Yankees' high-priced pitching acquisition Rich Gossage continued to flop as the loser of a 4-3 decision to the Blue Jays. John Mayberry led off the ninth inning with a single and Garth Iorg ran for him. Rick Cerone attempted a sacrifice bunt but Gossage's throw to second went into the dirt, leaving runners on first and second.

When Dave McKay followed with another bunt, Gossage threw the ball over first baseman Chris Chambliss' head as Iorg raced home with the winning tally. It was Gossage's third straight defeat without a victory. Rick Bosetti handled nine chances flawlessly in center field for the Jays, setting a club record. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 19, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 Blue Jays 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .256 Bosetti cf 4 2 3 0 0 1 .292 Rivers cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .316 Bailor rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .433 Munson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Howell 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .317 Jackson rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .262 Carty dh 3 0 1 2 0 1 .205 Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 Ault lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Hutton ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Johnson dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .185 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Iorg pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cerone c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .138 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Nordbrook ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 3 2 Totals 30 4 9 3 1 6 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 13,306 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Blue Jays 7 DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Gossage 2, McKay Doubles: Chambliss (1), Bosetti (5) Triples: Rivers (1) Home Runs: Johnson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bailor 2 (2), McKay (1) Sacrifice Flies: Carty (2) GIDP: Chambliss (1), Piniella (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman 4.1 8 3 3 1 0 0 21 4.82 Gossage L(0-3) 3.2 1 1 0 0 6 0 14 3.18 Totals 8 9 4 3 1 6 0 35 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin 7.2 8 3 3 3 1 1 33 4.82 Murphy W(1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 2 1 37 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Rivers singled to center; Munson singled to left [Rivers to third]; Jackson singled to left [Rivers scored, Munson to second]; Piniella reached on an error by McKay (assist by Howell) [Munson to third, Jackson to second]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Piniella out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bosetti to third]; Howell singled to center [Bosetti scored]; Carty lined into a double play (second to first) [Howell out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Nettles flied out to center; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault flied out to right; Mayberry lined to third; Cerone singled to center; McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph struck out; Rivers tripled to left; Munson made an out to second; Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti singled to center; Bailor singled to left [Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted) [Bosetti to third, Bailor to second]; Carty singled to left [Bosetti scored, Bailor to third]; Ault forced Carty (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella walked; Chambliss flied out to left; Johnson popped to shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Cerone flied out to left; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2. YANKEES 5TH: Dent made an out to second; Randolph walked; Rivers forced Randolph (pitcher to shortstop); Munson made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez singled to left; Bosetti singled to left [Gomez to second]; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gomez to third, Bosetti to second]; Howell walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Carty hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gomez scored]; HUTTON BATTED FOR AULT; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3. YANKEES 6TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jackson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss doubled to center; Johnson homered [Chambliss scored]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry struck out; Cerone struck out; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers walked; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: UPSHAW BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Upshaw struck out; Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. YANKEES 8TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING SS); Jackson singled to second; Piniella grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; Chambliss singled to right; MURPHY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell struck out; Carty struck out; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles flied out to center; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry singled to center; IORG RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Cerone reached on a fielder's choice [Iorg to second (error by Gossage)]; McKay reached on an error by Gossage on a sacrifice bunt [Iorg scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cerone to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 4.

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