Yankees @ Blue Jays
September 23, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 0
Blue Jays 3 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 0
Blue Jays 3 5 0

Otto Velez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .370
At Bats 3 342
Hits 1 89
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 1 60

Don Gullett Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 4 0
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Exhibition Stadium - September 23, 1977
Out
Don Gullett
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Paul Blair
Otto Velez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 9 0 3
Toronto Blue Jays 3 5 0 1
Winning Pitcher Don Gullett
Losing Pitcher Jesse Jefferson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Graig Nettles
Attendance 32,590
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair throws the ball in to Dent who tags Howell trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 9 Paul Blair now playing right field. Bailor hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jackson strikes out.
Top 9 Hector Torres now playing shortstop. Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doug Rader pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook. Rader strikes out.
Bottom 8 McKay hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ault settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bowling hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ault hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Velez strikes out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Howell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailor scores.
Bottom 7 Bailor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Bailor reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jefferson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Jackson strikes out.
Top 6 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cerone strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bowling hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ault hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dent strikes out.
Bottom 4 Velez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Randolph hits a line drive towards short. Nordbrook reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Woods strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nordbrook strikes out.
Bottom 3 McKay strikes out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Woods. White reaches second base with a double. Bowling throws the ball in to Howell who tags White trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rivers goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cerone strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bowling strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ault strikes out.
Bottom 2 Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Howell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bailor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Woods hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson tags and scores.
Top 1 Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bowling. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Rivers scores. Munson moves to third.
Top 1 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third.
Top 1 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault fields the ball and throws to Jefferson covering. Safe.