The Blue Jays had a grand slam by Hector Torres and two-run homer by Ron Fairly but needed another RBI on a single by Doug Rader to defeat the Yankees, 7-6. Ron Guidry walked three batters in the fifth inning before giving up Torres' slam for the first hit off his deliveries.

The Yankees, who had a homer by Thurman Munson in the first, came back to tie the score at 4-4, but Fairly's homer after a pass to Otto Velez in the sixth and Rader's run-scoring single in the eighth enabled the Blue Jays to survive a Yankee rally in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 7, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Monday, June      27, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  2  -   6  9  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  4  2    0  1  x  -   7  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .316      Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234
White lf              4   1   1   2     1   0   .286      A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Munson c              4   1   2   1     1   1   .320      Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .296      Velez rf              3   3   2   0     1   1   .275
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Fairly dh             2   1   1   2     1   0   .320
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .213      Rader 3b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .257
May dh                4   1   2   0     0   0   .261      Ault 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .249
Zeber 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Ashby c               2   1   0   0     1   0   .199
Dent ss               2   1   0   0     0   0   .256      Torres 2b             3   1   2   4     0   0   .231
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .145
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   6     3   4             Totals               29   7   8   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 29,138
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: White, Bailor, Ault
Doubles: White (11), Rivers (7)
Home Runs: Munson (10), Torres (2), Fairly (9)
Stolen Bases: Velez (2)
Caught Stealing: Munson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Fairly (1)
GIDP: Chambliss (12), Ault (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(5-4)           7.1   7   7   7   4   7   2  32   3.36
Tidrow                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.83
Totals                  8     8   7   7   4   7   2  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(4-7)        8.1   8   6   3   1   2   1  34   4.20
Johnson SV(3)           0.2   1   0   0   2   2   0   5   2.91
Totals                  9     9   6   3   3   4   1  39

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Munson homered; Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott grounded out (third to first); A. Woods
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue
Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez struck out; Fairly grounded out (second to
first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue
Jays 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Zeber grounded out (second to first); Dent flied
out to left; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ault struck out; Ashby grounded out (third to
first); Torres flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
singled to center; Munson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Scott flied out to center; A. Woods made an out
to shortstop; Bailor made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to right; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez walked; Fairly out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Velez to second]; Rader walked; Ault struck
out; Ashby walked [Velez to third, Rader to second]; Torres
homered [Velez scored, Rader scored, Ashby scored]; Scott struck
out; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Zeber struck out; Dent reached on an error by
Bailor; Rivers reached on an error by Ault [Dent to third];
White doubled to right [Dent scored (unearned), Rivers scored
(unearned)]; Munson flied out to left; Chambliss singled to
center [White scored (unearned)]; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays
4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: A. Woods flied out to center; Bailor made an out
to second; Velez singled to left; Fairly homered [Velez scored];
Rader singled to left; Ault made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); May singled
to center; Zeber forced May (shortstop to second); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR DENT; Johnson forced Zeber (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Ashby
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to left; White
dropped a foul fly hit by Scott for an error; Scott struck out;
A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays
6.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers doubled to left; White flied out to left;
Munson walked; Chambliss grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor singled to center [Bailor out at second
(center to shortstop)]; Velez singled to right; Velez stole
second; Fairly was walked intentionally; TIDROW REPLACED GUIDRY
(PITCHING); Rader singled to left [Velez scored, Fairly to
second]; Ault grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Rader out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Blue Jays 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson flied out to left; Nettles singled to
right; May singled to right [Nettles to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED
JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Zeber walked [May to second]; WYNN BATTED
FOR STANLEY; Wynn struck out; Rivers singled to right [Nettles
scored, May scored, Zeber to second]; White walked [Zeber to
third, Rivers to second]; Munson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 7.