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.