Jesse Jefferson went the route for the Blue Jays in a 12-inning, 2-1 triumph over the Red Sox. With one out in the bottom of the 12th, Tim Johnson drew a base on balls and advanced to third on a double by Luis Gomez. Rick Bosetti then lined a single between short and third through the drawn-in infield.

A homer by Butch Hobson gave the Sox a 1-0 lead in the fifth, but the Blue Jays tied the contest in the sixth on a single by Bob Bailor, a stolen base, infield out and sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Bosetti cf            6   0   2   1     0   0   .287
Remy 2b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .297      Bailor rf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .255
Rice lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .358      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .266
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   1     0   1   .243
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     1   1   .241        Upshaw pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Lynn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Hutton lf,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .292      Ewing dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .190
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Cerone c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Brohamer dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .236
Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carty ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .325
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson 2b          0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                          Gomez ss              5   0   2   0     0   1   .231
                                                          Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               40   2  11   2     3   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 14,578
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3
Doubles: Yastrzemski (7), Burleson (9), Gomez (2)
Triples: Remy (3)
Home Runs: Hobson (8)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (5), Bailor (1), McKay (1)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hutton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (2)
GIDP: Rice (6), Lynn (4), Evans (3)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (3,by Wright)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                 10     9   1   1   2   5   0  39   2.25
Campbell L(2-4)         1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   8.44
Totals                 11.1  11   2   2   3   6   0  46

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(3-5)       12     7   1   1   2   3   1  42   4.26
Totals                 12     7   1   1   2   3   1  42

Passed Balls: Fisk (2)
Hit by Pitch: Wright (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
flied out to left; Howell walked; Fisk allowed a passed ball
[Howell to second]; Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Hutton singled
to right [Howell out at home (right to catcher), Mayberry to
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Fisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing was called out on strikes; Cerone flied out
to left; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson flied out to right; Evans walked; Brohamer
flied out to right; Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez was called out on strikes; Bosetti grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bailor singled to center; Howell flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy singled to left; Rice grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Remy out at second];
Yastrzemski doubled to left; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Hutton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ewing grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson
homered; Evans flied out to center; Brohamer flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay was
called out on strikes; Gomez singled to left; Bosetti forced
Gomez (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy
struck out; Rice made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor singled to left; Bailor stole second;
Howell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bailor to third];
Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bailor scored]; Hutton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk popped to
center; Lynn grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ewing flied out to left; Cerone singled to left;
Cerone was picked off first (pitcher to first); McKay singled to
left; McKay stole second; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor flied out to
left; Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to right; Remy tripled to
center; Rice popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry singled; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Hutton
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Upshaw to second];
Ewing was walked intentionally; Cerone forced Upshaw (third
unassisted) [Ewing to second]; CARTY BATTED FOR MCKAY; Carty
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue
Jays 1.

RED SOX 10TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUTTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING 2B);
Fisk walked; Lynn singled to left [Fisk to third]; Hobson struck
out; Evans grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
singled; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Bailor singled to left; Howell forced Bailor (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 11TH: Brohamer flied out to left; Burleson doubled to
right; Remy lined to shortstop; Burleson stole third; Rice
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Upshaw
struck out; Hutton popped to center; Ewing grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

RED SOX 12TH: Yastrzemski flied to right in foul territory; Fisk
made an out to shortstop; Lynn lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson walked; Gomez doubled to right [Johnson to third];
Bosetti singled to left [Johnson scored, Gomez to third]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.