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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. New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IBlue 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.
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