After seven straight losses, Dave Lemanczyk finally gained his first victory of the season when the Blue Jays erupted for 15 hits and defeated the Yankees, 10-8. After John Mayberry homered with a man on base in the fourth inning to tie the score at 4-4, the Blue Jays nailed down their decision with six runs in the sixth.

Oddly, Ken Clay, pitching in relief of Jim Beattie, was the loser without yiedling a hit. With one out in the sixth, Clay walked Mayberry and was removed in favor of Sparky Lyle, who gave up an infield single by Tommy Hutton and hit Otto Velez with a pitch to load the bases. Rick Cerone grounded to Graig Nettles, who threw wildly to second in an attempted forceout, and both Mayberry and Hutton scored. A double by Dave McKay, singles by Luis Gomez and Rick Bosetti and a sacrifice fly by Bob Bailor each added one more run before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 10, New York Yankees 8

Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Yankees      0  1  3    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   8 15  3
Blue Jays    2  0  0    2  0  6    0  0  x  -  10  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Bosetti cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .290
Randolph 2b           3   3   2   1     2   0   .277      Bailor rf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .260
Munson c              5   2   2   1     0   0   .279      Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Jackson rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .275      Mayberry 1b           3   2   1   3     1   0   .234
Chambliss dh          5   1   3   2     0   0   .306        Upshaw lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Nettles 3b            5   1   2   2     0   0   .254      Hutton lf,1b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .260
Piniella lf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .365      Ewing dh              1   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     1   0   .229        Velez ph,dh         0   1   0   0     1   0   .296
  Guidry pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cerone c              4   1   0   1     0   0   .215
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .216      McKay 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .224
  Alston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .213
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .140        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  15   8     3   1             Totals               32  10   9   9     4   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 30,550
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Blue Jays 4
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Nettles, Piniella, Clay, Gomez
Doubles: Chambliss (5), Spencer (2), Munson (8), Howell (6), McKay (2)
Triples: Rivers (4), Bosetti (3), Bailor (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (6), Mayberry (5)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (1), Chambliss (2), Bosetti (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (2), Bailor (1)
GIDP: Jackson (4), Cerone (1)
Hit by Pitch: Velez (1,by Lyle)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 3     4   4   4   2   0   1  15   4.70
Clay L(0-2)             2.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   7   5.23
Lyle                    0.2   4   5   3   0   0   0   8   3.77
Holtzman                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.32
Totals                  8     9  10   8   4   1   1  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk W(1-7)        8    12   7   7   3   1   0  39   8.47
Murphy                  1     3   1   1   0   0   1   6   2.42
Totals                  9    15   8   8   3   1   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Lyle (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti tripled to right; Bailor tripled to right
[Bosetti scored]; Howell grounded out (second to first);
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Bailor scored]; Hutton
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss doubled to
left; Nettles flied out to right [Chambliss to third]; Piniella
singled to center [Chambliss scored]; Spencer popped to third; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing flied out to center; Cerone grounded out
(second to first); McKay popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (second to first); Rivers tripled
to center; Randolph singled to right [Rivers scored]; Munson
singled to left [Randolph to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Randolph scored]; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to
second]; Nettles singled to right [Munson scored, Chambliss to
second]; Chambliss stole third and Nettles stole second;
Piniella struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays
2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to right; Randolph
walked [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell doubled to center; Mayberry homered
[Howell scored]; Hutton walked; Ewing walked [Hutton to second];
CLAY REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Cerone grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Hutton to third, Ewing out at
second]; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss lined to
first; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti struck out;
Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to center; Spencer doubled to
right; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
walked; Mayberry was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Clay [Mayberry to second]; LYLE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING);
Hutton singled to third [Mayberry to third]; VELEZ BATTED FOR
EWING; Velez was hit by a pitch [Hutton to second]; Cerone
reached on an error by Nettles [Mayberry scored (RBI), Hutton
scored (no RBI), Velez to second, Cerone to first]; McKay
doubled to center [Velez scored, Cerone to third]; Gomez singled
to left [Cerone scored (unearned), McKay to third, Gomez to
second (error by Piniella)]; Bosetti singled to center [McKay
scored, Gomez to third]; Bosetti stole second; Bailor hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Gomez scored (unearned), Bosetti to
third]; Howell popped to shortstop; 6 R (4 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 4, Blue Jays 10.

YANKEES 7TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Randolph singled
to third; Munson reached on an error by Gomez [Randolph to
second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Randolph to third, Munson out at second];
Chambliss singled to third [Randolph scored]; Nettles flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 10.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Mayberry flied
out to right; Hutton singled to right; Velez walked [Hutton to
second]; Cerone popped to second; McKay flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 10.

YANKEES 8TH: HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); UPSHAW
REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING LF); Piniella grounded out (third to
first); Spencer walked; ALSTON BATTED FOR DENT; Alston forced
Spencer (second to shortstop); Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 10.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING SS); Gomez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti flied out to right;
Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Blue Jays 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph walked; Munson doubled to left [Randolph
scored]; MURPHY REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Jackson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Munson to third]; Chambliss grounded
out (second to first) [Munson scored]; Nettles homered; Piniella
singled to third; Spencer singled to right [Piniella to second];
GUIDRY RAN FOR SPENCER; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson
popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Blue Jays
10.

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