The Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Blue Jays, winning the opener, 2-1, on Cliff Johnson's two-run homer and pounding three pitchers for 14 hits in a 9-1 rout in the nightcap. Johnson, who has eight homers off Toronto pitching since coming into the league last season, blasted his round-tripper following a one-out single by Chris Chambliss in the second inning.

In the nightcap, Thurman Munson sparked the Yankee attack with a single, double and homer, driving in four runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .290      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Munson dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .230
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .348        Kirkwood pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Hutton lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Ewing dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Johnson c             3   1   1   2     1   0   .150        Velez ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .225      Cerone c              3   1   1   0     0   0   .220
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ault ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .230
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Upshaw ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .255
                                                            Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     1   3             Totals               32   1   8   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:18
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Blue Jays 6
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Randolph (5), Howell (7)
Home Runs: Johnson (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (10), Rivers (3), Jackson (8)
Caught Stealing: Dent (1), Gomez (2)
GIDP: Gomez (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(5-1)         8     8   1   1   1   1   0  30   2.92
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.73
Gossage SV(6)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.99
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   3   0  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(1-4)        7     7   2   2   1   3   1  28   3.40
Murphy                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.22
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   3   1  36

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to catcher; Randolph doubled to
center; Randolph stole third; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to left; Bosetti was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (pitcher to
first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
singled to right; Nettles struck out; Johnson homered [Chambliss
scored]; Dent singled to left; Rivers struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Hutton
grounded out (second to first); Ewing grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone singled to right; McKay singled to center
[Cerone to third]; Gomez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cerone scored, McKay out at second];
Bosetti lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue
Jays 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella made an out to shortstop; Chambliss lined
to first; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell
doubled to left; Mayberry walked; Hutton flied out to center
[Howell to third]; Ewing flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson walked; Dent made an out to catcher; Rivers
singled to left [Johnson to second]; Randolph flied out to right
[Johnson to third]; Rivers stole second; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone flied out to right; McKay struck out;
Gomez singled to right; Gomez was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue
Jays 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
right; Chambliss singled to shortstop; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti popped to first in foul territory; Bailor
flied out to center; Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Dent singled
to right; Rivers flied out to center; Dent was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton
flied out to center; Ewing singled to right; Cerone forced Ewing
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue
Jays 1.

YANKEES 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second;
Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay lined to shortstop; UPSHAW BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Upshaw singled to center; Bosetti flied out to right;
Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING SS); Chambliss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles singled to left;
Johnson flied out to left; Dent grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell singled to pitcher; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA
(PITCHING); Mayberry walked [Howell to second]; KIRKWOOD RAN FOR
MAYBERRY; Hutton struck out; GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING);
VELEZ BATTED FOR EWING; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Howell to third, Kirkwood to second]; AULT BATTED FOR CERONE;
Ault struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.