Friday April 11, 1980
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A one-man show by Rodney Craig, who accounted for five RBIs, enabled the Mariners to extend the game to 11 innings before losing to the Blue Jays, 10-7, Craig knocked in a run with a single in the third, drove in two with a double in the seventh and tied the score at 7-7 with a two-run homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 10, Seattle Mariners 7

Game Played on Friday, April 11, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 3 - 10 15 1 Mariners 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 - 7 11 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 6 2 3 1 0 0 .400 Cruz 2b 5 3 1 0 1 0 .111 Bailor rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Craig cf 5 2 3 5 1 0 .600 Upshaw ph,1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Meyer lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Mayberry 1b 2 2 0 0 3 0 .571 Bochte 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .556 Ainge pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Horton dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Davis c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 L. Roberts pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howell 3b 6 0 4 3 0 0 .600 Simpson rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .375 Velez dh 4 0 1 2 1 1 .125 T. Cox 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Bonnell lf,rf 5 1 1 3 0 0 .222 Stinson c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Bosetti cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .100 Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 L. Cox c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitt c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250 J. Anderson ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .500 Woods ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Cannon pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Milbourne ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stieb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dressler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 10 15 10 4 2 Totals 41 7 11 7 6 5 Time of Game: 3:25 Attendance: 6,104 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Mariners 7 DP: Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0 Errors: Griffin, Cruz Doubles: Griffin 2 (2), Garcia (1), Howell (1), Craig (2), Meyer (1) Home Runs: Bonnell (1), Craig (1) Stolen Bases: Cannon (1), Cruz 2 (2), Simpson (1), L. Roberts (1) Caught Stealing: Bochte (1) Sacrifice Hits: Whitt (1) Sacrifice Flies: Bonnell (1), Velez (1) GIDP: Simpson (1), Milbourne (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stieb 6 4 1 1 4 1 0 24 1.50 McLaughlin 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 0 5 16.20 Garvin 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.00 Buskey 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 7 2.70 Moore W(1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 1.69 Totals 11 11 7 5 6 5 1 47 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie 7 5 2 2 2 1 0 29 2.57 Rawley 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 27.00 Heaverlo 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 9.00 McLaughlin 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 21.60 Dressler L(0-1) 2.1 5 3 3 0 0 0 11 11.57 Totals 11 15 10 10 4 2 1 52 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Larry Barnett BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin doubled to right; Bailor grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffin to third]; Mayberry reached on a fielder's choice [Griffin out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Howell forced Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Craig walked; Craig was picked off first (pitcher to first); Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (second to first); Bonnell flied out to center; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte flied out to left; Horton grounded out (third to first); Simpson walked; T. Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitt grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Craig singled to center [Cruz scored]; Meyer lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Howell singled to first; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton flied out to center; Simpson singled to second; Simpson stole second; T. Cox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti flied out to right; Garcia doubled to left; Whitt singled to center [Garcia scored, Whitt to second (on throw to home)]; Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); J. Anderson walked; Cruz forced J. Anderson (pitcher to shortstop) [Cruz to first]; Cruz stole second; Craig grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry walked; Howell doubled to right [Mayberry to third]; Velez was walked intentionally; Bonnell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mayberry scored]; Bosetti was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 6TH: Meyer singled to center; Bochte singled to right [Meyer to second]; Horton flied out to right; Simpson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Mariners 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Garcia reached on an error by Cruz [Garcia to first]; Whitt out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garcia to second]; Griffin flied out to center; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); T. Cox flied out to right; Stinson was called out on strikes; J. Anderson singled to shortstop; Cruz singled to left [J. Anderson to second]; Craig doubled to left [J. Anderson scored, Cruz scored]; GARVIN REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Meyer doubled to right [Craig scored]; Bochte singled to center [Meyer scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Bochte was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Mariners 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: MENDOZA REPLACED J. ANDERSON (PLAYING SS); RAWLEY REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Mayberry walked; Howell flied out to center; Velez was called out on strikes; Bonnell homered [Mayberry scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Mariners 5. MARINERS 8TH: Horton struck out; Simpson struck out; T. Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Mariners 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Garcia grounded out (second to first); WOODS BATTED FOR WHITT; Woods singled to left; CANNON RAN FOR WOODS; Cannon stole second; Griffin doubled to right [Cannon scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); UPSHAW BATTED FOR BAILOR; Upshaw flied out to right [Griffin to third]; Mayberry walked; AINGE RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Howell singled to center [Griffin scored, Ainge to second]; Velez singled to left [Ainge scored, Howell to third]; DRESSLER REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Bonnell flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 5. MARINERS 9TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); DAVIS REPLACED AINGE (PLAYING C ); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stinson singled to right; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second]; Cruz reached on an error by Griffin [Cruz to second]; Craig homered (unearned) [Cruz scored (unearned)]; MOORE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 7. BLUE JAYS 10TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bosetti singled to left [Bosetti out at second (left to second)]; Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); Cannon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 7. MARINERS 10TH: Bochte flied out to center; Horton walked; L. ROBERTS RAN FOR HORTON; L. Roberts stole second; Simpson struck out; T. Cox was walked intentionally; PACIOREK BATTED FOR STINSON; Paciorek forced T. Cox (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 7. BLUE JAYS 11TH: L. ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); L. COX REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING C ); Griffin singled to center; Upshaw singled to left [Griffin to second]; Davis singled to first [Griffin to third, Upshaw to second]; Howell singled to center [Griffin scored, Upshaw scored, Davis to third]; Velez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Davis scored, Howell to second]; Bonnell flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 10, Mariners 7. MARINERS 11TH: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz flied out to right; Craig flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 10, Mariners 7.

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