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BAL
@CLE		3
0
BAL
@CLE		2
3
BOS
@DET		1
2
BOS
@DET		9
3
MIN
@KCR		3
2
CAL
@MIL		1
2
CHW
@OAK		6
2
CHW
@OAK		0
8
TEX
@SEA		5
4
NYY
@TOR		2
1
NYY
@TOR		9
1
STL
@CHC		2
3
SDP
@CIN		7
2
SDP
@CIN		0
1
ATL
@HOU		6
4
SFG
@LAD		1
4
PIT
@MON		7
0
PHI
@NYM		5
6		 
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Sunday, May 21, 1978 4:32PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 41,308, Time of Game: 2:14
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Yankees
9
23-14
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Blue Jays
1
14-23
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 10 GB
W: Ken Clay (1-2)
L: Jerry Garvin (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  4  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    9 14  1
Blue Jays       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .291 .729 0.045 0.75 0.067 -0.022 1.7 4 0
   Paul Blair PH-CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .628 0.002 0.03 0.002 0.000 0.1 3 0
Willie Randolph 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .283 .744 0.014 0.31 0.027 -0.013 -0.0 3 1
Thurman Munson C 5 1 3 4 0 1 .282 .657 0.210 0.39 0.216 -0.006 3.7 4 0 HR,2B
Reggie Jackson RF 5 0 0 1 0 2 .265 .744 -0.022 0.17 0.001 -0.023 -1.0 4 0
Lou Piniella LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .330 .863 -0.016 0.12 0.000 -0.016 -1.1 0 0
Chris Chambliss 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 .322 .780 0.029 0.17 0.031 -0.002 0.5 8 0 2B
Graig Nettles 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .260 .773 0.032 0.27 0.042 -0.010 -0.2 0 2 GDP
Cliff Johnson DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 .159 .560 0.058 0.43 0.061 -0.003 0.9
Bucky Dent SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .226 .556 0.043 0.47 0.053 -0.010 0.2 1 1
Ken Clay P
   Ken Holtzman P
   Sparky Lyle P
Team Totals 41 9 14 8 2 4 .341 .836 0.395 0.30 0.500 -0.105 4.7 27 4
2B: C Chambliss (6, off D Kirkwood); T Munson (9, off B Moore).
HR: T Munson (1, off J Garvin; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: T Munson 7; C Chambliss 4; W Randolph 2; G Nettles 2; C Johnson; M Rivers; B Dent; P Blair.
GIDP: G Nettles (5).
RBI: T Munson 4 (19); B Dent (11); R Jackson (24); W Randolph (14); M Rivers (13).
2-out RBI: T Munson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Chambliss.
E: C Chambliss (1).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Bosetti CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 .715 0.021 0.46 0.046 -0.025 0.4 4 0
Bob Bailor RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .644 -0.027 0.49 0.016 -0.043 -0.4 5 0
Roy Howell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .676 -0.043 0.51 0.000 -0.043 -0.9 0 1
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .705 -0.019 0.43 0.019 -0.038 -0.7 5 0
Tom Hutton LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .699 -0.022 0.41 0.004 -0.026 -0.2 3 0
   Otto Velez PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .865 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Sam Ewing DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .619 0.009 0.31 0.019 -0.010 -0.1
   Doug Ault PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .787 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.4
Dave McKay 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .629 -0.023 0.33 0.005 -0.028 -1.2 3 4
Alan Ashby C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .146 .426 -0.024 0.27 0.003 -0.027 -0.5 5 0
Luis Gomez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 .532 0.024 0.21 0.035 -0.011 0.1 2 3 3B
Jerry Garvin P
   Balor Moore P
   Don Kirkwood P
Team Totals 36 1 9 0 0 3 .250 .556 -0.103 0.36 0.148 -0.251 -3.3 27 8
3B: L Gomez (1, off K Clay).
TB: L Gomez 3; A Ashby; B Bailor; R Bosetti; D Ault; T Hutton; D McKay; J Mayberry; S Ewing.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Gomez-D McKay-J Mayberry.
E: D McKay (5).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Clay, W (1-2) 7 8 1 0 0 3 0 3.12 29 62 0.102 0.44 2.3
Ken Holtzman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.08 3 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Sparky Lyle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.62 4 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 1 0 0 3 0 0.00 36 62 0 0 0.103 0.30 3.3

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Garvin, L (2-2) 3.2 8 7 6 2 2 1 6.80 21 19 -0.395 0.57 -5.5
Balor Moore 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 6.04 14 2 0 -0.002 0.07 -0.2
Don Kirkwood 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.77 8 0 0 0.000 0.00 1.0
Team Totals 9 14 9 8 2 4 1 8.00 43 19 2 0 -0.397 0.36 -4.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 41,308.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Mickey Rivers CF 1 Rick Bosetti CF
2 Willie Randolph 2B 2 Bob Bailor RF
3 Thurman Munson C 3 Roy Howell 3B
4 Reggie Jackson RF 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Tom Hutton LF
6 Chris Chambliss 1B 6 Sam Ewing DH
7 Graig Nettles 3B 7 Dave McKay 2B
8 Cliff Johnson DH 8 Alan Ashby C
9 Bucky Dent SS 9 Luis Gomez SS
Ken Clay P Jerry Garvin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYY T. Munson J. Garvin 18% 68% Home Run (Deep LF); Randolph Scores
t2 3-0 0 123 RR NYY M. Rivers J. Garvin 6% 94% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Nettles Scores; Johnson Scores/No RBI; Dent to 3B
t2 2-0 0 123 R NYY B. Dent J. Garvin 5% 88% Single to LF; Chambliss Scores; Nettles to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t2 2-0 0 12- NYY C. Johnson J. Garvin 5% 83% Single to 3B; Chambliss to 3B; Nettles to 2B
t2 2-0 0 1-- NYY G. Nettles J. Garvin 4% 77% Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY M. Rivers J. Garvin -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- NYY W. Randolph J. Garvin 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR NYY T. Munson J. Garvin 18% 68% Home Run (Deep LF); Randolph Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- O NYY R. Jackson J. Garvin -1% 67% Strikeout
t1 2-0 2 --- O NYY L. Piniella J. Garvin -1% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti K. Clay 2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor K. Clay 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O TOR R. Howell K. Clay 1% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- NYY C. Chambliss J. Garvin 3% 73% Single to LF
t2 2-0 0 1-- NYY G. Nettles J. Garvin 4% 77% Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B
t2 2-0 0 12- NYY C. Johnson J. Garvin 5% 83% Single to 3B; Chambliss to 3B; Nettles to 2B
t2 2-0 0 123 R NYY B. Dent J. Garvin 5% 88% Single to LF; Chambliss Scores; Nettles to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t2 3-0 0 123 RR NYY M. Rivers J. Garvin 6% 94% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Nettles Scores; Johnson Scores/No RBI; Dent to 3B
t2 5-0 0 1-3 RO NYY W. Randolph J. Garvin -0% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dent Scores/unER
t2 6-0 1 1-- O NYY T. Munson J. Garvin -1% 93% Strikeout
t2 6-0 2 1-- O NYY R. Jackson J. Garvin -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 4-5-6
b2 0-6 0 --- TOR J. Mayberry K. Clay -2% 91% Single to RF
b2 0-6 0 1-- O TOR T. Hutton K. Clay 2% 92% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-6 1 1-- TOR S. Ewing K. Clay -2% 90% Single to RF; Mayberry to 2B
b2 0-6 1 12- O TOR D. McKay K. Clay 2% 93% Popfly: SS
b2 0-6 2 12- O TOR A. Ashby K. Clay 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 5-6-7
t3 6-0 0 --- O NYY L. Piniella J. Garvin -0% 94% Flyball: 2B
t3 6-0 1 --- NYY C. Chambliss J. Garvin 0% 95% Single to CF
t3 6-0 1 1-- OO NYY G. Nettles J. Garvin -1% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 9-1-2
b3 0-6 0 --- TOR L. Gomez K. Clay -3% 90% Triple to RF
b3 0-6 0 --3 R TOR R. Bosetti K. Clay -4% 87% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Gomez Scores/No RBI/unER; Bosetti to 2B
b3 1-6 0 -2- O TOR B. Bailor K. Clay 3% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-6 1 -2- O TOR R. Howell K. Clay 2% 91% Flyball: CF; Bosetti to 3B
b3 1-6 2 --3 O TOR J. Mayberry K. Clay 2% 93% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Blue Jays' Jerry Garvin facing 8-9-1
t4 6-1 0 --- NYY C. Johnson J. Garvin 1% 94% Walk
t4 6-1 0 1-- O NYY B. Dent J. Garvin -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t4 6-1 1 1-- NYY M. Rivers J. Garvin 1% 94% Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
t4 6-1 1 12- O NYY W. Randolph J. Garvin -1% 93% Flyball: CF
t4 6-1 2 12- R NYY T. Munson J. Garvin 3% 96% Single to RF; Johnson Scores; Rivers to 2B
Balor Moore replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
t4 7-1 2 12- O NYY R. Jackson B. Moore -1% 95% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 5-6-7
b4 1-7 0 --- O TOR T. Hutton K. Clay 1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-7 1 --- O TOR S. Ewing K. Clay 1% 96% Flyball: CF
b4 1-7 2 --- TOR D. McKay K. Clay -0% 96% Single to CF
b4 1-7 2 1-- O TOR A. Ashby K. Clay 1% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 5-6-7
t5 7-1 0 --- O NYY L. Piniella B. Moore -0% 96% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t5 7-1 1 --- O NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore -0% 96% Strikeout
t5 7-1 2 --- NYY G. Nettles B. Moore 0% 96% Single to RF
t5 7-1 2 1-- O NYY C. Johnson B. Moore -0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 9-1-2
b5 1-7 0 --- O TOR L. Gomez K. Clay 1% 97% Flyball: RF
b5 1-7 1 --- TOR R. Bosetti K. Clay -1% 96% Single to RF
b5 1-7 1 1-- TOR B. Bailor K. Clay -2% 94% Single to RF; Bosetti to 2B
b5 1-7 1 12- O TOR R. Howell K. Clay 1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bosetti to 3B; Bailor to 2B
b5 1-7 2 -23 O TOR J. Mayberry K. Clay 2% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 9-1-2
t6 7-1 0 --- O NYY B. Dent B. Moore -0% 98% Flyball: CF
Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers (CF) batting 1st
t6 7-1 1 --- NYY P. Blair B. Moore 0% 98% Single to LF
t6 7-1 1 1-- NYY W. Randolph B. Moore 0% 98% Single to RF; Blair to 2B
t6 7-1 1 12- R NYY T. Munson B. Moore 1% 99% Double to LF; Blair Scores; Randolph to 3B
t6 8-1 1 -23 RO NYY R. Jackson B. Moore 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Randolph Scores; Munson to 3B
t6 9-1 2 --3 O NYY L. Piniella B. Moore -0% 99% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 5-6-7
Paul Blair moves from PH to CF
b6 1-9 0 --- TOR T. Hutton K. Clay -0% 99% Single to LF
b6 1-9 0 1-- O TOR S. Ewing K. Clay 0% 99% Strikeout
b6 1-9 1 1-- OO TOR D. McKay K. Clay 0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 6-7-8
t7 9-1 0 --- O NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t7 9-1 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles B. Moore -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t7 9-1 2 --- O NYY C. Johnson B. Moore -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Yankees' Ken Clay facing 8-9-1
b7 1-9 0 --- TOR A. Ashby K. Clay -0% 99% Single to RF
b7 1-9 0 1-- O TOR L. Gomez K. Clay 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b7 1-9 1 1-- O TOR R. Bosetti K. Clay 0% 100% Strikeout
b7 1-9 2 1-- O TOR B. Bailor K. Clay 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Blue Jays' Don Kirkwood facing 9-1-2
Don Kirkwood replaces Balor Moore pitching
t8 9-1 0 --- O NYY B. Dent D. Kirkwood -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 9-1 1 --- O NYY P. Blair D. Kirkwood 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 9-1 2 --- NYY W. Randolph D. Kirkwood 0% 100% Single to CF
t8 9-1 2 1-- O NYY T. Munson D. Kirkwood -0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Yankees' Ken Holtzman facing 3-4-5
Ken Holtzman replaces Ken Clay pitching
b8 1-9 0 --- O TOR R. Howell K. Holtzman 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-9 1 --- O TOR J. Mayberry K. Holtzman 0% 100% Flyball: RF
Otto Velez pinch hits for Tom Hutton (LF) batting 5th
b8 1-9 2 --- O TOR O. Velez K. Holtzman 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Blue Jays' Don Kirkwood facing 4-5-6
Otto Velez moves from PH to LF
t9 9-1 0 --- O NYY R. Jackson D. Kirkwood -0% 100% Flyball: SS
t9 9-1 1 --- O NYY L. Piniella D. Kirkwood 0% 100% Foul Flyball: RF
t9 9-1 2 --- NYY C. Chambliss D. Kirkwood 0% 100% Double to CF
t9 9-1 2 -2- O NYY G. Nettles D. Kirkwood -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 6-7-8
Sparky Lyle replaces Ken Holtzman pitching
Doug Ault pinch hits for Sam Ewing (DH) batting 6th
b9 1-9 0 --- TOR D. Ault S. Lyle -0% 100% Single to CF
b9 1-9 0 1-- O TOR D. McKay S. Lyle 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b9 1-9 1 1-- O TOR A. Ashby S. Lyle 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 1-9 2 1-- O TOR L. Gomez S. Lyle 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1.

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