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Yankees
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
June 26, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees, played on June 26, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Lemanczyk |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 38,696 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Luis Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cannon | Right Fielder |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
June 26, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lemanczyk
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lemanczyk
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Lemanczyk
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Lemanczyk
Piniella takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chambliss vs. Lemanczyk
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson tags and scores. Murcer tags and moves to third. Piniella tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Lemanczyk
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Lemanczyk
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Lemanczyk
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Lemanczyk
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Tiant
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Tiant
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Tiant
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lemanczyk
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lemanczyk
Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lemanczyk
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lemanczyk
There's a wild pitch. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Lemanczyk
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Tiant
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Tiant
Cerone takes first base on ball four. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainge vs. Tiant
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cannon vs. Tiant
Cannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woods scores. Ainge moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Tiant
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lemanczyk
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lemanczyk
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lemanczyk
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Lemanczyk
Randolph is hit by the pitch. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Lemanczyk
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Tiant
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Tiant
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Lemanczyk
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemanczyk covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lemanczyk
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lemanczyk
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lemanczyk
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Lemanczyk
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Fred Stanley now playing second base.
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Tiant
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woods for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Tiant
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lemanczyk
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lemanczyk
Spencer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Spencer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Lemanczyk
Stanley bunts towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Lemanczyk
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Lemanczyk
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Lemanczyk
Munson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Tiant
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Tiant
Cannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ainge moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Tiant
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stanley. Ainge scores. Cannon moves to third. Griffin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gomez vs. Tiant
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bosetti vs. Tiant
Bosetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lemanczyk
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lemanczyk
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Lemanczyk
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Lemanczyk
There's a wild pitch. Piniella scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Lemanczyk
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Lemanczyk
Spencer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Lemanczyk
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dent vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Dent hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Tiant
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Tiant
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Buskey
Bob Bailor now playing center field.
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Buskey
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Buskey
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Buskey
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Miller
Dyar Miller now pitching.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Tiant
Ainge hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Tiant
Cannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Tiant
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Tiant
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Miller
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Miller
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Miller
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dent vs. Miller
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nettles tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 10 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Miller
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cannon. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Spencer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Miller
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Tiant
Juan Beniquez now playing left field.
Bailor strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Tiant
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Tiant
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Tiant
Woods hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Tiant
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Miller
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Miller
Beniquez hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Miller
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Tiant
Ainge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Tiant
Cannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Tiant
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 11 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Tiant
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1979 -- New York at Toronto (N)
New York AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 6 0 2 1 Griffin A, ss 5 0 1 1
Munson T, c 5 2 1 0 Gomez L, 3b 5 0 0 0
Murcer B, rf 4 1 2 0 Bosetti R, cf 3 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 4 2 3 1 Bailor B, cf 1 0 0 0
Beniquez J, lf 1 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0
Chambliss C, dh 5 1 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 5 2 2 2 Woods A, lf 4 1 2 0
Spencer J, 1b 3 3 3 2 Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0
Randolph W, 2b 1 0 1 0 Ainge D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Stanley F, 2b 2 0 1 2 Cannon J, rf 4 0 2 1
Dent B, ss 3 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 11 16 10 36 2 8 2
New York 500 012 120 -- 11
Toronto 010 010 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 7
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk D (L) 5.2 11 8 8 6 4
Buskey T 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Miller D 2.2 3 2 2 0 1
E -- Stanley F
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- New York 12, Toronto 9
2B -- Rivers M
3B -- Spencer J
HR -- Spencer J
SH -- Stanley F
SF -- Chambliss C, Dent B
HBP -- by Lemanczyk D (Randolph W)
WP -- Lemanczyk D 2
T -- 2:37
A -- 38696
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