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Standings
BOS
@DET		5
1
MIL
@KCR		4
8
TEX
@MIN		6
3
NYY
@TOR		7
1
PIT
@CHC		3
2		 
(14)
ATL
@HOU		0
2
SFG
@SDP		1
5
NYM
@STL		2
6
Thursday, September 21, 1978 7:31PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 28,653, Time of Game: 2:15
Yankees
7
93-60
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Blue Jays
1
58-94
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 34½ GB
W: Catfish Hunter (11-5)
L: Balor Moore (6-8)
S: Rich Gossage (24)
 
                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

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .268 .703 0.115 0.75 0.154 -0.040 1.3 4 0 2·2B,SB
   Jay Johnstone RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .556 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Randolph 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 .273 .732 0.073 0.85 0.101 -0.028 0.8 1 3 3B
   Brian Doyle 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .435 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Thurman Munson C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .296 .706 0.008 1.21 0.045 -0.037 0.1 8 0 2B,SF
Reggie Jackson RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .278 .838 0.258 1.11 0.295 -0.038 1.6 3 0 2B,HBP
   Paul Blair RF-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .495 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .313 .815 -0.061 1.00 0.029 -0.090 0.2 0 0 2B
   Gary Thomasson LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .666 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .281 .716 0.051 0.52 0.067 -0.016 1.3 5 0 2B
   Jim Spencer 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .746 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 3 0
Graig Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .273 .798 -0.096 0.98 0.001 -0.096 -0.7 1 0
Cliff Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .186 .662 -0.067 0.64 0.000 -0.067 -1.0
Bucky Dent SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 .607 -0.005 0.64 0.036 -0.041 -0.4 1 3
   Fred Stanley SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .620 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Catfish Hunter P
   Rich Gossage P
Team Totals 36 7 10 7 4 7 .278 .857 0.276 0.79 0.728 -0.453 2.7 27 9
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
DP: 1. B Dent-C Chambliss.
Baserunning
SB: M Rivers (23, 2nd base off B Moore/A Ashby).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Bosetti CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .258 .649 0.225 0.80 0.237 -0.012 1.6 3 0 HR,2B
Al Woods LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .658 -0.157 1.07 0.000 -0.157 -1.3 2 0
Roy Howell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .703 -0.005 1.10 0.024 -0.029 -0.4 0 4
Willie Horton DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .701 -0.138 1.37 0.000 -0.138 -1.1
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .757 -0.056 0.56 0.000 -0.056 -0.8 10 2
Otto Velez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .846 0.019 0.51 0.036 -0.017 -0.1 1 0
Dave McKay 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246 .640 -0.077 0.69 0.002 -0.079 -0.5 1 2 GDP
Alan Ashby C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .783 -0.058 0.77 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 7 0
Luis Gomez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .223 .534 0.022 0.55 0.040 -0.018 -0.1 1 3
Balor Moore P 1
   Tom Buskey P
   Victor Cruz P
   Tom Murphy P 1
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 1 7 .161 .478 -0.225 0.85 0.339 -0.564 -3.3 27 11
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.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Catfish Hunter, W (11-5) 6 4 1 1 1 5 1 3.44 22 64 0.205 1.19 1.9
Rich Gossage, S (24) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.97 10 0 0 0.019 0.09 1.4
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 1 7 1 1.00 32 64 0 0 0.224 0.79 3.3

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Balor Moore, L (6-8) 6.1 6 5 5 3 5 0 5.08 29 43 -0.219 1.10 -1.6
Tom Buskey 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.70 4 1 1 -0.061 0.37 -2.4
Victor Cruz 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.58 6 1 0 0.004 0.04 0.8
Tom Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.07 3 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 4 7 0 7.00 42 43 2 1 -0.276 0.85 -2.7
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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-1 2 12- RR NYY R. Jackson B. Moore 26% 76% Double to LF; Rivers Scores; Randolph Scores; Jackson to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 1-3 1 1-- TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter -13% 62% Double to LF; Gomez to 3B
t5 0-1 1 1-- NYY M. Rivers B. Moore 12% 48% Double to RF; Dent to 3B
b6 1-3 2 123 O TOR W. Horton C. Hunter 12% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 1-3 1 -23 O TOR A. Woods C. Hunter 12% 73% Foul Flyball: C

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' Balor Moore facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY M. Rivers B. Moore -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Moore -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- NYY T. Munson B. Moore 2% 48% Double to LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYY R. Jackson B. Moore -3% 45% 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 0-0 0 --- R TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter -10% 35% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- O TOR A. Woods C. Hunter 2% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 1 --- O TOR R. Howell C. Hunter 1% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- O TOR W. Horton C. Hunter 1% 39% 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 0-1 0 --- O NYY L. Piniella B. Moore -2% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore 3% 39% Single to RF
t2 0-1 1 1-- O NYY G. Nettles B. Moore -3% 36% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 1-- O NYY C. Johnson B. Moore -2% 34% 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 1-0 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry C. Hunter 2% 36% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 1 --- O TOR O. Velez C. Hunter 1% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O TOR D. McKay C. Hunter 1% 38% 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 0-1 0 --- O NYY B. Dent B. Moore -3% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O NYY M. Rivers B. Moore -2% 34% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 2 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Moore -1% 33% 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 1-0 0 --- O TOR A. Ashby C. Hunter 2% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O TOR L. Gomez C. Hunter 1% 36% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 2 --- O TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter 1% 37% 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 0-1 0 --- O NYY T. Munson B. Moore -3% 34% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-1 1 --- NYY R. Jackson B. Moore 3% 37% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-1 1 1-- O NYY L. Piniella B. Moore -4% 34% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 1-- NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore 3% 36% Single to CF; Jackson to 2B
t4 0-1 2 12- O NYY G. Nettles B. Moore -5% 31% 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 1-0 0 --- O TOR A. Woods C. Hunter 2% 33% Strikeout
b4 1-0 1 --- O TOR R. Howell C. Hunter 1% 34% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 --- O TOR W. Horton C. Hunter 1% 35% 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 0-1 0 --- O NYY C. Johnson B. Moore -3% 32% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --- NYY B. Dent B. Moore 4% 36% Walk
t5 0-1 1 1-- NYY M. Rivers B. Moore 12% 48% Double to RF; Dent to 3B
t5 0-1 1 -23 NYY W. Randolph B. Moore 2% 50% Walk
t5 0-1 1 123 RO NYY T. Munson B. Moore -1% 49% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Dent Scores
t5 1-1 2 12- RR NYY R. Jackson B. Moore 26% 76% Double to LF; Rivers Scores; Randolph Scores; Jackson to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 3-1 2 --3 O NYY L. Piniella B. Moore -3% 73% 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 1-3 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry C. Hunter 3% 76% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 1 --- TOR O. Velez C. Hunter -4% 72% Single to RF
b5 1-3 1 1-- OO TOR D. McKay C. Hunter 7% 79% 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 3-1 0 --- O NYY C. Chambliss B. Moore -2% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 3-1 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles B. Moore -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 2 --- O NYY C. Johnson B. Moore -1% 75% 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 1-3 0 --- O TOR A. Ashby C. Hunter 3% 79% Flyball: RF
b6 1-3 1 --- TOR L. Gomez C. Hunter -4% 75% Single to RF
b6 1-3 1 1-- TOR R. Bosetti C. Hunter -13% 62% Double to LF; Gomez to 3B
b6 1-3 1 -23 O TOR A. Woods C. Hunter 12% 73% Foul Flyball: C
b6 1-3 2 -23 TOR R. Howell C. Hunter -2% 71% Walk
b6 1-3 2 123 O TOR W. Horton C. Hunter 12% 83% 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 3-1 0 --- O NYY B. Dent B. Moore -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- NYY M. Rivers B. Moore 2% 83% Walk
t7 3-1 1 1-- NYY W. Randolph B. Moore 1% 84% Rivers Steals 2B
t7 3-1 1 -2- R NYY W. Randolph B. Moore 8% 92% Triple to CF; Rivers Scores
Tom Buskey replaces Balor Moore pitching
t7 4-1 1 --3 R NYY T. Munson T. Buskey 2% 95% Single to LF; Randolph Scores
t7 5-1 1 1-- O NYY R. Jackson T. Buskey -1% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 5-1 2 1-- R NYY L. Piniella T. Buskey 3% 97% Double to LF; Munson Scores
t7 6-1 2 -2- R NYY C. Chambliss T. Buskey 1% 99% Double to CF; Piniella Scores
Victor Cruz replaces Tom Buskey pitching
t7 7-1 2 -2- NYY G. Nettles V. Cruz 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Chambliss to 3B
t7 7-1 2 --3 NYY G. Nettles V. Cruz 0% 99% Walk
t7 7-1 2 1-3 O NYY C. Johnson V. Cruz -0% 98% 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 1-7 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Gossage 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 1-7 1 --- O TOR O. Velez R. Gossage 0% 99% Strikeout
b7 1-7 2 --- TOR D. McKay R. Gossage -0% 99% Single to CF
b7 1-7 2 1-- O TOR A. Ashby R. Gossage 0% 99% 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 7-1 0 --- O NYY B. Dent V. Cruz -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 7-1 1 --- NYY M. Rivers V. Cruz 0% 99% Double to LF
t8 7-1 1 -2- O NYY W. Randolph V. Cruz -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 7-1 2 -2- O NYY T. Munson V. Cruz -0% 99% 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 1-7 0 --- O TOR L. Gomez R. Gossage 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-7 1 --- O TOR R. Bosetti R. Gossage 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-7 2 --- O TOR A. Woods R. Gossage 0% 100% 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 7-1 0 --- O NYY P. Blair T. Murphy -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 7-1 1 --- O NYY G. Thomasson T. Murphy -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 7-1 2 --- O NYY J. Spencer T. Murphy -0% 100% 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 1-7 0 --- O TOR R. Howell R. Gossage 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 1-7 1 --- O TOR W. Horton R. Gossage 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-7 2 --- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Gossage 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1.

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