September 28, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
SEA 1 BAL 14
@CLE 6 BOS 7
@DET 4 KCR 13
OAK 1 MIL 10
@MIN 1 NYY 7
TOR 3 TEX 5
CAL 0 CIN 3
ATL 0 LAD 6
HOU 5 PHI 3
@MON 2
(11) PIT 6
CHC 1 SDP 2
@SFG 0 NYM 6
@STL 2 NYM 7
@STL 6
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 17,647

Friday, September 28, 1979, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Blue Jays

53-107

Lost 3

7th, 50½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3  7  1
Yankees         2  0  0   3  0  0   2  0  X    7 16  0

W: L Tiant (13-8), L: B Edge (3-4)

Yankees

87-71

Won 6

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .684    0    4   6   3B
A Woods LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .729    0    0   0   
R Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .722    0    2   1   
O Velez DH                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .287  .916    0    0   0   
T Solaita 1B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .268  .807    0    5   2   HR
R Bosetti CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .649    0    6   0   CS,GDP
R Cerone C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .236  .648    0    1   1   3B
B Bailor RF                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .229  .584    0    4   2   SF
T Johnson 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .186  .488    0    2   0   

B Edge P                                                                 0   1
  D Freisleben P                                                         0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   3    1   6                    24  13

BATTING

3B: A Griffin (9, off L Tiant); R Cerone (4, off L Tiant).

HR: T Solaita (3, off L Tiant; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: B Bailor (5, off L Tiant).

TB: T Solaita 5; R Cerone 3; A Griffin 3; R Bosetti; A Woods; T Johnson.

GIDP: R Bosetti (17).

RBI: T Solaita (20); A Woods (36); B Bailor (37).

2-out RBI: T Solaita.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Solaita-A Griffin-T Solaita 2.

E: T Johnson (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Bosetti (12, 2nd base by L Tiant/J Narron).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Murcer CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .728    0    4   0   GDP
W Randolph 2B                 5   2   3   0    0   0  .270  .742    0    4   4   2B,CS
O Gamble LF                   5   1   4   2    0   0  .356 1.074    0    2   0   2B
R Jackson RF                  4   1   2   3    1   0  .296  .923    0    3   0   HR
C Chambliss 1B                5   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .761    0    7   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .715    0    0   1   
J Spencer DH                  2   1   2   2    2   0  .283  .931    0    0   0   HR,2B
J Narron C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .171  .535    0    7   1   GDP
D Garcia SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .586    0    0   2   SB

L Tiant P                                                                0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   7  16   7    5   0                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Spencer (15, off B Edge); O Gamble (10, off D Freisleben); W Randolph (15, off B Edge).

HR: J Spencer (20, off D Freisleben; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Jackson (28, off B Edge; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Spencer 6; O Gamble 5; R Jackson 5; W Randolph 4; C Chambliss 2; D Garcia; J Narron; B Murcer.

GIDP: J Narron (2); B Murcer (13).

RBI: R Jackson 3 (86); J Spencer 2 (48); O Gamble 2 (64).

2-out RBI: R Jackson 3; J Spencer 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Garcia-W Randolph-C Chambliss.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Garcia (2, 2nd base off B Edge/R Cerone).

CS: W Randolph (12, 2nd base by D Freisleben/R Cerone).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Edge, L (3-4)                3.2  10   5   4    2   0   1   5.23   22     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0·10     21    -     1.11  -0.35
D Freisleben                   4.1   6   2   2    3   0   1   4.96   19     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 6          0-0    0.36  -0.02
Totals                         8    16   7   6    5   0   2          41     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0·16           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, W (13-8)              7     5   3   3    1   5   1   3.91   26     -       ·  ·      3·12· 0· 5     59    -     0.95   0.10
R Gossage                      2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.62    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.34   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   6   1          33     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 17,647.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. A Griffin            SS    1. B Murcer             CF 
2. A Woods              LF    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. R Howell             3B    3. O Gamble             LF 
4. O Velez              DH    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. T Solaita            1B    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. R Bosetti            CF    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. R Cerone             C     7. J Spencer            DH 
8. B Bailor             RF    8. J Narron             C  
9. T Johnson            2B    9. D Garcia             SS 

   B Edge               P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-2  12-      29%  84% R Jackson       B Edge          Home Run; Randolph Scores; Gamble Scores
   t 4   2  2-1  ---     -12%  55% T Solaita       L Tiant         Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  68% W Randolph      B Edge          Double to RF; Murcer to 3B
   t 3   0  2-0  ---      -9%  62% R Cerone        L Tiant         Triple to CF
   b 7   2  3-5  1--       9%  97% J Spencer       D Freisleben    Home Run; Nettles Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  A Woods         Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Butch Edge facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Murcer        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  W Randolph      Double to RF; Murcer to 3B
   RRO    -23      72%  O Gamble        Single to RF; Murcer Scores/unER; Randolph Scores; Gamble out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---      73%  R Jackson       Single to SS
   O      1--      71%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      70%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  O Velez         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      74%  T Solaita       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      75%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Butch Edge facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  J Spencer       Double to RF
   O      -2-      76%  J Narron        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      73%  D Garcia        Fielder's Choice SS; Spencer out at 3B/SS-3B
          1--      74%  B Murcer        Garcia Steals 2B
          -2-      74%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      71%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
          ---      62%  R Cerone        Triple to CF
   RO     --3      64%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cerone Scores
          ---      61%  T Johnson       Single to RF
   O      1--      64%  A Griffin       Strikeout
   O      1--      67%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Butch Edge facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  O Gamble        Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      73%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Jackson to 3B
   O      1-3      67%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
          1-3      69%  J Spencer       Walk; Chambliss to 2B
   O      123      62%  J Narron        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  R Howell        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      67%  O Velez         Strikeout
   R      ---      55%  T Solaita       Home Run
          ---      53%  R Bosetti       Single to 3B
   O      1--      56%  R Cerone        Bosetti Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Butch Edge facing 9-1-2
          ---      60%  D Garcia        Single to RF
   OO     1--      51%  B Murcer        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      53%  W Randolph      Single to 3B
          1--      55%  O Gamble        Single to RF; Randolph to 2B
   RRR    12-      84%  R Jackson       Home Run; Randolph Scores; Gamble Scores
                  Dave Freisleben replaces Butch Edge pitching
   O      ---      84%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Freisleben facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  J Spencer       Walk
   OO     1--      86%  J Narron        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  A Griffin       Triple to CF
   RO     --3      81%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffin Scores
   O      ---      83%  R Howell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  O Velez         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Freisleben facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  D Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  B Murcer        Single to 3B
          1--      88%  W Randolph      Single to CF; Murcer to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  O Gamble        Randolph Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      --3      82%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
          ---      76%  T Solaita       Walk
   O      1--      81%  R Bosetti       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      85%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  B Bailor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave Freisleben facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  C Chambliss     Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  G Nettles       Walk
   RR     1--      97%  J Spencer       Home Run; Nettles Scores
          ---      97%  J Narron        Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  D Garcia        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 7.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-7, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Gossage replaces Luis Tiant pitching
   O      ---      98%  T Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  A Woods         Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-3, Dave Freisleben facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  O Gamble        Double to LF
          -2-      99%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      12-      99%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Gamble out at Hm/RF-C; Jackson to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 7.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-7, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  O Velez         Strikeout
          ---      98%  T Solaita       Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  R Bosetti       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation