The Blue Jays bounced back to beat the Yankees, 3-2, after losing the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 2-1. John Mayberry's home run with one out in the ninth inning enabled the Blue Jays to take the nightcap behind the pitching of Balor Moore, who won his first game of the season.

The Yankees scored two runs in the fifth inning of the opener to give Billy Martin his first victory since returning as manager. Bucky Dent singled, scoring Juan Beniquez, who had tripled. Mickey Rivers sacrificed, advancing Dent to second. Dent took third as Willie Randolph flied out and scored the winning run on Tom Underwood's wild pitch. Don Hood, in his first appearance since he was acquired from the Indians, worked 4 2/3 innings to gain the victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, June      20, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Rivers cf             3   0   2   0     0   1   .291
Cannon rf,lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Randolph 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Munson c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .300
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Piniella rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .285      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Woods lf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Jones dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Velez ph,rf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .230      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Ainge 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .311      Beniquez lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Gomez 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .406      Dent ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Davis c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .097      Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cerone ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     4   2             Totals               27   2   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Yankees 6
DP: Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1
Doubles: Velez (9)
Triples: Beniquez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cannon (2), Rivers (2), Randolph (2)
GIDP: Davis (4)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (2,by Underwood)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(1-10)       8     6   2   2   2   3   0  32   4.30
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   3   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.83
Hood W(2-0)             4.2   2   0   0   4   1   0  19   3.04
Davis SV(1)             3.1   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.80
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   2   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Underwood (4)
Wild Pitches: Underwood (5)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Cannon grounded out
(second to first) [Griffin to second]; Bosetti grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Griffin to third]; Carty grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph walked; Munson singled
to left [Randolph to second]; Piniella was hit by a pitch
[Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Nettles struck out; Jones
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees
0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to pitcher; HOOD REPLACED
BEATTIE (PITCHING); Woods flied out to left; Ainge walked
[Mayberry to second]; Gomez singled to right [Mayberry scored,
Ainge to third]; Davis grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Gomez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin walked; Cannon out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Griffin to second]; Bosetti flied out to
center; Carty walked; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Randolph lined into a
double play (third to first) [Rivers out at first]; Munson
singled to center; Piniella forced Munson (shortstop to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge
flied out to right; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin
flied out to center; Cannon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Beniquez tripled to right; Dent singled to left
[Beniquez scored]; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Dent to second]; Randolph flied out to center [Dent to
third]; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Dent scored]; Munson made
an out to catcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti flied out to left; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry walked; VELEZ BATTED FOR WOODS;
Velez doubled to right [Mayberry to third]; DAVIS REPLACED HOOD
(PITCHING); Ainge grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CANNON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Piniella grounded out (third to first);
Nettles made an out to third; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez flied out to center; CERONE BATTED FOR
DAVIS; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: CERONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Chambliss made
an out to third; Beniquez flied out to left; Dent flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cannon grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers singled to shortstop; Randolph out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rivers to second]; Munson
struck out; Piniella was walked intentionally; Nettles flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Velez struck out;
Ainge singled to shortstop; Gomez singled to left [Ainge to
second]; Cerone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.