The Blue Jays were leading the Yankees, 5-3, when rain forced the suspension of play with two out in the top half of the 10th inning. The contest was completed prior to the next night's regularly scheduled game.

The Blue Jays broke a 3-3 tie in the 10th with the aid of some shoddy defensive work by the Yankees. Ron Davis struck out Bob Bailor and Joe Cannon and then fanned pinch-hitter Al Woods, but catcher Rick Cerone let the third strike get by him for a passed ball, allowing Woods to reach first. Ernie Whitt then singled to right field, where the ball went through the legs of Reggie Jackson as both Woods and Whitt scored on the three-base error. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0    4  0  0    0  -   7  9  1
Yankees      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    4  0  0    1  -   8 15  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            6   0   1   0     0   3   .256      Randolph 2b           6   0   3   4     0   1   .296
Moseby rf             6   1   0   0     0   3   .240      Murcer dh             4   0   0   0     3   0   .275
Howell 3b             6   1   1   2     0   0   .259      Gamble lf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .263
Bonnell cf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .270        Piniella ph,lf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Iorg ph,lf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Jackson rf            6   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Garcia 2b             6   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Mayberry 1b           6   1   2   3     0   3   .246        Watson ph,1b        1   0   0   0     3   0   .312
Bailor lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Cerone c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .284
  Cannon cf           2   0   0   0     0   2   .042        Oates c             3   2   1   0     0   0   .189
Ault dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Dent ss               6   1   2   2     1   0   .274
  Woods ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   3   0     0   0   .214
  Upshaw pr,dh        0   1   0   0     1   0   .163        Wilborn pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Davis c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .214        Doyle 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Hodgson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Whitt c             2   1   2   0     0   0   .245        Stanley 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brown cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Soderholm ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lefebvre ph,cf      2   2   2   0     1   0   .237
  Schrom p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stieb p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lollar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kucek p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   7   9   5     2  17             Totals               51   8  15   8     8   4

Time of Game: 4:08   Attendance: 22,516
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Yankees 15
DP: Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Garcia, Jackson, Dent
Doubles: Bonnell (20), Rodriguez (6), Randolph (22), Dent (25)
Home Runs: Mayberry (26), Howell (8), Cerone (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (5)
GIDP: Piniella (16)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (2,by Stieb)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin              6.2   7   2   1   0   3   1  28   3.93
Willis                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.93
Barlow                  0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.40
Schrom                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.23
Stieb                   0.2   2   4   4   2   1   0   7   3.48
Mirabella               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.67
Kucek L(3-7)            3     3   1   1   3   0   0  14   6.89
Totals                 12.2  15   8   7   8   4   1  61

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     9     5   3   3   1  11   1  33   2.34
Davis                   0.2   1   2   0   0   3   0   4   2.90
Lollar                  0.1   2   2   0   0   0   1   4   3.81
Underwood W(13-9)       3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   3.84
Totals                 13     9   7   3   2  17   2  52

Passed Balls: Oates (2)
Hit by Pitch: Stieb (4)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Moseby
struck out; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Murcer flied out to left;
Gamble flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bonnell was called out on strikes; Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Spencer
flied out to right; Cerone homered; Dent flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor lined to right; Ault grounded out (third
to first); Davis popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown
struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin singled to center; Moseby struck out;
Howell grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffin to second];
Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Gamble
singled to right; Jackson reached on an error by Garcia [Gamble
to second]; Spencer flied out to center; Cerone singled to
center [Gamble scored (unearned), Jackson to third]; Dent forced
Cerone (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Garcia flied out to right; Mayberry singled to
pitcher; Bailor forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); Ault
forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez singled to right; Brown popped to third
in foul territory; Randolph lined to right; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
struck out; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble struck out; Jackson lined to left; Spencer
singled to right; Cerone lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell flied out to center; Bonnell doubled to
left; Garcia singled to shortstop [Bonnell stayed at second];
Mayberry homered [Bonnell scored, Garcia scored]; Bailor struck
out; Ault struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to right; Brown made an out to shortstop; Randolph
singled to center [Rodriguez to third]; WILLIS REPLACED
MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Davis walked; HODGSON RAN FOR DAVIS; Griffin
struck out; Moseby grounded out (second to first) [Hodgson to
second]; Howell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: WHITT REPLACED HODGSON (PLAYING C ); PINIELLA
BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Piniella lined to left; Jackson flied out to
right; WATSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Watson walked; Cerone flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PINIELLA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bonnell struck out; Garcia grounded
out (second to first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent flied out to right; Rodriguez doubled to left;
WILBORN RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR BROWN; BARLOW
REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR SODERHOLM;
Lefebvre singled to left [Wilborn out at home (left to catcher),
Lefebvre to second]; Randolph singled to center [Lefebvre
scored]; Murcer walked [Randolph to second]; SCHROM REPLACED
BARLOW (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: DAVIS REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); OATES REPLACED
CERONE (PLAYING C ); DOYLE REPLACED WILBORN (PLAYING 3B);
LEFEBVRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bailor was called out on
strikes; Bob Bailor ejected by HP umpire Durwood Merrill;
WOODS BATTED FOR AULT; Woods struck out but advanced to first on
a passed ball; UPSHAW RAN FOR WOODS; Whitt singled to right
[Upshaw scored (error by Jackson) (unearned), Whitt scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; the ball rolled through Jackson's
legs; Griffin struck out; Rain delay at 10:50pm, game
later suspended and resumed 9-18; LOLLAR REPLACED DAVIS
(PITCHING); Moseby reached on an error by Dent; Howell hit an
inside the park homer to center (unearned) [Moseby scored
(unearned)]; IORG BATTED FOR BONNELL; Iorg singled to center;
Garcia grounded out (third to first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 10TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STIEB REPLACED
SCHROM (PITCHING); IORG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CANNON
REPLACED BAILOR (PLAYING CF); Jackson was hit by a pitch; Watson
walked [Jackson to second]; Oates forced Watson (pitcher to
shortstop) [Jackson to third]; Dent singled to right [Jackson
scored, Oates to third]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Robinson was
called out on strikes; Lefebvre walked [Dent to second];
Randolph doubled to right [Oates scored, Dent scored, Lefebvre
scored]; MIRABELLA REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Murcer was walked
intentionally; KUCEK REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Piniella
forced Randolph (third unassisted); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 7, Yankees 7.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: STANLEY REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B);
UNDERWOOD REPLACED LOLLAR (PITCHING); Mayberry flied out to
left; Cannon struck out; Upshaw walked; Whitt singled to left
[Upshaw to third]; Griffin flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 11TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Watson
walked; Oates lined to center; Dent walked [Watson to second];
Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7,
Yankees 7.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: Moseby grounded out (second to first); Howell
made an out to shortstop; Iorg grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 12TH: Lefebvre singled to right; Randolph out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lefebvre to second]; Murcer
was walked intentionally; Piniella grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Yankees 7.

BLUE JAYS 13TH: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
struck out; Cannon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
7, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 13TH: Jackson flied out to right; Watson made an out to
shortstop; Oates singled to right; Dent doubled to left [Oates
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Yankees 8.