| Graig Nettles hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays and increase their East Division lead over the Orioles to 2½ games. Don Gullett struck out 12, a season high for the lefthander, and held the Blue Jays to five hits, but they included homers by Otto Velez and Dave McKay. After McKay's clout tied the score at 3-3 in the eighth, Chris Chambliss walked with two out in the ninth and Nettles decided the game with his homer. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 9 0 Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 5 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .323 G. Woods cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 White lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 Bailor lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Munson c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .297 Howell 3b 4 0 2 1 0 2 .300 Jackson rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .285 Velez dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 .259 Blair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Ault 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Chambliss 1b 2 1 0 1 1 0 .289 Bowling rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Nettles 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .244 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Piniella dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 McKay 2b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .194 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Nordbrook ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Rader ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torres ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 9 5 2 4 Totals 31 3 5 3 0 12 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 32,590 Left on Base: Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1 DP: Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2 Doubles: Jackson (37), White (24), Bailor (20) Home Runs: Nettles (36), Velez (16), McKay (3) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (5) GIDP: Piniella (10), Chambliss (22) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(13-4) 9 5 3 3 0 12 2 31 3.75 Totals 9 5 3 3 0 12 2 31 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(9-17) 9 9 5 5 2 4 1 35 4.34 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 4 1 35 Wild Pitches: Gullett (5) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to first; White made an out to second; Munson singled to center [Rivers to third]; Jackson doubled to right [Rivers scored, Munson to third]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to center [Munson scored]; Nettles flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: G. Woods popped to first in foul territory; Bailor popped to first in foul territory; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Randolph flied out to center; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez homered; Ault struck out; Bowling struck out; Cerone struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers walked; White doubled to center [Rivers scored, White out at third (right to catcher to third)]; Munson singled to center; Jackson forced Munson (shortstop to second); Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay struck out; Nordbrook struck out; G. Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled to left; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Randolph lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell struck out; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 5TH: Dent struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault flied out to center; Bowling lined to shortstop; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 6TH: Munson singled to left; Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay flied out to center; Nordbrook grounded out (third to first); G. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); Piniella flied out to right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor doubled to center; Howell singled to left [Bailor scored]; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Howell to second]; Velez struck out; Ault grounded out (third to first) [Howell to third]; Bowling flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2. YANKEES 8TH: Dent flied out to left; Rivers popped to first in foul territory; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone flied out to left; McKay homered; RADER BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Rader struck out; G. Woods flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. YANKEES 9TH: TORRES REPLACED RADER (PLAYING SS); Munson flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Chambliss walked; Nettles homered [Chambliss scored]; Piniella singled to center; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Bailor made an out to shortstop; Howell singled to right [Howell out at second (right to shortstop)]; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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