A three-run homer by Jeff Burroughs climaxed a four-run first inning that propelled the Mariners to an 8-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Julio Cruz opened the game with a single and, one out later, reached second on a single by Tom Paciorek.

A single by Bruce Bochte plated Cruz and Burroughs then connected for the circuit. Paul Serna, hitting safely in seven straight games after being recalled September 1, stroked an RBI single in the third and Jerry Narron drilled a leadoff homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Friday, September 11, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Mariners     4  1  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   8 14  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Iorg 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
Simpson cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .237      Woods lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .241
Paciorek lf           5   1   3   1     0   1   .330      Moseby cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Zisk dh               5   1   1   0     0   2   .340      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .226
Bochte 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .283      Beamon dh             2   0   0   0     1   0   .375
Burroughs rf          5   2   3   3     0   0   .264        Velez ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Henderson rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .168      Barfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Meyer 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .259      Cox 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Serna ss              3   0   1   1     1   0   .290      Martinez c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .215
Narron c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .221      Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Berenguer p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gleaton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  14   8     1   7             Totals               31   1   6   1     2   1

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 12,023
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Blue Jays 5
DP: Mariners 2, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Burroughs 2 (12), Iorg (10)
Home Runs: Burroughs (10), Narron (3), Martinez (4)
Stolen Bases: Simpson (10)
GIDP: Moseby (4), Velez (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(3-6)           8     5   1   1   2   1   1  30   3.75
Gleaton                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.11
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   1   1  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer L(2-9)        0.2   5   4   4   1   1   1   8   4.82
Mirabella               4.1   5   2   2   0   3   0  18   6.94
Todd                    2     3   2   2   0   1   1   9   4.36
Garvin                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.40
Murray                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    14   8   8   1   7   2  42

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Larry Barnett


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Simpson flied out to left;
On a bunt Paciorek singled [Cruz to second]; Zisk struck out;
Bochte singled to right [Cruz scored, Paciorek to second];
Burroughs homered [Paciorek scored, Bochte scored]; Meyer
singled to right; Serna walked [Meyer to second]; MIRABELLA
REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Narron flied out to center; 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Iorg flied out to right; Woods singled to left;
Moseby flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Cruz struck out; On a bunt Simpson singled;
Simpson stole second; Paciorek singled to center [Simpson
scored]; Zisk struck out; Bochte made an out to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Beamon walked; Barfield grounded out (third to
first) [Beamon to second]; Cox lined to shortstop; Martinez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
5, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Burroughs doubled to left; Meyer singled to left
[Burroughs to third]; Serna singled to left [Burroughs scored,
Meyer to second]; Narron struck out; Cruz popped to first in
foul territory; Simpson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mariners 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin made an out to second; Iorg singled to
center; Woods singled to right [Iorg to second]; Moseby grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Woods out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek lined to second; Zisk flied out to right;
Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; Beamon grounded out (first
unassisted); Barfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Blue Jays 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Serna flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cox grounded out (third to first); Martinez
homered; Griffin lined to third; Iorg grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 6TH: TODD REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Narron
homered; Cruz flied out to right; Simpson grounded out (second
to first); Paciorek struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
7, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Woods made an out to second; Moseby flied out to
right; Mayberry walked; Beamon grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Zisk singled to center; Bochte flied out to left;
Burroughs doubled to left [Zisk to third]; Meyer grounded out
(second to first) [Zisk scored, Burroughs to third]; Serna
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
8, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Barfield flied out to center; Cox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 8TH: GARVIN REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Narron struck
out; Cruz flied out to left; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Griffin lined to second; Iorg doubled to left;
Woods flied out to center; Moseby popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8, Blue Jays 1.

MARINERS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Paciorek
singled to third; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Paciorek to second]; Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Paciorek to third]; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HENDERSON REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF);
GLEATON REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Mayberry singled to right;
VELEZ BATTED FOR BEAMON; Velez grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Barfield
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
8, Blue Jays 1.