEY
REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Paciorek doubled to left [Meyer to
third]; Simpson grounded out (second to first) [Meyer scored,
Paciorek to third]; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Kusick singled; JOHNSON RAN FOR KUSICK; Bosetti
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to second];
Cerone grounded out (third to first); Ainge was walked
intentionally; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue Jays 2.

MARINERS 10TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stinson
grounded out (second to first); Cruz singled to center; R. Jones
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Bochte was
walked intentionally; Horton doubled to left [Cruz scored,
Bochte to third]; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Griffin singled to center; Bailor out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Griffin to second]; WOODS
BATTED FOR CANNON; Woods grounded out (second to first); Carty
was walked intentionally; STIEB RAN FOR CARTY; MAYBERRY BATTED
FOR JOHNSON; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Blue Jays 2.