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BOS  4
DET  1
(7)		 TEX  3
@CAL  1
 MIN  3
@MIL  2
 KCR 13
@OAK  4
 CHW  7
@SEA  4
 TOR  3
NYY  2
 CHC  2
PIT  0
 HOU  3
CIN  2
(13)		 SDP  3
LAD  1
Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 22,331

 Friday, September 21, 1979, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:18
Yankees
2
81-71
Lost 2
4th, 18½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  8  2
Blue Jays       3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  7  1
W: Tom Underwood (9-16), L: Ron Guidry (17-8), S: Tom Buskey (7)
 Blue Jays
3
52-102
Won 2
7th, 48½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .737              2   2   
B Brown CF                    3   2   1   0    0   1  .230  .567              2   0   3B
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .337  .991              0   0   
  B Gulden C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .418              0   1   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .752              3   0   2B
R Jackson RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .293  .907              4   0   
G Scott DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .706              0   0   
  J Spencer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .915              0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .750              8   1   
G Nettles 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .715              0   0   
  R Staiger 3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .450              1   2   
  J Narron PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .475              0   0   
D Garcia SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .500              0   3   
B Robinson C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .333              3   0   
  R White PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .579              0   0   
  B Murcer CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .740              0   0   

R Guidry P                                                                    1   2
Totals                       34   2   8   0    0   3                         24  11
Batting Events
2B: L Piniella (22, off T Underwood).
3B: B Brown (1, off T Underwood).
TB: B Brown 3; R Jackson 2; L Piniella 2; R White; W Randolph; R Staiger; C Chambliss.
RBI: R Jackson (82); L Piniella (68).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Staiger-W Randolph-C Chambliss.
E: B Brown 2 (3).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .666              3   2   
B Bailor RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .226  .577              2   0   
O Velez LF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .286  .928              2   0   
  J Mayberry 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .836              0   0   
R Carty DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .703              0   0   GDP
C Kusick 1B                   2   1   1   0    2   1  .228  .727             13   1   
  J Cannon PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .480              0   0   CS
R Bosetti CF                  3   0   2   2    0   0  .266  .659              3   0   SH
R Cerone C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .637              3   0   
R Howell 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .720              0   5   
D McKay 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .526              1   4   

T Underwood P                                                                 0   1
  T Buskey P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       28   3   7   0    5   3                         27  13
Batting Events
SH: R Bosetti (6, off R Guidry).
TB: R Bosetti 2; B Bailor 2; R Cerone; C Kusick; D McKay.
GIDP: R Carty (21).
RBI: R Bosetti 2 (62).
2-out RBI: R Bosetti 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
TP: 1. D McKay-C Kusick-A Griffin.
E: T Underwood ().
Baserunning Events
CS: J Cannon (2, 3rd base by R Guidry/B Gulden).

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
R Guidry, L (17-8)             8     7   3   2    5   3   0   2.85   34     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 7     56    -     0.91   0.03
Totals                         8     7   3   2    5   3   0          34     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 7           -  
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
T Underwood, W (9-16)          7     6   2   1    0   3   0   3.62   26     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 6     62    -     1.29   0.23
T Buskey, S (7)                2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.12    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    3.22   0.29
Totals                         9     8   2   1    0   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2· 8           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 22,331.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Toronto Blue Jays                            
1. Willie Randolph              2B       1. Alfredo Griffin              SS
2. Bobby Brown                  CF       2. Bob Bailor                   RF
3. Lou Piniella                 LF       3. Otto Velez                   LF
4. Reggie Jackson               RF       4. Rico Carty                   DH
5. George Scott                 DH       5. Craig Kusick                 1B
6. Chris Chambliss              1B       6. Rick Bosetti                 CF
7. Graig Nettles                3B       7. Rick Cerone                   C
8. Damaso Garcia                SS       8. Roy Howell                   3B
9. Bruce Robinson                C       9. Dave McKay                   2B

   Ron Guidry                    P          Tom Underwood                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 0 12- OOO 27% 79% 2-3 NYY D. Garcia T. Underwood Line Drive Triple Play: 2B-1B-SS
b1 2 123 RRR 23% 80% 0-0 TOR R. Bosetti R. Guidry Single to CF; Bailor Scores; Velez Scores; Kusick Scores/Adv on E8/Adv on E8 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Bosetti to 3B
t8 2 -23 O 15% 87% 2-3 NYY R. Jackson T. Buskey Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 0 1-- -13% 53% 2-3 NYY W. Randolph T. Buskey Single to CF; White to 2B
t8 0 12- O 12% 65% 2-3 NYY O. Gamble T. Buskey Flyball: SS

Play By Play

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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' Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph T. Underwood Lineout: SS
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 NYY B. Brown T. Underwood Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 NYY L. Piniella T. Underwood Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
Roy Staiger replaces Graig Nettles playing 3B batting 7th
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TOR A. Griffin R. Guidry Groundout: P-1B
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 TOR B. Bailor R. Guidry Single to LF
b1 1 1-- 3% 58% 0-0 TOR O. Velez R. Guidry Walk; Bailor to 2B
b1 1 12- O -4% 54% 0-0 TOR R. Carty R. Guidry Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 2 12- 3% 57% 0-0 TOR C. Kusick R. Guidry Walk; Bailor to 3B; Velez to 2B
b1 2 123 RRR 23% 80% 0-0 TOR R. Bosetti R. Guidry Single to CF; Bailor Scores; Velez Scores; Kusick Scores/Adv on E8/Adv on E8 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Bosetti to 3B
b1 2 --3 O -2% 78% 3-0 TOR R. Cerone R. Guidry Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -3% 74% 0-3 NYY R. Jackson T. Underwood Single to LF
t2 0 1-- O 3% 77% 0-3 NYY G. Scott T. Underwood Strikeout
t2 1 1-- O 2% 79% 0-3 NYY C. Chambliss T. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B; Jackson to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 3% 82% 0-3 NYY R. Staiger T. Underwood Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O -1% 81% 3-0 TOR R. Howell R. Guidry Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1 --- 1% 82% 3-0 TOR D. McKay R. Guidry Single to RF
b2 1 1-- O -1% 81% 3-0 TOR A. Griffin R. Guidry Groundout: 2B-1B; McKay to 2B
b2 2 -2- 0% 81% 3-0 TOR B. Bailor R. Guidry Walk
b2 2 12- O -2% 79% 3-0 TOR O. Velez R. Guidry Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 81% 0-3 NYY D. Garcia T. Underwood Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 1% 83% 0-3 NYY B. Robinson T. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 84% 0-3 NYY W. Randolph T. Underwood Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
b3 0 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 TOR R. Carty R. Guidry Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 TOR C. Kusick R. Guidry Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 81% 3-0 TOR R. Bosetti R. Guidry Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- -4% 77% 0-3 NYY B. Brown T. Underwood Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t4 0 1-- R -11% 66% 0-3 NYY L. Piniella T. Underwood Double to LF; Brown Scores/unER
t4 0 -2- -8% 58% 1-3 NYY R. Jackson T. Underwood Single to LF; Piniella to 3B
t4 0 1-3 O 5% 63% 1-3 NYY G. Scott T. Underwood Groundout: 3B-1B; Jackson to 2B
t4 1 -23 O 9% 71% 1-3 NYY C. Chambliss T. Underwood Strikeout
t4 2 -23 O 7% 79% 1-3 NYY R. Staiger T. Underwood Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- 2% 81% 3-1 TOR R. Cerone R. Guidry Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O -2% 79% 3-1 TOR R. Howell R. Guidry Flyball: LF
b4 1 1-- O -2% 77% 3-1 TOR D. McKay R. Guidry Strikeout
b4 2 1-- O -2% 75% 3-1 TOR A. Griffin R. Guidry Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3% 78% 1-3 NYY D. Garcia T. Underwood Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- O 2% 80% 1-3 NYY B. Robinson T. Underwood Flyball: LF
t5 2 --- O 1% 81% 1-3 NYY W. Randolph T. Underwood Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O -1% 80% 3-1 TOR B. Bailor R. Guidry Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- 1% 81% 3-1 TOR O. Velez R. Guidry Walk
b5 1 1-- OO -3% 78% 3-1 TOR R. Carty R. Guidry Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- -11% 66% 1-3 NYY B. Brown T. Underwood Triple to CF
t6 0 --3 O 6% 73% 1-3 NYY L. Piniella T. Underwood Groundout: P-1B
t6 1 --3 RO -1% 72% 1-3 NYY R. Jackson T. Underwood Groundout: 2B-1B; Brown Scores
t6 2 --- O 2% 74% 2-3 NYY G. Scott T. Underwood Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- 3% 77% 3-2 TOR C. Kusick R. Guidry Single to P
b6 0 1-- 5% 82% 3-2 TOR R. Bosetti R. Guidry Single to 3B; Kusick to 2B
b6 0 12- O -5% 77% 3-2 TOR R. Cerone R. Guidry Flyball: LF
b6 1 12- O -4% 73% 3-2 TOR R. Howell R. Guidry Strikeout
b6 2 12- O -4% 69% 3-2 TOR D. McKay R. Guidry Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- -7% 62% 2-3 NYY C. Chambliss T. Underwood Single to RF
t7 0 1-- -10% 52% 2-3 NYY R. Staiger T. Underwood Single to LF; Chambliss to 2B
t7 0 12- OOO 27% 79% 2-3 NYY D. Garcia T. Underwood Line Drive Triple Play: 2B-1B-SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -2% 77% 3-2 TOR A. Griffin R. Guidry Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- 2% 79% 3-2 TOR B. Bailor R. Guidry Single to LF
b7 1 1-- O -1% 77% 3-2 TOR O. Velez R. Guidry Groundout: 3B-1B; Bailor to 2B
b7 2 -2- O -3% 74% 3-2 TOR R. Carty R. Guidry Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Tom Buskey facing 9-1-2
Tom Buskey replaces Tom Underwood pitching; Roy White pinch hits for Bruce Robinson (C) batting 9th
t8 0 --- -9% 65% 2-3 NYY R. White T. Buskey Single to SS
t8 0 1-- -13% 53% 2-3 NYY W. Randolph T. Buskey Single to CF; White to 2B
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Bobby Brown (CF) batting 2nd
t8 0 12- O 12% 65% 2-3 NYY O. Gamble T. Buskey Flyball: SS
t8 1 12- O 6% 72% 2-3 NYY L. Piniella T. Buskey Groundout: 3B-1B; White to 3B; Randolph to 2B
t8 2 -23 O 15% 87% 2-3 NYY R. Jackson T. Buskey Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
Brad Gulden replaces Oscar Gamble (PH) playing C batting 2nd; Bobby Murcer replaces Roy White (PH) playing CF batting 9th
b8 0 --- 2% 88% 3-2 TOR C. Kusick R. Guidry Walk
Joe Cannon pinch runs for Craig Kusick (1B) batting 5th
b8 0 1-- O -1% 88% 3-2 TOR R. Bosetti R. Guidry Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cannon to 2B
b8 1 -2- O -4% 84% 3-2 TOR R. Cerone R. Guidry Cannon Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b8 2 --- O -1% 83% 3-2 TOR R. Cerone R. Guidry Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Tom Buskey facing 5-6-7
John Mayberry replaces Otto Velez (LF) playing 1B batting 3rd; Joe Cannon moves from PR to LF; Jim Spencer pinch hits for George Scott (DH) batting 5th
t9 0 --- O 7% 91% 2-3 NYY J. Spencer T. Buskey Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 6% 96% 2-3 NYY C. Chambliss T. Buskey Flyball: CF
Jerry Narron pinch hits for Roy Staiger (3B) batting 7th
t9 2 --- O 4% 100% 2-3 NYY J. Narron T. Buskey Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

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