A four-run outburst in the eighth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and carried the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Blue Jays. The winning rally was keyed by a two-run bases-loaded double by Bobby Brown that broke the tie. The Yanks had deadlocked the game in the seventh on a homer by Joe Lefebvre in his first major league game. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 22, 1980 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 - 5 9 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 2 0 1 0 3 0 .276 Griffin ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .254 Murcer dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Bailor 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .169 Jones cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .219 Woods lf 4 0 2 1 0 2 .383 Nettles 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Velez dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .340 Spencer 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .203 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .202 Brown lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .304 Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Lefebvre rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .333 Bonnell rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .204 Cerone c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .226 Ainge 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Dent ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .233 Davis c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitt c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Stieb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 9 5 7 5 Totals 35 1 8 1 3 6 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 26,047 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 10 DP: Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2 Doubles: Brown (1), Woods 2 (7), Ainge (3) Home Runs: Lefebvre (1) Stolen Bases: Brown (5), Cerone (1), Jones (7) Sacrifice Flies: Cerone (4) GIDP: Murcer 2 (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin W(1-2) 7 7 1 1 1 3 0 29 2.36 Gossage 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 9 3.93 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 6 0 38 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stieb L(4-2) 7.1 8 5 5 6 4 1 35 2.53 Buskey 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.25 Garvin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.60 Totals 9 9 5 5 7 5 1 41 Passed Balls: Whitt (2) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to shortstop; Murcer grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles lined to second; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Brown singled to right; Brown stole second; Debut game for Joe Lefebvre; Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. YANKEES 3RD: Cerone walked; Cerone stole second; Dent struck out; Randolph grounded out (first unassisted) [Cerone to third]; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bonnell popped to first in foul territory; Ainge was called out on strikes; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. YANKEES 4TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Nettles struck out; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin singled to center; Bailor singled to left [Griffin to third, Bailor to second (on throw)]; Woods doubled to right [Griffin scored, Bailor to third]; Velez reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at third (shortstop to third)]; Mayberry flied out to left; Bosetti forced Velez (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 5TH: Brown flied out to right; Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); Cerone singled to center; Dent forced Cerone (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge doubled to left; Davis popped to first; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph walked; Murcer singled to left [Randolph to second]; Jones struck out; Nettles flied out to left; Spencer walked [Randolph to third, Murcer to second]; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods doubled to right; Velez grounded out (third to first); Mayberry was walked intentionally; Bosetti forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 7TH: Lefebvre homered; Cerone flied out to left; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph walked; Murcer flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bonnell singled to left; Ainge singled to left [Bonnell to third, Ainge to second (on throw)]; UPSHAW BATTED FOR DAVIS; Upshaw reached on a fielder's choice [Bonnell out at home (shortstop to catcher), Ainge to third]; Griffin grounded out (first unassisted) [Upshaw to second]; Bailor made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 8TH: WHITT REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING C ); Jones singled to center; Nettles singled to pitcher [Jones to second]; Jones stole third; Whitt allowed a passed ball [Nettles to second]; Spencer walked; Brown doubled to left [Jones scored, Nettles scored, Spencer to third]; Lefebvre was walked intentionally; Cerone hit a sacrifice fly to center [Spencer scored, Brown to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Dent singled to left [Brown scored, Lefebvre to second]; Randolph walked [Lefebvre to third, Dent to second]; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Woods struck out; Velez walked; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; Bosetti walked [Velez to second]; Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 9TH: GARVIN REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Jones flied out to left; Nettles flied out to left; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ainge grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitt struck out; Griffin singled to right; Bailor forced Griffin (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1.

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