You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Box Scores > 1978 > Sep 21, 1978, Yankees at Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BOS  5
@DET  1
 KCR  8
MIL  4
 TEX  6
@MIN  3
 NYY  7
@TOR  1
 PIT  3
@CHC  2
(14)		 HOU  2
ATL  0
 SDP  5
SFG  1
 STL  6
NYM  2
Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 28,653

 Thursday, September 21, 1978, 7:31PM
Time of Game: 2:15
Yankees
7
93-60
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  3  0   4  0  0    7 10  0
Blue Jays       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
W: Catfish Hunter (11-5), L: Balor Moore (6-8), S: Rich Gossage (24)
 Blue Jays
1
58-94
Lost 2
7th, 34½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .268  .703              4   0   2·2B,SB
  J Johnstone RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .556              0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   2   1   1    1   0  .273  .732              1   3   3B
  B Doyle 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .435              0   1   
T Munson C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .296  .706              8   0   2B,SF
R Jackson RF                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .278  .838              3   0   2B,HBP
  P Blair RF-CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .495              1   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .313  .815              0   0   2B
  G Thomasson LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .666              0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   3   1    0   0  .281  .716              5   0   2B
  J Spencer 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .746              3   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .273  .798              1   0   
C Johnson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .186  .662              0   0   
B Dent SS                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .246  .607              1   3   
  F Stanley SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .620              0   2   

C Hunter P                                                                    0   0
  R Gossage P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       36   7  10   0    4   7                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: R Jackson (12, off B Moore); C Chambliss (25, off T Buskey); M Rivers 2 (23, 1 off B Moore, 1 off V Cruz); T Munson (26, off B Moore); L Piniella (32, off T Buskey).
3B: W Randolph (6, off B Moore).
SF: T Munson (10, off B Moore).
HBP: R Jackson (9, by B Moore).
TB: C Chambliss 4; M Rivers 4; W Randolph 3; T Munson 3; R Jackson 2; L Piniella 2.
RBI: T Munson 2 (68); R Jackson 2 (88); L Piniella (63); W Randolph (40); C Chambliss (87).
2-out RBI: R Jackson 2; L Piniella; C Chambliss.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Dent-C Chambliss.
Baserunning Events
SB: M Rivers (23, 2nd base off B Moore/A Ashby).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .258  .649              3   0   HR,2B
A Woods LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .658              2   0   
R Howell 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .703              0   4   
W Horton DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .701              0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .757             10   2   
O Velez RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .846              1   0   
D McKay 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .640              1   2   GDP
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .783              7   0   
L Gomez SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .534              1   3   

B Moore P                                                                     1   0
  T Buskey P                                                                  0   0
  V Cruz P                                                                    0   0
  T Murphy P                                                                  1   0
Totals                       31   1   5   0    1   7                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: R Bosetti (24, off C Hunter).
HR: R Bosetti (5, off C Hunter; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: R Bosetti 6; L Gomez; D McKay; O Velez.
GIDP: D McKay (15).
RBI: R Bosetti (40).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

Pitching Stats

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
C Hunter, W (11-5)             6     4   1   1    1   5   1   3.44   22     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 4     64    -     1.20   0.21
R Gossage, S (24)              3     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.97   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.02
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   7   1          32     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 5           -  
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 Moore, L (6-8)               6.1   6   5   5    3   5   0   5.08   29     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 6     43    -     1.09  -0.22
T Buskey                       0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   4.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.35  -0.06
V Cruz                         1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.58    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.08   0.00
T Murphy                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.07    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   7    4   7   0          42     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·10          2-1
Balks: None.
WP: V Cruz (2).
HBP: B Moore (5; R Jackson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 28,653.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Toronto Blue Jays                            
1. Mickey Rivers                CF       1. Rick Bosetti                 CF
2. Willie Randolph              2B       2. Al Woods                     LF
3. Thurman Munson                C       3. Roy Howell                   3B
4. Reggie Jackson               RF       4. Willie Horton                DH
5. Lou Piniella                 LF       5. John Mayberry                1B
6. Chris Chambliss              1B       6. Otto Velez                   RF
7. Graig Nettles                3B       7. Dave McKay                   2B
8. Cliff Johnson                DH       8. Alan Ashby                    C
9. Bucky Dent                   SS       9. Luis Gomez                   SS

   Catfish Hunter                P          Balor Moore                   P

Top 5 Plays

Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 2 12- RR 26% 75% 1-1 NYY R. Jackson B. Moore Double to LF; Rivers Scores; Randolph Scores; Jackson to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 1 1-- -13% 62% 1-3 TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter Double to LF; Gomez to 3B
t5 1 1-- 12% 48% 0-1 NYY M. Rivers B. Moore Double to RF; Dent to 3B
b6 1 -23 O 12% 73% 1-3 TOR A. Woods C. Hunter Foul Flyball: C
b6 2 123 O 12% 83% 1-3 TOR W. Horton C. Hunter Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

Play By Play

Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY M. Rivers B. Moore Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph B. Moore Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- 2% 49% 0-0 NYY T. Munson B. Moore Double to LF
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 NYY R. Jackson B. Moore Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- R -10% 35% 0-0 TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter Home Run
b1 0 --- O 2% 37% 1-0 TOR A. Woods C. Hunter Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 38% 1-0 TOR R. Howell C. Hunter Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 39% 1-0 TOR W. Horton C. Hunter Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 37% 0-1 NYY L. Piniella B. Moore Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- 3% 39% 0-1 NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore Single to RF
t2 1 1-- O -3% 36% 0-1 NYY G. Nettles B. Moore Strikeout
t2 2 1-- O -3% 34% 0-1 NYY C. Johnson B. Moore Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 36% 1-0 TOR J. Mayberry C. Hunter Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O 1% 37% 1-0 TOR O. Velez C. Hunter Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 38% 1-0 TOR D. McKay C. Hunter Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -3% 36% 0-1 NYY B. Dent B. Moore Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 34% 0-1 NYY M. Rivers B. Moore Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- O -1% 33% 0-1 NYY W. Randolph B. Moore Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 35% 1-0 TOR A. Ashby C. Hunter Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- O 1% 36% 1-0 TOR L. Gomez C. Hunter Flyball: RF
b3 2 --- O 1% 37% 1-0 TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 34% 0-1 NYY T. Munson B. Moore Flyball: 2B
t4 1 --- 3% 37% 0-1 NYY R. Jackson B. Moore Hit By Pitch
t4 1 1-- O -4% 34% 0-1 NYY L. Piniella B. Moore Flyball: CF
t4 2 1-- 2% 36% 0-1 NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore Single to CF; Jackson to 2B
t4 2 12- O -5% 31% 0-1 NYY G. Nettles B. Moore Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 2% 33% 1-0 TOR A. Woods C. Hunter Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 1% 34% 1-0 TOR R. Howell C. Hunter Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O 1% 35% 1-0 TOR W. Horton C. Hunter Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -3% 32% 0-1 NYY C. Johnson B. Moore Strikeout
t5 1 --- 4% 36% 0-1 NYY B. Dent B. Moore Walk
t5 1 1-- 12% 48% 0-1 NYY M. Rivers B. Moore Double to RF; Dent to 3B
t5 1 -23 2% 50% 0-1 NYY W. Randolph B. Moore Walk
t5 1 123 RO -1% 49% 0-1 NYY T. Munson B. Moore Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Dent Scores
t5 2 12- RR 26% 75% 1-1 NYY R. Jackson B. Moore Double to LF; Rivers Scores; Randolph Scores; Jackson to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 2 --3 O -3% 72% 3-1 NYY L. Piniella B. Moore Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 3% 76% 1-3 TOR J. Mayberry C. Hunter Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- -4% 72% 1-3 TOR O. Velez C. Hunter Single to RF
b5 1 1-- OO 7% 79% 1-3 TOR D. McKay C. Hunter Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O -2% 77% 3-1 NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1 --- O -1% 76% 3-1 NYY G. Nettles B. Moore Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 75% 3-1 NYY C. Johnson B. Moore Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O 3% 79% 1-3 TOR A. Ashby C. Hunter Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- -4% 75% 1-3 TOR L. Gomez C. Hunter Single to RF
b6 1 1-- -13% 62% 1-3 TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter Double to LF; Gomez to 3B
b6 1 -23 O 12% 73% 1-3 TOR A. Woods C. Hunter Foul Flyball: C
b6 2 -23 -3% 71% 1-3 TOR R. Howell C. Hunter Walk
b6 2 123 O 12% 83% 1-3 TOR W. Horton C. Hunter Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Balor Moore facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -1% 81% 3-1 NYY B. Dent B. Moore Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- 2% 83% 3-1 NYY M. Rivers B. Moore Walk
t7 1 1-- 1% 84% 3-1 NYY W. Randolph B. Moore Rivers Steals 2B
t7 1 -2- R 8% 92% 3-1 NYY W. Randolph B. Moore Triple to CF; Rivers Scores
Tom Buskey replaces Balor Moore pitching
t7 1 --3 R 2% 95% 4-1 NYY T. Munson T. Buskey Single to LF; Randolph Scores
t7 1 1-- O -1% 94% 5-1 NYY R. Jackson T. Buskey Flyball: RF
t7 2 1-- R 3% 97% 5-1 NYY L. Piniella T. Buskey Double to LF; Munson Scores
t7 2 -2- R 1% 99% 6-1 NYY C. Chambliss T. Buskey Double to CF; Piniella Scores
Victor Cruz replaces Tom Buskey pitching
t7 2 -2- 0% 99% 7-1 NYY G. Nettles V. Cruz Wild Pitch; Chambliss to 3B
t7 2 --3 0% 99% 7-1 NYY G. Nettles V. Cruz Walk
t7 2 1-3 O -0% 98% 7-1 NYY C. Johnson V. Cruz Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
Rich Gossage replaces Catfish Hunter pitching; Gary Thomasson replaces Lou Piniella playing LF batting 5th; Paul Blair replaces Reggie Jackson playing RF batting 4th
b7 0 --- O 1% 99% 1-7 TOR J. Mayberry R. Gossage Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-7 TOR O. Velez R. Gossage Strikeout
b7 2 --- -0% 99% 1-7 TOR D. McKay R. Gossage Single to CF
b7 2 1-- O 0% 99% 1-7 TOR A. Ashby R. Gossage Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Blue Jays' Victor Cruz facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-1 NYY B. Dent V. Cruz Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1 --- 0% 99% 7-1 NYY M. Rivers V. Cruz Double to LF
t8 1 -2- O 0% 99% 7-1 NYY W. Randolph V. Cruz Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 -2- O -0% 99% 7-1 NYY T. Munson V. Cruz Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
Jim Spencer replaces Chris Chambliss playing 1B batting 6th; Brian Doyle replaces Willie Randolph playing 2B batting 2nd; Fred Stanley replaces Bucky Dent playing SS batting 9th; Paul Blair moves from RF to CF; Jay Johnstone replaces Mickey Rivers (CF) playing RF batting 1st
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 TOR L. Gomez R. Gossage Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 TOR R. Bosetti R. Gossage Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 TOR A. Woods R. Gossage Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Blue Jays' Tom Murphy facing 4-5-6
Tom Murphy replaces Victor Cruz pitching
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 NYY P. Blair T. Murphy Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 NYY G. Thomasson T. Murphy Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 NYY J. Spencer T. Murphy Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 TOR R. Howell R. Gossage Flyball: CF
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 TOR W. Horton R. Gossage Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 TOR J. Mayberry R. Gossage Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197809210

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.