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Yankees
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 21, 1978
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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 May 21, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 21, 1978 |
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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 | May 21, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Clay |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 41,308 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Lou DiMuro |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Tom Hutton | Left Fielder |
Sam Ewing | DH |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 21, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Garvin
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. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Garvin
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Clay
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Clay
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Clay
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Nettles moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McKay. Nettles scores. Johnson scores. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. Dent scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Clay
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Clay
Hutton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ewing vs. Clay
Ewing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Clay
McKay hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Clay
Ashby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Garvin
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Clay
Gomez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Gomez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bosetti vs. Clay
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss juggles the ball. That's an error on Chambliss. Gomez scores. Bosetti moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Clay
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Clay
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Clay
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Clay
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hutton for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Clay
Ewing hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Clay
McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Clay
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moore
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Moore
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Moore
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Clay
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Clay
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Clay
Bailor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Clay
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. Bosetti moves to third. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Clay
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Moore
Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers.
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Moore
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Moore
Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hutton. Munson reaches second base with a double. Blair scores. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Moore
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph scores. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Moore
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Clay
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Hutton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ewing vs. Clay
Ewing strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Clay
McKay hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss catches it and steps on first to double up Hutton. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Moore
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Moore
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Clay
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Clay
Gomez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Clay
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Clay
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Kirkwood
Don Kirkwood now pitching.
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Kirkwood
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kirkwood
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Kirkwood
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Holtzman
Ken Holtzman now pitching.
Howell 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 -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Holtzman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Holtzman
Otto Velez pinch hits for Tom Hutton.
Velez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kirkwood
Otto Velez now playing left field.
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kirkwood
Piniella hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kirkwood
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Kirkwood
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Doug Ault pinch hits for Sam Ewing.
Ault hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Lyle
McKay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Lyle
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Lyle
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/21/1978, game 2 -- New York at Toronto (D) New York AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 3 0 1 1 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 1 0 Blair P, ph-cf 2 1 1 0 Bailor B, rf 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 2 2 1 Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 5 1 3 4 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 5 0 0 1 Hutton T, lf 3 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 5 0 0 0 Velez O, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 3 0 Ewing S, dh 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 1 2 0 Ault D, ph 1 0 1 0 Johnson C, dh 3 2 1 0 McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 4 1 1 1 Ashby A, c 4 0 1 0 Gomez L, ss 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 9 14 8 36 1 9 0 New York 240 102 000 -- 9 Toronto 001 000 000 -- 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Clay K (W) 7.0 8 1 0 0 3 Holtzman K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyle S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Garvin J (L) 3.2 8 7 6 2 2 Moore B 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 Kirkwood D 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 E -- McKay D, Chambliss C DP -- New York 1, Toronto 1 LOB -- New York 7, Toronto 8 2B -- Munson T, Chambliss C 3B -- Gomez L HR -- Munson T T -- 2:14 A -- 41308
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