1979 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 1977) - Page 13

rpriske · 06-02-2013, 05:32 PM

The Jays hold at #6 on the weekly power rankings.

Players of the week: Rusty Staub, Tigers & Jim Wohlford, Cubs

rpriske · 06-02-2013, 10:24 PM

August 20th, 1979

The Blue Jays batters just kept pounding Seattle pitching, hit after hit, finally beating them 12-4.

John Castino went 3 for 6 with 4 RBI. Champ Summers got the only homerun for Toronto.

WP - Ed Whitson (12-4)
Save - Rick Camp (4)
LP - Mike Bruhert (12-8)

Record - 70-55

Still two games back of the Tigers.

rpriske · 06-03-2013, 10:33 PM

August 21st, 1979

The Mariners hitters got some revenge as they took in to Jim Clancy and the Jays, beating them 7-3.

Jerome Thomson was ejected after a heated exchange with the umpire.

WP - Doc Medich (15-11)
LP - Jim Clancy (6-6)

Record - 70-56

The Tigers have now won 5 in a row and the Jays are 3 games back.

rpriske · 06-04-2013, 05:36 PM

August 22nd, 1979

Mark Foster went the distance as the Jays beat the Mariners 3-2. Matt Robinson got his 15th homer of the season.

WP - Mark Foster (12-5)
LP - Jim Bibby (0-1)

Record - 71-56

Detroit dropped a game so the Blue Jays are back by 2.

rpriske · 06-04-2013, 05:39 PM

Jeff Miller signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 06-04-2013, 06:18 PM

August 24th, 1979

Both starting pitchers took a bit of a beating early, but when things settles down it was the Angles with the 7-5 lead, which held out after the last five scoreless innings.

WP - Bill Lee (10-9)
Save - Sid Monge (15)
LP - Mike Parrott (12-12)

Record - 71-57

The Tigers won so the Jays are back by 3 again.

rpriske · 06-05-2013, 07:21 AM

August 25th, 1979

The Blue Jays took advantage of a tiring Nolan Ryan but the hole they were in from the fresh Nolan Ryan was too much to overcome as they fell 4-3 to the Angels.

WP - Nolan Ryan (19-8)
Save - Sid Monge (16)
LP - Ed Whitson (12-5)

Record - 71-58

Another Tigers win has the Jays down by 4.

rpriske · 06-05-2013, 07:22 AM

Four new minor league deals:

Dirk Bradshaw
Keith Daniels
Dave Anderson
Alan Cramer

rpriske · 06-05-2013, 07:53 AM

August 26th, 1979

A late-surge on this rain-soaked day gave the Jays the 5-2 win.

WP - Rick Baldwin (4-2)
Save - Mark Clear (24)
LP - Mark Lee (5-6)

Record - 72-58

Now 4.5 back as the Tigers swept a double-header.

rpriske · 06-05-2013, 04:30 PM

August 27th, 1979

Mark Foster pitched 7 strong shut-out innings before turning it over to the bullpen as the Jays posted a 3-1 win over the Athletics.

WP - Mark Foster (13-5)
Save - Mark Clear (25)
LP - Darrell Jackson (1-3)

Record - 73-58

Back to 4 games out.

rpriske · 06-05-2013, 04:31 PM

The Blue Jays hold at #6 in the weekly power rankings.

Players of the week: Joe Ferguson, Rangers & Dave Parker, Pirates

rpriske · 06-05-2013, 04:32 PM

Four more minor league pitchers signed.

Jose Ferrer
Arturo Gomez
Elvis Evans
Richard McBride

rpriske · 06-06-2013, 07:12 AM

August 28th, 1979

Everything went right for Toronto today as they downed the A's 9-2.

John Castino went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and Joe Nolan went 3 for 4.

WP - Jim Clancy (7-6)
LP - Matt Keough (7-20)

Record - 74-58

The Tigers lost so the Jays pulled within 3.

rpriske · 06-07-2013, 06:58 AM

August 29th, 1979

Mike Parrott tossed a 2-hit complete game shutout agains the A's, striking out 8! Meanwhile the Jays hitters chipped away for a 6-0 win!

WP - Mike Parrott (13-12)
LP - Mike Norris (12-15)

Record - 75-58

A loss for the Tigers and the Jays are back within 2 games of the lead.

Note: The next morning Parrott woke up nauseous and is expected to miss 4 days. He should be good for his next start.

rpriske · 06-07-2013, 07:00 AM

Shortstops Rob Sperring and Nelson Norman signed minor league deals.

rpriske · 06-07-2013, 09:02 PM

August 30th, 1979

Nothing fancy here. The Mariners just outscored the Blue Jays.

WP - Jim Bibby (1-2)
Save - Dave Patterson (1)
LP - Ed Whitson (12-6)

Record - 75-59

Detroit won. Toronto back by 3.

rpriske · 06-07-2013, 11:53 PM

August 31st, 1979

Toronto got one back from Seattle, downing them 5-3. Santo Alcala continues to be undefeated.

Al Woods went 3 for 4 with his 7th homerun of the season.

WP - Santo Alcala (7-0)
Save - Mark Clear (26)
LP - Kip Young (5-5)

Record - 76-59

The Tigers won a double header so the Jays are now 3.5 games back.

rpriske · 06-07-2013, 11:59 PM

John Taylor and Amin Qadir signed minor league deals.

September call-ups!

Donato Valle, Mike Willis, Dale Ryan, Kiko Garcia, Adao Dewhirst

rpriske · 06-08-2013, 12:14 AM

August awards

Hitters: Pat Putnam, Rangers & Dave Parker, Pirates

Pitchers: Mike Krukow, Tigers & John Candelaria, Pirates

Rookies: Bill Gullickson, Twins & Lynn Jones, Dodgers

rpriske · 06-09-2013, 01:29 AM

September 1st, 1979

The Blue Jays had a balanced offense to go with a strong appearance by Mark Foster who went the distance in an 11-2 win over the Mariners.

WP - Mark Foster (14-5)
LP - Mike Bruhert (13-10)

Record - 77-59

The Tigers lost so the Jays are within 2.5.

06-02-2013, 10:24 PM	#242
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 20th, 1979 The Blue Jays batters just kept pounding Seattle pitching, hit after hit, finally beating them 12-4. John Castino went 3 for 6 with 4 RBI. Champ Summers got the only homerun for Toronto. WP - Ed Whitson (12-4) Save - Rick Camp (4) LP - Mike Bruhert (12-8) Record - 70-55 Still two games back of the Tigers. Last edited by rpriske; 06-03-2013 at 10:34 AM.

06-05-2013, 07:53 AM	#249
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 26th, 1979 A late-surge on this rain-soaked day gave the Jays the 5-2 win. WP - Rick Baldwin (4-2) Save - Mark Clear (24) LP - Mark Lee (5-6) Record - 72-58 Now 4.5 back as the Tigers swept a double-header. Last edited by rpriske; 06-05-2013 at 07:54 AM.

06-05-2013, 04:32 PM	#252
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	Four more minor league pitchers signed. Jose Ferrer Arturo Gomez Elvis Evans Richard McBride Last edited by rpriske; 06-05-2013 at 04:33 PM.

06-07-2013, 06:58 AM	#254
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 29th, 1979 Mike Parrott tossed a 2-hit complete game shutout agains the A's, striking out 8! Meanwhile the Jays hitters chipped away for a 6-0 win! WP - Mike Parrott (13-12) LP - Mike Norris (12-15) Record - 75-58 A loss for the Tigers and the Jays are back within 2 games of the lead. Note: The next morning Parrott woke up nauseous and is expected to miss 4 days. He should be good for his next start. Last edited by rpriske; 06-07-2013 at 06:59 AM.

06-07-2013, 07:00 AM	#255
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	Shortstops Rob Sperring and Nelson Norman signed minor league deals. Last edited by rpriske; 06-07-2013 at 09:04 PM.

06-02-2013, 05:32 PM	#241
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	The Jays hold at #6 on the weekly power rankings. Players of the week: Rusty Staub, Tigers & Jim Wohlford, Cubs

06-03-2013, 10:33 PM	#243
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 21st, 1979 The Mariners hitters got some revenge as they took in to Jim Clancy and the Jays, beating them 7-3. Jerome Thomson was ejected after a heated exchange with the umpire. WP - Doc Medich (15-11) LP - Jim Clancy (6-6) Record - 70-56 The Tigers have now won 5 in a row and the Jays are 3 games back.

06-04-2013, 05:36 PM	#244
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 22nd, 1979 Mark Foster went the distance as the Jays beat the Mariners 3-2. Matt Robinson got his 15th homer of the season. WP - Mark Foster (12-5) LP - Jim Bibby (0-1) Record - 71-56 Detroit dropped a game so the Blue Jays are back by 2.

06-04-2013, 05:39 PM	#245
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	Jeff Miller signed a minor league contract.

06-04-2013, 06:18 PM	#246
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 24th, 1979 Both starting pitchers took a bit of a beating early, but when things settles down it was the Angles with the 7-5 lead, which held out after the last five scoreless innings. WP - Bill Lee (10-9) Save - Sid Monge (15) LP - Mike Parrott (12-12) Record - 71-57 The Tigers won so the Jays are back by 3 again.

06-05-2013, 07:21 AM	#247
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 25th, 1979 The Blue Jays took advantage of a tiring Nolan Ryan but the hole they were in from the fresh Nolan Ryan was too much to overcome as they fell 4-3 to the Angels. WP - Nolan Ryan (19-8) Save - Sid Monge (16) LP - Ed Whitson (12-5) Record - 71-58 Another Tigers win has the Jays down by 4.

06-05-2013, 07:22 AM	#248
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	Four new minor league deals: Dirk Bradshaw Keith Daniels Dave Anderson Alan Cramer

06-05-2013, 04:30 PM	#250
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 27th, 1979 Mark Foster pitched 7 strong shut-out innings before turning it over to the bullpen as the Jays posted a 3-1 win over the Athletics. WP - Mark Foster (13-5) Save - Mark Clear (25) LP - Darrell Jackson (1-3) Record - 73-58 Back to 4 games out.

06-05-2013, 04:31 PM	#251
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	The Blue Jays hold at #6 in the weekly power rankings. Players of the week: Joe Ferguson, Rangers & Dave Parker, Pirates

06-06-2013, 07:12 AM	#253
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 28th, 1979 Everything went right for Toronto today as they downed the A's 9-2. John Castino went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and Joe Nolan went 3 for 4. WP - Jim Clancy (7-6) LP - Matt Keough (7-20) Record - 74-58 The Tigers lost so the Jays pulled within 3.

06-07-2013, 09:02 PM	#256
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 30th, 1979 Nothing fancy here. The Mariners just outscored the Blue Jays. WP - Jim Bibby (1-2) Save - Dave Patterson (1) LP - Ed Whitson (12-6) Record - 75-59 Detroit won. Toronto back by 3.

06-07-2013, 11:53 PM	#257
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August 31st, 1979 Toronto got one back from Seattle, downing them 5-3. Santo Alcala continues to be undefeated. Al Woods went 3 for 4 with his 7th homerun of the season. WP - Santo Alcala (7-0) Save - Mark Clear (26) LP - Kip Young (5-5) Record - 76-59 The Tigers won a double header so the Jays are now 3.5 games back. Last edited by rpriske; 06-08-2013 at 12:15 AM.

06-07-2013, 11:59 PM	#258
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	John Taylor and Amin Qadir signed minor league deals. September call-ups! Donato Valle, Mike Willis, Dale Ryan, Kiko Garcia, Adao Dewhirst Last edited by rpriske; 06-08-2013 at 12:09 AM.

06-08-2013, 12:14 AM	#259
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	August awards Hitters: Pat Putnam, Rangers & Dave Parker, Pirates Pitchers: Mike Krukow, Tigers & John Candelaria, Pirates Rookies: Bill Gullickson, Twins & Lynn Jones, Dodgers

06-09-2013, 01:29 AM	#260
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,121	September 1st, 1979 The Blue Jays had a balanced offense to go with a strong appearance by Mark Foster who went the distance in an 11-2 win over the Mariners. WP - Mark Foster (14-5) LP - Mike Bruhert (13-10) Record - 77-59 The Tigers lost so the Jays are within 2.5.