The Blue Jays pulled off their second triple play of the month in the course of defeating the Yankees, 3-2, and snapping Ron Guidry's 11-game winning streak. In the seventh inning, the Yankees put men on first and second with singles by Chris Chambliss and Roy Staiger. Damaso Garcia then lined sharply to second baseman Dave McKay, who threw to first to double Staiger. First baseman Craig Kusick's relay to shortstop Alfredo Griffin caught Chambliss off base for the third out.

The Blue Jays previously had a triple play against the Indians September 7. The Blue Jays scored all their runs in the first on a single by Bob Bailor, two walks, a single by Rick Bosetti and wild throw by center fielder Bobby Brown. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, September 21, 1979 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Blue Jays    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Griffin ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Brown cf              3   2   1   0     0   1   .230      Bailor rf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .226
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .337      Velez lf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .286
  Gulden c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .151        Mayberry 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Jackson rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .293      Kusick 1b             2   1   1   0     2   1   .228
Scott dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254        Cannon pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Spencer ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Bosetti cf            3   0   2   2     0   0   .266
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Nettles 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Staiger 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .217
  Narron ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robinson c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  White ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .215
  Murcer cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     0   3             Totals               28   3   7   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 22,331
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Blue Jays 7
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Brown 2, Underwood
Doubles: Piniella (22)
Triples: Brown (1)
Caught Stealing: Cannon (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosetti (6)
GIDP: Carty (21)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry L(17-8)          8     7   3   2   5   3   0  34   2.85
Totals                  8     7   3   2   5   3   0  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(9-16)       7     6   2   1   0   3   0  26   3.62
Buskey SV(7)            2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.12
Totals                  9     8   2   1   0   3   0  34

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph lined to shortstop; Brown struck out;
Piniella flied out to right; Graig Nettles was hurt sometime
during the 1st inning; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: STAIGER REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor singled to left; Velez
walked [Bailor to second]; Carty popped to first in foul
territory; Kusick walked [Bailor to third, Velez to second];
Bosetti singled to center [Bailor scored (RBI), Velez scored
(RBI), Kusick scored (error by Brown) (error by Brown)
(unearned) (no RBI), Bosetti to third]; Cerone grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to left; Scott struck out;
Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to second];
Staiger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay
singled to right; Griffin grounded out (second to first) [McKay
to second]; Bailor walked; Velez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Garcia flied out to right; Robinson grounded out
(second to first); Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick
struck out; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Brown reached on an error by Underwood; Piniella
doubled to left [Brown scored (unearned)]; Jackson singled to
left [Piniella to third]; Scott grounded out (third to first)
[Jackson to second]; Chambliss struck out; Staiger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone singled to right; Howell flied out to
left; McKay struck out; Griffin flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Garcia flied out to left; Robinson flied out to
left; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor flied out to center; Velez walked; Carty
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Velez
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Brown tripled to center; Piniella grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first)
[Brown scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Kusick singled to pitcher; Bosetti singled to
third [Kusick to second]; Cerone flied out to left; Howell
struck out; McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to right; Staiger singled to left
[Chambliss to second]; Garcia lined into a triple play (second
to first to shortstop) [Chambliss out at second, Staiger out at
first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin flied out to right; Bailor singled to
left; Velez grounded out (third to first) [Bailor to second];
Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue
Jays 3.

YANKEES 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED
FOR ROBINSON; White singled to shortstop; Randolph singled to
center [White to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR BROWN; Gamble made
an out to shortstop; Piniella grounded out (third to first)
[White to third, Randolph to second]; Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: GULDEN REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING C ); MURCER
REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING CF); Kusick walked; CANNON RAN FOR
KUSICK; Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Cannon to second]; Cannon was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 9TH: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MAYBERRY
REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING 1B); SPENCER BATTED FOR SCOTT; Spencer
flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to center; NARRON
BATTED FOR STAIGER; Narron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.