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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 20, 1979
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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 June 20, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Balor Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,129 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Marty Springstead |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Joe Cannon | Right Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Third Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Jones | DH |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 20, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Figueroa
Griffin 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Figueroa
Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Figueroa
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Moore
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Moore
Beniquez hits a popup in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Moore
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Moore
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Figueroa
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Figueroa
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Figueroa
Woods takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Figueroa
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Moore
Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Moore
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Moore
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Moore
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Moore
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Moore
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Figueroa
Gomez 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Figueroa
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Figueroa
Griffin 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 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Moore
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Moore
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moore
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Figueroa
Cannon 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Figueroa
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Figueroa
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Figueroa
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. There goes Carty trying to get to third. Piniella throws the ball in to Nettles, who tags Carty for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Figueroa
Woods hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Woods reaches second base with a double. There goes Mayberry trying to get to home. Piniella throws the ball in to Randolph who relays the ball to Munson, who tags Mayberry, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Moore
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Moore
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Moore
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Figueroa
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Figueroa
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Figueroa
There goes Gomez. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Gomez steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Figueroa
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Figueroa
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cannon vs. Figueroa
Cannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Moore
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Moore
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Moore
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Moore
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Figueroa
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Figueroa
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Figueroa
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Moore
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Moore
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Moore
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Moore
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Figueroa
Woods hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Figueroa
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Figueroa
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Figueroa
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Moore
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Moore
Brown bunts towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Moore
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Moore
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Moore
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching.
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Burris
Cannon hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Burris
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Moore
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moore
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Moore
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Burris
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Burris
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Burris
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Burris
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Burris
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Moore
Bob Bailor now playing left field.
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Moore
Mickey Rivers pinch runs for Darryl Jones.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, throws to second, with Griffin covering, for one, and over to first, with Ainge covering, for the double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Moore
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Moore
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1979, game 2 -- Toronto at New York (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 0 1 1
Cannon J, rf 4 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0
Bosetti R, cf 4 1 1 0 Munson T, c 3 0 1 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 1 0 Piniella L, rf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Woods A, lf 3 1 2 1 Jones D, dh 4 0 2 1
Bailor B, lf 0 0 0 0 Rivers M, pr 0 0 0 0
Ainge D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 1 0
Gomez L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brown B, lf 3 0 2 0
Cerone R, c 2 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0
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33 3 8 3 33 2 9 2
Toronto 000 100 101 -- 3
New York 010 000 100 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Moore B (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E 7.0 6 2 2 2 5
Burris R (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Dent B
DP -- Toronto 2, New York 1
LOB -- Toronto 5, New York 7
2B -- Nettles G, Woods A
HR -- Woods A, Mayberry J
SB -- Gomez L
SH -- Brown B
T -- 2:09
A -- 32129
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