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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 9, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 9, 1977 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,145 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Larry McCoy |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | DH |
| Doug Ault | First Baseman |
| Gary Woods | Center Fielder |
| Steve Bowling | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Tim Nordbrook | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 9, 1977
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Torrez
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Torrez
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Torrez
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ault vs. Torrez
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garvin
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowling vs. Torrez
Bowling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Torrez
Ashby takes first base on ball four. Bowling moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordbrook vs. Torrez
Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. Bowling moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staggs vs. Torrez
Staggs strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Bowling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Torrez
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Torrez
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Torrez
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Garvin
Garvin fires to first and picks off Jackson. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowling vs. Torrez
Bowling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Torrez
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garvin
White strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bowling. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Torrez
Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Torrez
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson scores. There goes Jackson trying to get to third. Bowling throws the ball in to Howell, who tags Jackson for the out. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Garvin
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Torrez
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Torrez
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Torrez
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a popup towards first. Ault settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowling vs. Torrez
Bowling hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Torrez
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Torrez
Doug Rader pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Garvin
Dave McKay now playing shortstop.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops it up and throws to first, with Garvin covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Torrez
Paul Blair now playing right field.
Staggs strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Torrez
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Torrez
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1977 -- Toronto at New York (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Staggs S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0
Woods A, lf 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Munson T, dh 4 1 2 0
Fairly R, dh 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 2 0 0 0
Ault D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Blair P, rf 0 0 0 0
Woods G, cf 3 0 0 0 Johnson C, c 3 1 1 1
Bowling S, rf 3 0 2 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 1 1
Ashby A, c 2 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 0 0 0
Nordbrook T, ss 2 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rader D, ph 1 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 1 0 0 0
McKay D, ss 0 0 0 0
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28 0 3 0 27 2 5 2
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 010 001 00x -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin J (L) 8.0 5 2 2 4 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 5
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Toronto 3, New York 5
2B -- Rivers M
HR -- Johnson C
T -- 1:59
A -- 21145
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