The Yankees, who lost the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 8-5, came back with a four-run outburst in the 11th inning to defeat the Blue Jays in the nightcap, 5-1. Ron Fairly smashed a two-run homer for the Blue Jays in the first game. After the Yankees took a 4-3 lead, the Blue Jays put over four runs in the seventh. Ernie Whitt doubled, advanced on a bunt and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hector Torres that Reggie Jackson dropped in right field. Torres reached second on the error. Bob Bailor and Al Woods followed with singles, Torres scoring, and Doug Ault then drove in two runs with a pinch-single.

Fairly hit his second homer of the night to account for the Blue Jays' run in the second game. The Yankees tied the score with doubles by Cliff Johnson and Jackson in the sixth. In the 11th, singles by Roy White and Chris Chambliss, a sacrifice and infield hit by Mickey Rivers produced the tie-breaking tally. Graig Nettles followed with a double, driving in two runs, and scored himself when Dave McKay made a wild throw on the relay from the outfield. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 8, New York Yankees 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      28, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      1  2  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  2
Blue Jays    2  0  0    1  0  0    4  1  x  -   8  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .322      Bailor ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .332
White lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .285      A. Woods lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .310
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .319      Ewing dh              3   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .295        Ault ph,dh          1   0   1   2     0   0   .252
Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .278      Fairly 1b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .320
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Velez rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
May dh                4   1   1   0     0   0   .261        Bowling rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Zeber 2b              4   1   1   2     0   2   .233      Rader 3b              3   2   1   0     1   2   .258
Dent ss               2   1   2   0     1   0   .263      Whitt c               4   1   2   1     0   1   .231
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Scott cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torres 2b             2   1   0   2     0   1   .227
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     2   5             Totals               30   8   9   8     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 40,116
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Chambliss, Jackson, Velez, Rader
Doubles: May (6), White (12), Whitt 2 (2), Rader (3)
Triples: Dent (3)
Home Runs: Zeber (2), Jackson (13), Fairly (10)
Stolen Bases: A. Woods (4)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Torres 2 (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay L(0-2)             6.1   5   6   5   3   3   1  28   4.02
Lyle                    1.2   4   2   2   0   2   0   8   2.11
Totals                  8     9   8   7   3   5   1  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(7-6)        9    11   5   4   2   5   2  38   4.01
Totals                  9    11   5   4   2   5   2  38

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rader dropped a foul fly hit by Rivers for an
error; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); White grounded
out (first to pitcher); Munson singled to right [Munson to
second (error by Velez)]; Chambliss singled to center [Munson
scored (unearned)]; Jackson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); Ewing singled to center;
Fairly homered [Ewing scored]; Velez grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); May doubled
to right; Zeber homered [May scored]; Dent singled to left;
Rivers hit into a double play (left to first) [Dent out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader was called out on strikes; Whitt made an
out to shortstop; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White flied out to left; Munson grounded out (third
to first); Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
grounded out (third to first); A. Woods walked; Ewing flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Velez
grounded out (second to first); Rader walked; Whitt doubled to
center [Rader scored]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Zeber struck out; Dent tripled to right; Rivers
singled to right [Dent scored]; Rivers was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); White doubled to right; Munson
made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Torres struck out; Bailor grounded out (shortstop
to first); A. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
flied out to center; Nettles walked; May flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ewing flied out to center; Fairly walked; Velez
made an out to second; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Zeber struck out; Dent walked; Rivers singled to
second [Dent to second]; White flied out to left; Munson forced
Rivers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Whitt doubled to center; Scott out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Whitt to third]; Torres reached on an
error by Jackson on a sacrifice fly [Whitt scored, Torres to
second]; Bailor singled to center [Torres to third]; LYLE
REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); A. Woods singled to first [Torres
scored (unearned), Bailor to third (error by Chambliss)]; AULT
BATTED FOR EWING; A. Woods stole second; Ault singled to center
[Bailor scored, A. Woods scored, Ault to second]; Fairly
grounded out (second to first); Velez struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 7.

YANKEES 8TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BOWLING REPLACED
VELEZ (PLAYING RF); Chambliss was called out on strikes; Jackson
homered; Nettles flied out to right; May made an out to second;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Rader doubled to center; Whitt struck out; Scott
singled to first [Rader to third]; Torres sacrifice flied into a
double play (center to center to second) [Rader scored, Scott
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 8.

YANKEES 9TH: Zeber grounded out (second to first); JOHNSON
BATTED FOR DENT; Johnson made an out to second; Rivers singled
to left; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 8.