Roy Howell hit a three-run homer and added another RBI with a single to pace the Blue Jays to an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. The Blue Jays jumped on Wayne Twitchell for four runs in the fourth inning. Alfredo Griffin tripled and Bob Bailor was hit by a pitch. Tony Solaita lofted a sacrifice to score Griffin. John Mayberry then walked, setting the stage for Howell's homer.

With Al Woods and Griffin on base in the fifth, the Blue Jays added two runs on singles by Rico Carty and John Mayberry. Their final pair counted on a grounder by Rick Bosetti and single by Howell in the seventh. Jesse Jefferson saved the victory for Dave Stieb, pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 8, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    1  1  0    0  2  1  -   5 12  2
Blue Jays    0  0  0    4  2  0    2  0  x  -   8 10  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   1   1     0   1   .269      Griffin ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .274
R. Jones cf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .266      Bailor rf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .236
Bochte 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .319      Solaita dh            1   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .276        Carty ph,dh         3   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Meyer 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .290      Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .284
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Simpson rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .290      Howell 3b             4   1   3   4     0   1   .252
Milbourne ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Woods lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .278
  Stinson c           1   1   1   0     0   0   .249      Ainge 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Twitchell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  R. Stein p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   2             Totals               32   8  10   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 14,776
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Blue Jays 7
DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Meyer, Simpson, Griffin
Doubles: Bochte 2 (32), Horton (15)
Triples: Griffin (7)
Home Runs: Howell (12)
Stolen Bases: R. Jones (27)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Ainge (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Solaita (1)
GIDP: R. Jones (15), Simpson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Bailor (5,by Twitchell), Griffin (4,by R. Stein)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(0-2)        4.1   3   5   4   2   1   1  18   5.23
Hinton                  1.2   5   3   2   0   0   0  11   5.90
R. Stein                2     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   5.94
Totals                  8    10   8   6   3   2   1  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb W(6-5)            7.1  10   4   3   1   2   0  33   4.18
Jefferson SV(1)         1.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   6   5.84
Totals                  9    12   5   4   1   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (2), R. Stein (1)
Wild Pitches: Twitchell (2), Hinton (1)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; R. Jones grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bochte doubled to right; Horton made an out 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
flied out to center; Solaita flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Bosetti singled to
center; Howell struck out while Bosetti was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cox
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone flied out to right; Woods grounded out
(second to first); Ainge flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 4TH: R. Jones singled to right; Bochte struck out;
Horton grounded out (second to first) [R. Jones to second];
Meyer singled to left [R. Jones scored, Meyer to second (on
throw to home)]; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin tripled to center; Bailor was hit by a
pitch; Solaita hit a sacrifice fly to center [Griffin scored,
Bailor to second]; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Bailor to
third]; Mayberry walked; Bosetti made an out to first; Howell
homered [Bailor scored, Mayberry scored]; Cerone lined to third;
4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Blue Jays 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Simpson walked; Milbourne made an out to
shortstop; Cox reached on an error by Griffin [Simpson to
third]; Cruz singled [Simpson scored (unearned), Cox to second];
R. Jones grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Woods walked; Ainge out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Woods to second]; HINTON REPLACED TWITCHELL
(PITCHING); Griffin reached on an error by Meyer; Bailor flied
out to center; CARTY BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Carty singled to left
[Woods scored (unearned), Griffin to third]; Mayberry singled to
right [Griffin scored (unearned), Carty to second]; Bosetti
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Blue Jays 6.

MARINERS 6TH: CARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bochte grounded
out (third to first); Horton doubled to right; Meyer grounded
out (second to first) [Horton to third]; Paciorek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell singled to center; Cerone grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Howell to second]; Woods flied out to
center; Hinton threw a wild pitch [Howell to third]; Ainge
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
2, Blue Jays 6.

MARINERS 7TH: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cox grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Blue Jays
6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin singled to center; Bailor singled to
right [Griffin to third (error by Simpson)]; R. STEIN REPLACED
HINTON (PITCHING); Carty reached on a fielder's choice [Griffin
out at home (shortstop to catcher to shortstop), Bailor to
third, Carty to second]; STINSON REPLACED COX (PLAYING C );
Mayberry was walked intentionally; Bosetti forced Mayberry
(shortstop unassisted) [Bailor scored, Carty to third]; Howell
singled to center [Carty scored, Bosetti to third]; Cerone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Blue Jays 8.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz flied out to left; R. Jones singled to left;
R. Jones stole second; Bochte doubled to right [R. Jones
scored]; Horton singled to left [Bochte scored]; Meyer singled
to right [Horton to second]; Paciorek singled to center [Horton
to third, Meyer to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING);
Simpson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Paciorek out at second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
4, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Woods singled to right; Ainge struck out; Griffin
was hit by a pitch [Woods to second]; Bailor flied out to left;
Carty grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 4, Blue Jays 8.

MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Stinson
singled to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stinson
to second]; R. Jones singled to left [Stinson scored]; Bochte
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Blue Jays 8.