Scattering eight hits, Floyd Bannister pitched the Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Blue Jays. The Mariners scored twice in the first inning on a safe bunt by Rodney Craig, single by Dan Meyer and double by Bruce Bochte. Bill Stein stroked run-scoring singles in the sixth and eighth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     13, 1980 (Day game) at Kingdome
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Mariners     2  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   5  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .063      Craig cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .421
  Macha ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Meyer lf              4   2   3   0     0   0   .462
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Simpson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Velez dh              5   1   2   1     0   1   .235      Bochte 1b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .533
Howell 3b             3   0   1   0     1   2   .438      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Bonnell lf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .267        Milbourne pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .111      L. Roberts rf         2   0   0   0     2   0   .333
Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .188      Stein 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .500
Davis c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      L. Cox c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   8   1     3   6             Totals               30   5   9   5     4   1

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  4,567
Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Mariners 7
DP: Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Mendoza
Doubles: Howell (2), Bochte (1)
Home Runs: Velez (1)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bochte (2), L. Cox (1)
GIDP: Craig (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (1,by Bannister)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(0-2)        5.2   7   3   3   1   0   0  25   7.11
Buskey                  1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.93
McLaughlin              1     2   2   2   2   1   0   7  16.88
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   1   0  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(1-0)        9     8   1   1   3   6   1  40   1.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   6   1  40

Passed Balls: L. Cox (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bannister (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Jim McKean


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Bailor
struck out; Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Velez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Craig
singled to center; Meyer singled to right [Craig to third];
Bochte doubled to right [Craig scored, Meyer scored]; Horton
grounded out (third to first); L. Roberts walked; Stein grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell was called out on strikes; Bonnell singled
to center; Bosetti was called out on strikes; Garcia singled to
left [Bonnell to second]; Davis walked [Bonnell to third, Garcia
to second]; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 2ND: L. Cox grounded out (third to first); Mendoza
flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to
center; Velez homered; Howell doubled to left; Bonnell walked;
Bosetti forced Bonnell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Craig grounded out (second to first); Meyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Garcia struck out; Davis singled to left; Griffin
flied out to right; Bailor singled to center [Davis to third];
Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton flied out to left; L. Roberts grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stein grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez struck out; Howell struck out; Bonnell
singled to center; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: L. Cox grounded out (third to first); Mendoza
grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to center; Cruz
stole second; Craig grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Garcia flied out to left; Davis grounded out
(third to first); Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer singled to center; Bochte singled to right
[Meyer to second]; Horton forced Meyer (first to third) [Bochte
to second, Horton to first]; L. Roberts flied out to center
[Bochte to third, Horton to second]; Stein singled to left
[Bochte scored, Horton to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED LEMANCZYK
(PITCHING); L. Cox grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(first unassisted); Velez singled to shortstop; Howell walked
[Velez to second]; Bonnell popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Cruz
walked; Craig grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
made an out to shortstop; Davis grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Meyer
singled to right; Bochte out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Meyer to second]; Horton was walked intentionally;
MILBOURNE RAN FOR HORTON; L. Roberts walked [Meyer to third,
Milbourne to second]; Stein singled to right [Meyer scored,
Milbourne to third, L. Roberts to second]; L. Cox out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Milbourne scored, L. Roberts
to third, Stein to second]; Mendoza was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SIMPSON
REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); Griffin flied out to center; MACHA
BATTED FOR BAILOR; Macha reached on an error by Mendoza [Macha
to first]; L. Cox allowed a passed ball [Macha to second];
Mayberry grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Macha to third];
Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Mariners 5.