After the Blue Jays won the opening game of the twin bill, 8-1, the Yankees came back to capture the nightcap, 3-2, and increase their lead in the East division to two full games over the Red Sox. In the lidlifter, Yankee ace Ron Guidry was shelled from the parapet, lasting only 1 2/3 innings, during which time he was thumped for five runs and six hits. The Jays' attack was climaxed by back-to-back triples by Rick Bosetti and Bob Bailor in the second inning. Toronto Blue Jays 8, New York Yankees 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition StadiumYankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 Blue Jays 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 x - 8 13 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Bosetti cf 5 2 3 2 0 1 .258 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Bailor rf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .266 Munson c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294 G. Woods rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .279 Howell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277 Piniella lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .314 Horton dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 .261 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Velez lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .274 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Johnson dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .188 Upshaw pr,1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 McKay 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .245 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cerone c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .226 McCall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .223 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 4 Totals 33 8 13 6 4 3 Time of Game: 2:09 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Blue Jays 9 DP: Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Guidry, Mayberry Doubles: Horton (21) Triples: Bosetti (5), Bailor (7) Home Runs: Johnson (6), Howell (6) Sacrifice Hits: Howell (4), Cerone (4), Gomez (19) GIDP: Velez (8), Cerone (7) Hit by Pitch: Bailor (5,by McCall) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry L(22-3) 1.2 6 5 3 0 1 0 12 1.80 McCall 6.1 7 3 3 4 2 1 29 4.70 Totals 8 13 8 6 4 3 1 41 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Willis W(3-6) 9 6 1 1 2 4 1 35 4.53 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 1 35 Hit by Pitch: McCall (1) Wild Pitches: McCall 2 (3), Willis (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph singled to left; Munson singled to left [Randolph to second]; Jackson struck out; Piniella reached on an error by Mayberry [Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled to left; Bailor singled to right [Bosetti to second]; Howell reached on an error by Guidry on a sacrifice bunt [Bosetti scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bailor scored (unearned) (no RBI), Howell to third]; Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez struck out; Mayberry flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Johnson walked [Nettles to second]; Dent forced Nettles (pitcher to third) [Johnson to second]; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; Randolph lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); Cerone singled to left; Gomez singled to right [Cerone to third]; Bosetti tripled to right [Cerone scored, Gomez scored]; Bailor tripled to left [Bosetti scored]; Howell reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; MCCALL REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); McCall threw a wild pitch [Howell to second]; McCall threw a wild pitch [Howell to third]; Horton walked; Velez walked [Horton to second]; Mayberry made an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 5. YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to center; Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to left [Piniella out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay flied out to center; Cerone walked; Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti singled to shortstop [Cerone to second]; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 5. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss made an out to third; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton struck out; Velez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 5. YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Mayberry singled to right; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; McKay singled to right [Upshaw to second]; Cerone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Upshaw to third, McKay to second]; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Upshaw scored, McKay to third]; Bosetti flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 6. YANKEES 6TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Munson flied out to right; Jackson flied out to right; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 6. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor was hit by a pitch; Howell grounded out (second to first) [Bailor to second]; Horton singled to center [Bailor scored]; Velez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 7. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles flied to right in foul territory; Johnson homered; Dent grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Upshaw walked; McKay singled to catcher [Upshaw to second]; Cerone grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Upshaw to third, McKay out at second]; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 7. YANKEES 8TH: G. WOODS REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING RF); Rivers struck out; Randolph flied out to center; Munson singled to right; Willis threw a wild pitch [Munson to second]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti struck out; G. Woods grounded out (third to first); Howell homered; Horton doubled to center; Velez made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 8. YANKEES 9TH: Piniella singled to center; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to right; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 8. |
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