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Wednesday September 20, 1978
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New York Yankees 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  6  0
Blue Jays    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .266      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .274      A. Woods lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Munson c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .277      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   4   .258
  Thomasson lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .313        Upshaw pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Blair pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .175      Velez rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .275
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .277      McKay 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .245
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .274      Ashby c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .277
Johnson dh            3   0   1   0     1   1   .190      Gomez ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .222
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clay p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   6   3     3   9             Totals               33   2   6   2     3   9

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 38,080
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Blue Jays 7
DP: Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: A. Woods
Doubles: McKay (19), Ashby (14)
Triples: Johnson (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clay                    6     4   2   2   1   5   0  23   4.28
Gossage W(10-10)        3     2   0   0   2   4   0  13   2.02
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   9   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               8.1   3   2   2   2   7   0  31   4.08
Cruz L(7-3)             0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   1.62
Buskey                  0.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   9   0  37

Wild Pitches: Clay (4)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods singled to center; Howell flied out to center; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (third to first); Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry made an out to third; Velez singled to
center; McKay doubled to left [Velez scored]; Clay threw a wild
pitch [McKay to third]; Ashby walked; Gomez grounded out (first
unassisted) [McKay scored, Ashby to second]; Bosetti made an out
to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Johnson flied out to right; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods flied out to right; Howell struck out;
Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph struck out; Munson singled to right;
Jackson struck out; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Velez popped to
first in foul territory; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss lined to shortstop; Nettles flied out to
left; Johnson tripled to right; Dent struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby made an out to shortstop; Gomez grounded
out (third to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers struck out; Randolph flied out to right;
Munson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Howell
singled to center; Horton struck out; Mayberry made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (third to first); Piniella
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss reached on an error by
A. Woods [Chambliss to second]; Nettles made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Velez struck
out; McKay flied out to center; Ashby doubled to left; Gomez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Johnson struck out; WHITE BATTED FOR DENT; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Bosetti
flied out to right; A. Woods made an out to shortstop; Howell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to right; Munson flied out to
left; Jackson walked [Randolph to second]; CRUZ REPLACED
UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Piniella singled to right [Randolph
scored, Jackson to third]; BLAIR RAN FOR PINIELLA; Chambliss
singled to center [Jackson scored, Blair to second]; Nettles
singled to right [Blair scored, Chambliss to third, Nettles to
second (on throw)]; BUSKEY REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Johnson was
walked intentionally; Stanley struck out; Rivers struck out; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); THOMASSON
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING LF); Horton struck out; Mayberry
singled to center; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez walked [Upshaw
to second]; McKay grounded out (second to first) [Upshaw to
third, Velez to second]; Ashby walked; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Ewing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.



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