Back-to-back doubles by Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers keyed a three-run inning as the Yankees maintained their one-game lead in the East division by beating the Blue Jays, 4-1. The decisive rally began with a one out single by Graig Nettles. One out later, Roy White singled and Dent and Rivers followed with their two-baggers.

A single by Lou Piniella and triple by Nettles produced another marker in the sixth. Rich Gossage relieved with none out and two on in the ninth and closed the door on the Jays. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Yankees      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .261      Rivers cf             3   0   2   2     0   0   .267
Bailor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Mayberry dh           4   1   1   1     0   1   .254      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Upshaw 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
A. Woods lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Ashby c               1   0   0   0     2   0   .272      Piniella rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .314
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .274
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Horton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .254      White lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .269
  Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Dent ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .249
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   6   1     2   4             Totals               33   4   9   4     0   2

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 20,535
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5
DP: Blue Jays 0, Yankees 4
Errors: Bailor
Doubles: A. Woods (12), Dent (11), Rivers (24)
Triples: Nettles (2)
Home Runs: Mayberry (22)
GIDP: McKay 2 (17), Bailor (6), Mayberry (13)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(6-14)       8     9   4   4   0   2   0  33   4.10
Totals                  8     9   4   4   0   2   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(19-9)        8     6   1   1   2   4   1  29   3.10
Gossage SV(25)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.93
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   1  31

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out (first to
pitcher); Howell singled to right; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right [Rivers to second (error by
Bailor)]; Randolph struck out; Munson flied out to center;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods doubled to left; Ashby walked; McKay grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to center; Nettles singled to
left; Chambliss flied out to center; White singled to left
[Nettles to second]; Dent doubled to left [Nettles scored, White
to third]; Rivers doubled to left [White scored, Dent scored];
Randolph flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Yankees 3.

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

YANKEES 3RD: Munson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell made an out to first; Mayberry flied out
to center; Upshaw flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Chambliss singled
to left; White flied out to right; Dent flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods struck out; Ashby grounded out (second
to first); McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti
flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Piniella
singled to center; Nettles tripled to right [Piniella scored];
Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); White made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
homered; Upshaw flied out to left; A. Woods grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
RIVERS; Johnson made an out to third; Randolph flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING CF); Ashby
walked; McKay grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Ashby out at second]; HORTON BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING SS); Munson made
an out to third; Jackson flied out to left; Piniella singled to
right; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Yankees 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti singled to center; Bailor singled to left
[Bosetti to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING);
Howell flied out to right; Mayberry grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Yankees 4.