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Saturday September 29, 1979
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The Yankees smacked four homers, accounting for seven runs, to defeat the Blue Jays, 9-4. Jim Spencer smashed a drive with a man on base in the third inning, Reggie Jackson hit a three-run homer in the fourth and Bobby Murcer rapped solo shots in the fifth and eighth. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 9, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4 11  1
Yankees      0  1  3    3  1  0    0  1  x  -   9 13  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   0   3   1     0   1   .285      Murcer cf             5   3   3   2     0   0   .262
Woods lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .279        Guidry cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosetti cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Randolph 2b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .271
Velez dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .288        Stanley 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kusick 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Gamble lf             5   0   2   0     0   2   .357
Cerone c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Jackson rf            5   1   2   3     0   1   .297
Howell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   3   .249      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .280
Bailor rf             4   2   1   1     0   0   .229      Nettles 3b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .250
Gomez 2b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .239      Spencer dh            4   1   1   2     0   0   .283
Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .167
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     1   7             Totals               36   9  13   8     5   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 30,016
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Yankees 8
DP: Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Bailor, Garcia
Doubles: Bailor (11), Gomez (7), Griffin (21), Murcer (10)
Triples: Griffin (10)
Home Runs: Spencer (21), Jackson (29), Murcer 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (33)
GIDP: Kusick (3), Garcia (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(6-18)         2.1   7   4   4   2   1   1  16   5.77
Moore                   1     2   3   3   3   1   1   7   4.84
Todd                    4.2   4   2   2   0   1   2  18   5.85
Totals                  8    13   9   9   5   3   4  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(21-9)            8.2  10   4   3   1   7   0  36   2.96
Hood                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.22
Totals                  9    11   4   3   1   7   0  38

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Woods struck out; Bosetti
singled to left; Velez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Randolph
singled to shortstop; Randolph stole second; Gamble singled to
third [Randolph to third]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Cerone
singled to left; Howell struck out; Bailor grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Nettles to second]; Robinson singled to center
[Nettles scored]; Garcia singled to third [Robinson to second];
Murcer made an out to third; Randolph walked [Robinson to third,
Garcia to second]; Gamble made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
tripled to center; Woods hit into a double play to left [Griffin
out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
right; Nettles singled to right [Chambliss scored (error by
Bailor) (no RBI), Nettles to third]; Spencer homered [Nettles
scored]; MOORE REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Robinson walked;
Garcia grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Robinson out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Yankees 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti flied out to left; Velez flied out to
center; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer doubled to center; Randolph walked; Gamble
struck out; Jackson homered [Murcer scored, Randolph scored];
Chambliss walked; TODD REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted) [Chambliss to second]; Spencer
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Yankees 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone flied out to left; Howell struck out;
Bailor made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Garcia
flied out to center; Murcer homered; Randolph flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Gomez
grounded out (third to first); Griffin singled to right; Woods
flied out to left; Bosetti forced Griffin (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble singled to right; Jackson flied out to
right; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gamble to
second]; Nettles grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 8.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez walked; Kusick grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Velez out at second]; Cerone
singled to center; Howell singled to right [Cerone to third];
Bailor doubled to right [Cerone scored, Howell to third]; Gomez
doubled to right [Howell scored, Bailor scored]; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Robinson
grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Woods singled to center; Bosetti forced Woods
(third to second); Velez singled to right [Bosetti to second];
Kusick struck out; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer homered; Stanley flied out to center; Gamble
struck out; Jackson singled to center; Chambliss grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: GUIDRY REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); Howell
struck out; Bailor reached on an error by Garcia [Bailor to
second]; Gomez grounded out (third to first); HOOD REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Griffin doubled to left [Bailor scored (unearned)];
Woods grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Yankees 9.



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