Sunday September 11, 1977
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Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 11, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Blue Jays 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 - 6 10 0 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 9 3 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Staggs 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .255 Rivers cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .324 Howell dh 4 2 0 0 1 2 .300 White lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Ault 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .251 Nettles 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .240 Velez rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .251 Jackson rf 4 1 1 1 1 3 .279 A. Woods lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .296 Rader 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .249 Piniella dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .326 G. Woods cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .225 Johnson c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .294 Bowling lf,rf 3 0 2 0 2 0 .207 Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .290 Torres ss 4 0 0 1 1 1 .249 Dent ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Cerone c 4 1 1 0 1 1 .167 Munson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 10 5 7 8 Totals 35 4 9 4 5 6 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 40,905 Left on Base: Blue Jays 12, Yankees 9 DP: Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Randolph 2, Gullett Doubles: Velez 2 (17), Randolph (27), Piniella (17) Triples: Nettles (3), Piniella (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rader (4) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Murphy W(2-2) 6 6 1 1 3 4 0 27 5.13 Vuckovich 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 3.67 Johnson SV(5) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 4.42 Totals 9 9 4 4 5 6 0 40 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett L(11-4) 6 6 5 5 5 6 0 29 3.85 Lyle 3 4 1 1 2 2 0 16 1.81 Totals 9 10 6 6 7 8 0 45 Passed Balls: Johnson (1) Wild Pitches: Lyle (8) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger BLUE JAYS 1ST: Staggs flied out to center; Howell struck out; Ault grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles tripled to center; Jackson singled to left [Nettles scored]; Chambliss forced Jackson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez made an out to shortstop; Rader flied out to center; G. Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella walked; Johnson struck out; Randolph made an out to first; Dent singled to right [Piniella to second]; Rivers forced Dent (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bowling singled to pitcher; Torres forced Bowling (third to second); Cerone singled to right [Torres to third, Cerone out at second (right to shortstop to first to second)]; Staggs struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: White made an out to second; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell struck out; Ault made an out to third; Velez doubled to right; Rader walked; G. Woods singled to left [Velez scored, Rader to second]; Bowling walked [Rader to third, G. Woods to second]; Torres walked [Rader scored, G. Woods to third, Bowling to second]; Cerone struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss struck out; Piniella tripled to center; Johnson made an out to catcher; Randolph walked; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Staggs struck out; Howell flied out to left; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers singled to third; White walked [Rivers to second]; Nettles forced White (second to shortstop) [Rivers to third]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez singled to shortstop; Rader reached on an error by Gullett on a sacrifice bunt [Velez to second]; G. Woods forced Rader (shortstop to second) [Velez to third]; Bowling made an out to catcher; Torres made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph doubled to left; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone walked; Staggs singled to second [Cerone to third, Staggs to second (error by Randolph)]; Howell walked; LYLE REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Ault reached on an error by Randolph [Cerone scored, Staggs scored (no RBI), Howell to third, Ault to second]; Velez doubled to left [Howell scored, Ault to third]; Rader struck out; G. Woods reached on a fielder's choice [Ault out at home (pitcher to shortstop to catcher)]; Johnson allowed a passed ball [Velez to third, G. Woods to second]; Bowling walked; Torres forced Bowling (third to second); 3 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: BOWLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); A. WOODS REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING LF); VUCKOVICH REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Rivers struck out; White flied out to right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Staggs walked; Howell forced Staggs (second to shortstop); Ault singled to left [Howell to second]; A. Woods singled to right [Howell scored, Ault to second]; Rader flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson to second]; Piniella doubled to left [Jackson scored, Chambliss to third]; Johnson singled to center [Chambliss scored, Piniella scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Randolph made an out to shortstop; MUNSON BATTED FOR DENT; Munson walked [Johnson to second]; Rivers hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Munson out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING SS); G. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowling singled to center; Lyle threw a wild pitch [Bowling to second]; Torres struck out; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 4. YANKEES 9TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 4.

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