The Yankees erupted for six runs in the third inning, sending 10 men to bat, and rolled over the Blue Jays, 11-3. Mickey Rivers, back in the Yankees' starting lineup after being benched for four games, ignited the outburst with a single. Jesse Jefferson, on the mound for the Blue Jays, walked Willie Randoph, hit Reggie Jackson with a pitch and passed Chris Chambliss to force in the first run.

Graig Nettles singled in another to tie the score at 2-2. A balk by reliever Mike Willis sent the Yankees ahead. Lou Piniella then drove in two runs with a double and Bucky Dent capped the inning with a single for the sixth counter. Chambliss homered with two men on base in the fourth and Dent hit his first homer of the year in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 11, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Friday, May       19, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      0  0  6    3  1  0    1  0  0  -  11 14  0
Blue Jays    0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   3   0     1   0   .287      Bosetti cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Randolph 2b           5   2   3   1     1   0   .268      Bailor rf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Munson c              3   0   0   0     2   0   .274      Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Johnson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Carty dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .328
Jackson rf            1   2   0   0     1   0   .284      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .231
  Blair rf            2   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Hutton lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   4     1   0   .295      McKay 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .222
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .248      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Piniella lf           4   1   2   2     1   0   .363      Gomez ss              4   0   3   2     0   0   .211
Spencer dh            5   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               5   2   3   2     0   0   .221        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  14  10     7   4             Totals               39   3  12   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 26,025
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 10
DP: Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Bailor
Doubles: Piniella (5), Rivers (4), Carty (4), Gomez (1)
Home Runs: Chambliss (2), Dent (1)
GIDP: Spencer (2), Randolph (3)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (3,by Jefferson)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow W(2-3)           7     9   3   3   0   2   0  30   4.47
Eastwick                2     3   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.03
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   3   0  40

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(2-5)        2.1   3   5   5   4   1   0  15   5.11
Willis                  2     5   5   5   2   0   2  13   6.31
Wallace                 4.2   6   1   1   1   3   0  19   3.86
Totals                  9    14  11  11   7   4   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (2)
Balks: Willis (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph grounded out
(catcher unassisted); Munson reached on an error by Bailor
[Munson to second]; Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to center
[Munson out at home (center to catcher), Jackson to second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor
lined to shortstop; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles struck out; Piniella walked; Spencer flied
out to center; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to center; Mayberry singled to
right [Carty to third]; Hutton singled to right [Carty scored,
Mayberry to second]; McKay struck out; Cerone forced Hutton
(shortstop to second) [Mayberry to third]; Gomez singled to left
[Mayberry scored, Cerone to second]; Bosetti grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays
2.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to center; Randolph walked [Rivers
to second]; Munson popped to second; Jackson was hit by a pitch
[Rivers to third, Randolph to second]; Chambliss walked [Rivers
scored, Randolph to third, Jackson to second]; Nettles singled
to right [Randolph scored, Jackson to third, Chambliss to
second]; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Willis balked
[Jackson scored, Chambliss to third, Nettles to second];
Piniella doubled to center [Chambliss scored, Nettles scored];
Spencer flied out to right [Piniella to third]; Dent singled to
left [Piniella scored]; Rivers flied out to center; 6 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor singled to center; Howell forced Bailor
(first to shortstop); Carty forced Howell (shortstop to second);
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph singled to center; Munson walked [Randolph
to second]; Jackson forced Munson (first to shortstop) [Randolph
to third]; Chambliss homered [Randolph scored, Jackson scored];
Nettles flied out to left; Piniella popped to shortstop; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Hutton
grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay singled to left; Cerone
struck out; Gomez doubled to left [McKay scored]; Bosetti
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
9, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer popped to second; Dent homered; Rivers
walked; WALLACE REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Randolph singled to
center [Rivers to second]; Munson walked [Rivers to third,
Randolph to second]; Blair struck out; Chambliss popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 10, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor flied out to center; Howell flied out to
center; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 10, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Piniella
popped to shortstop; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 10, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Hutton grounded out
(first unassisted); McKay popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 10, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent singled to left; Rivers doubled to right [Dent
to third]; Randolph singled to center [Dent scored, Rivers to
third]; Munson flied out to right; Blair struck out; Chambliss
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 11, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Cerone
grounded out (second to first); Gomez singled to left; Bosetti
popped to second; Bailor singled to center [Gomez to third];
Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 11, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles flied out to center; Piniella singled to
left; Spencer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
11, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Carty
singled to right; Mayberry struck out; Hutton popped to third;
McKay singled to center [Carty to second]; Cerone walked [Carty
to third, McKay to second]; Gomez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 11, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent popped to catcher; Rivers singled to right;
Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
11, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor lined to third;
Howell singled to right; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 11, Blue Jays 3.