Roy Howell singled in the ninth inning for his fourth hit of the game and scored Steve Bowling to give the Blue Jays a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. Bowling walked and advanced to third on a single by Bob Bailor before Howell's hit decided the outcome. Bailor had three hits, including a homer. Bill Stein and Leroy Stanton homered for the Mariners, who lost for the fourth straight time in meetings of the A. L.'s expansion clubs. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      11, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  3  1  -   5 13  2
Mariners     1  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor ss             5   1   3   1     0   0   .346      Baez 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Howell 3b             5   1   4   1     0   0   .294      Stein 3b,ss           5   1   1   1     0   1   .272
Fairly lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Lopez rf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .313
  Scott pr,cf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .261      Stanton dh            5   1   1   2     0   2   .256
  Ewing lf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Velez rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Bernhardt 1b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .296
Rader dh              5   0   2   1     0   0   .281        Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Ault 1b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .251        Meyer 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Ashby c               4   0   1   1     0   3   .214      Braun lf,3b           4   1   0   0     0   1   .247
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .168      Jutze c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .211
Bowling cf,lf,cf      3   1   1   0     1   0   .119      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .245
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Collins ph,lf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .210
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  13   5     2   6             Totals               38   4  12   4     1   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 21,318
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Mariners 9
DP: Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Garvin 2, Baez
Doubles: Ault (10), Rader (1), Howell (4), Bernhardt (3), Lopez (9), Jutze (1)
Home Runs: Bailor (3), Stein (6), Stanton (7)
Caught Stealing: Lopez (3)
GIDP: Howell (4), Ault (8)
Hit by Pitch: McKay (1,by Abbott), Lopez (3,by Garvin)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin                  6.1  10   4   3   0   4   2  30   3.56
Bruno                   0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   9.35
Willis                  1     2   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.89
Johnson W(2-2)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.63
Totals                  9    12   4   3   1   7   2  40

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  7     8   2   2   0   3   1  28   5.16
Kekich                  0.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   4   2.13
Romo L(3-4)             1.2   2   1   1   2   2   0   9   2.08
Totals                  9    13   5   5   2   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Garvin (1), Abbott (5)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled; Howell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Bailor out at second]; Fairly struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez flied out to left; Stein homered; Lopez
singled; Lopez was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Garvin [Lopez to second]; Stanton popped to first; Ruppert Jones
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners
1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez popped to first; Rader singled; Ault
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Bernhardt singled to third; Braun forced Bernhardt
(first to shortstop); Jutze reached on an error by Garvin [Braun
to second]; Reynolds singled [Braun scored (unearned), Jutze to
second]; Baez popped to first; Stein forced Jutze (third
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners
2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby struck out; McKay grounded out (second to
first); Bowling singled; Bailor made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Lopez was hit by a pitch; Lopez was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Stanton
struck out; Ruppert Jones singled; Bernhardt flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled to left; Fairly grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Howell to second]; Velez reached on a
fielder's choice [Howell out at third (shortstop to third)];
Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun lined to right; Jutze struck out; Reynolds
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault made an out to second; Ashby struck out;
McKay was hit by a pitch; Bowling grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Baez popped to shortstop; Stein flied out to
center; Lopez singled to left; Stanton homered [Lopez scored];
Ruppert Jones grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor popped to first; Howell singled; Fairly
lined to right; Velez popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Bernhardt doubled to third; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
BERNHARDT; Braun struck out; Jutze struck out; Reynolds grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Mariners 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MEYER REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING 1B); Rader
popped to third; Ault doubled; Ashby singled [Ault scored];
McKay forced Ashby (shortstop to second) [McKay to second (error
by Baez)]; Bowling grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Baez singled; On a bunt Stein forced Baez (first
to shortstop); Lopez doubled [Stein to third]; BRUNO REPLACED
GARVIN (PITCHING); Stanton struck out; WILLIS REPLACED BRUNO
(PITCHING); Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Mariners 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor homered; KEKICH REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Howell singled; Fairly singled [Howell to second];
Velez was called out on strikes; Rader doubled [Howell scored,
Fairly to third]; SCOTT RAN FOR FAIRLY; ROMO REPLACED KEKICH
(PITCHING); Ault grounded out (third to first) [Scott scored];
Ashby struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: BOWLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SCOTT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Meyer singled [Meyer out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Braun flied out to center; EWING REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING LF); BOWLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Jutze doubled; COLLINS BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Collins walked;
JOHNSON REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Baez forced Collins
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Mariners 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); STEIN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); McKay lined to right; Bowling walked; Bailor singled to
right [Bowling to second]; Howell doubled [Bowling scored,
Bailor to third]; Ewing was walked intentionally; Velez struck
out; Rader flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Lopez flied out
to left; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Mariners 4.