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Thursday June 28, 1979
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Pushing across two runs in the 10th inning, the Yankees prevailed over the Blue Jays, 5-3. With one out, Lou Piniella singled and Jim Spencer doubled to break a 3-3 tie. Spencer then scored an insurance run when Jay pitcher Mark Lemongello threw Graig Nettles' comebacker wildly past first base. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Thursday, June 28, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0    2  -   5 10  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   3 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .291      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Munson c              3   0   2   1     2   0   .298      Gomez 3b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .359
Murcer rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Piniella lf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .313      Carty dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Jones dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .297        Wilborn pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spencer ph,dh       2   1   1   1     0   0   .280        Woods ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Velez lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .226
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     2   0   .260      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     1   2   .282
Randolph 2b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .262      Cerone c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .197
Dent ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .251      Ainge 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .276
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bailor rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .233
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   4     7   2             Totals               36   3  11   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 39,347
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 9
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 4
Errors: Lemongello
Doubles: Munson (15), Dent (9), Jones (5), Spencer (6), Velez (10), Mayberry (14)
Stolen Bases: Bailor (7)
Caught Stealing: Bosetti (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Velez (1), Griffin (8)
GIDP: Piniella (11), Randolph 2 (13), Munson (9), Bailor (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    7.2   9   2   2   4   4   0  34   2.45
Davis W(6-0)            2.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.33
Totals                 10    11   3   3   4   5   0  42

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   6.2   7   3   3   5   2   0  31   4.66
Lemongello L(1-8)       3.1   3   2   1   2   0   0  13   6.32
Totals                 10    10   5   4   7   2   0  44

Wild Pitches: John (4)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
doubled to left; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Munson
to third]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Gomez singled to
center; Bosetti singled to third [Gomez to second]; Carty
grounded out (second to first) [Gomez to third, Bosetti to
second]; Velez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jones grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied
out to left; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Cerone forced Mayberry (third to
second); Ainge singled to pitcher [Cerone to second]; Bailor
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ainge
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph walked; Dent grounded out (first
unassisted) [Randolph to second]; Rivers grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Randolph to third]; Munson walked; Murcer flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Gomez
flied out to center; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella struck out; Jones flied out to center;
Nettles singled to right; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty walked; Velez doubled to right [Carty to
third]; Mayberry struck out; Cerone walked; John threw a wild
pitch [Carty scored, Velez to third, Cerone to second]; Ainge
was called out on strikes; Bailor singled to shortstop [Velez
scored, Cerone to third]; Griffin flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph walked; Dent doubled to center [Randolph
scored]; Rivers singled to pitcher [Dent to third]; Munson
singled to left [Dent scored, Rivers to second]; Murcer flied
out to right [Rivers to third]; Piniella grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out
(second to first); Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Jones doubled to left; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted) [Jones to third]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop
to first); Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
doubled to right; Cerone grounded out (third to first); Ainge
singled to center [Mayberry out at home (center to catcher)]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to center; Rivers walked; Munson
walked [Rivers to second]; Murcer struck out; Piniella singled
to center [Rivers scored, Munson to third, Piniella to second
(on throw)]; LEMONGELLO REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); SPENCER
BATTED FOR JONES; Spencer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bailor flied
out to center; Griffin flied out to left; Gomez singled to left;
Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Chambliss walked; Randolph grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty singled to right; WILBORN RAN FOR CARTY;
Velez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilborn to
second]; Mayberry struck out; Cerone walked; DAVIS REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Ainge made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 9TH: WILBORN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dent singled
to left; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dent out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor singled to center; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bailor to second]; Bailor
stole third; Gomez singled to left [Bailor scored]; Bosetti
forced Gomez (shortstop to second); WOODS BATTED FOR WILBORN;
Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 10TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Murcer flied
out to left; Piniella singled to center; Spencer doubled to
center [Piniella scored]; Nettles reached on an error by
Lemongello [Spencer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Nettles to
second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Randolph grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out
at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; Velez
struck out; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3.



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