Yankees @ Blue Jays
September 22, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 10 1
Blue Jays 4 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 10 1
Blue Jays 4 9 1

Otto Velez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .286
OBP .000 .396
At Bats 0 248
Hits 0 71
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 0 43

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 15
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Exhibition Stadium - September 22, 1979
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Jerry Narron
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Roy Staiger
Damaso Garcia
Oscar Gamble
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Otto Velez
Bob Bailor
Rick Cerone
Rick Bosetti

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 10 1 3
Toronto Blue Jays 4 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Luis Tiant
Losing Pitcher Butch Edge
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Oscar Gamble
Attendance 37,408
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Otto Velez pinch hits for Dave McKay. Velez strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bailor takes first base on ball four. Cerone moves to second.
Bottom 9 Cerone hits a line drive to center field. Murcer throws towards Garcia. Garcia fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Garcia. Bosetti moves to third.
Bottom 9 Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carty scores.
Bottom 9 Kusick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kusick is thrown out after the base hit. Carty moves to third.
Bottom 9 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Murcer 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 9 Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffin strikes out.
Bottom 8 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Narron hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dave Freisleben now pitching. Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Craig Kusick now playing first base. Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cerone hits a popup towards short. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Craig Kusick pinch runs for John Mayberry. Rich Gossage now pitching. Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Rico Carty pinch hits for Tony Solaita. Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Jim Kaat now pitching. Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Staiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Woods hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Griffin strikes out.
Bottom 6 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Narron 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 6 Jerry Garvin now pitching. Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jackson moves to third.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to second.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cerone strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gamble hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McKay reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Randolph strikes out.
Top 5 Murcer hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Staiger moves to third.
Top 5 Staiger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Staiger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Staiger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Solaita for the out. Griffin scores. Howell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Howell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Howell reaches second base with a double. Griffin moves to third.
Bottom 4 Woods strikes out.
Bottom 4 Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Edge fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Narron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Spencer is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Randolph bunts towards the mound. Edge fields it and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to second.
Top 4 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cerone strikes out.
Top 3 Staiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Narron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay misplays the ball. That's an error on McKay.
Bottom 2 Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Solaita hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spencer 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 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Howell 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.
Bottom 1 Woods takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Griffin. The throw from Narron and he is out, Garcia applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.