The Mariners, after losing four previous meetings between the expansion clubs, beat the Blue Jays for the first time, 5-2. Dick Pole became the first pitcher in the Mariners' brief history to have two complete games to his credit after the righthander tamed the Blue Jays on six hits. Ruppert Jones drove in two runs with a pair of singles and Jose Baez hit his first major league homer in the Mariners' attack. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      12, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Mariners     1  0  2    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   5  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .344      Baez 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .318
Howell 3b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Braun lf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .244
Fairly lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Lopez rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .314
Rader dh              3   0   0   1     0   0   .276      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   2   2     1   0   .260
Velez rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .273      Stanton dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Ault 1b               4   1   0   0     0   0   .246      Stein 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .272
Ashby c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .222      Meyer 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .235
McKay 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .178      Stinson c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .295
Bowling cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .114      Reynolds ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Vuckovich p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DeBarr p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   2             Totals               29   5   9   5     6   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 28,412
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Mariners 8
DP: Blue Jays 2, Mariners 1
Errors: Reynolds
Home Runs: Baez (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopez (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Baez (2), Meyer (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (1)
GIDP: Howell (5), Stinson (4), Meyer (8)
Hit by Pitch: Howell (1,by Pole)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Vuckovich L(2-5)        6.2   7   4   4   4   2   1  29   3.08
Bruno                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   9.35
DeBarr                  1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   6.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   6   2   1  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(3-2)             9     6   2   1   2   2   0  35   4.07
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   2   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Pole (2)
Wild Pitches: Vuckovich (3), Bruno (1)

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


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

MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun flied
out to left; Lopez singled to center; Lopez stole second;
Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Lopez to third]; Ruppert Jones
singled [Lopez scored]; Stanton flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Velez
grounded out (third to first); Ault grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein lined to center; Meyer walked; Stinson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Mariners 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby walked; McKay singled [Ashby to second,
McKay out at second (left to third to first)]; Bowling grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Ashby to third]; Bailor popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds singled to center; Baez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Braun
walked; Lopez struck out; Ruppert Jones singled [Reynolds
scored, Braun to second]; Stanton singled [Braun scored, Ruppert
Jones to second]; Stein was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Fairly
flied out to center; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to right; Stinson singled;
Reynolds popped to second; Baez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez was called out on strikes; Ault popped to
first in foul territory; Ashby singled; McKay singled [Ashby to
second]; Bowling walked [Ashby to third, McKay to second];
Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez
grounded out (third to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell was hit by a pitch; Fairly singled [Howell
to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Howell scored];
Velez struck out; Ault flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Stanton flied out to left; Stein walked; Meyer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stein out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Mariners 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
grounded out (third to first); Bowling grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
flied out to left; Baez homered; Braun walked; BRUNO REPLACED
VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Bruno threw a wild pitch [Braun to
second]; Lopez walked; DEBARR REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); Ruppert
Jones walked [Braun to third, Lopez to second]; Stanton flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Fairly made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Stein singled to right; Meyer out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Stein to second]; Stinson singled to
center [Stein scored]; Reynolds forced Stinson (shortstop to
second); Baez forced Reynolds (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Mariners 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Velez flied
out to center; Ault reached on an error by Reynolds [Ault to
second]; Ashby singled [Ault scored (unearned)]; McKay flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Mariners 5.