After seven straight losses, Dave Lemanczyk finally gained his first victory of the season when the Blue Jays erupted for 15 hits and defeated the Yankees, 10-8. After John Mayberry homered with a man on base in the fourth inning to tie the score at 4-4, the Blue Jays nailed down their decision with six runs in the sixth.

Oddly, Ken Clay, pitching in relief of Jim Beattie, was the loser without yiedling a hit. With one out in the sixth, Clay walked Mayberry and was removed in favor of Sparky Lyle, who gave up an infield single by Tommy Hutton and hit Otto Velez with a pitch to load the bases. Rick Cerone grounded to Graig Nettles, who threw wildly to second in an attempted forceout, and both Mayberry and Hutton scored. A double by Dave McKay, singles by Luis Gomez and Rick Bosetti and a sacrifice fly by Bob Bailor each added one more run before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 10, New York Yankees 8

Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Yankees 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 8 15 3 Blue Jays 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 x - 10 9 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Bosetti cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .290 Randolph 2b 3 3 2 1 2 0 .277 Bailor rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .260 Munson c 5 2 2 1 0 0 .279 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 Jackson rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .275 Mayberry 1b 3 2 1 3 1 0 .234 Chambliss dh 5 1 3 2 0 0 .306 Upshaw lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Nettles 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .254 Hutton lf,1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .260 Piniella lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .365 Ewing dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Spencer 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .229 Velez ph,dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 Guidry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cerone c 4 1 0 1 0 0 .215 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 McKay 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .224 Alston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .213 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 8 15 8 3 1 Totals 32 10 9 9 4 1 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 30,550 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Blue Jays 4 DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Nettles, Piniella, Clay, Gomez Doubles: Chambliss (5), Spencer (2), Munson (8), Howell (6), McKay (2) Triples: Rivers (4), Bosetti (3), Bailor (1) Home Runs: Nettles (6), Mayberry (5) Stolen Bases: Nettles (1), Chambliss (2), Bosetti (2) Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (2), Bailor (1) GIDP: Jackson (4), Cerone (1) Hit by Pitch: Velez (1,by Lyle) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie 3 4 4 4 2 0 1 15 4.70 Clay L(0-2) 2.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 5.23 Lyle 0.2 4 5 3 0 0 0 8 3.77 Holtzman 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.32 Totals 8 9 10 8 4 1 1 38 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk W(1-7) 8 12 7 7 3 1 0 39 8.47 Murphy 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 6 2.42 Totals 9 15 8 8 3 1 1 45 Hit by Pitch: Lyle (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to shortstop in foul territory; Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti tripled to right; Bailor tripled to right [Bosetti scored]; Howell grounded out (second to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Bailor scored]; Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 2. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles flied out to right [Chambliss to third]; Piniella singled to center [Chambliss scored]; Spencer popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing flied out to center; Cerone grounded out (second to first); McKay popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 2. YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (second to first); Rivers tripled to center; Randolph singled to right [Rivers scored]; Munson singled to left [Randolph to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Randolph scored]; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to second]; Nettles singled to right [Munson scored, Chambliss to second]; Chambliss stole third and Nettles stole second; Piniella struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2. YANKEES 4TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to right; Randolph walked [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell doubled to center; Mayberry homered [Howell scored]; Hutton walked; Ewing walked [Hutton to second]; CLAY REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Cerone grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hutton to third, Ewing out at second]; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 4. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss lined to first; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti struck out; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 4. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to center; Spencer doubled to right; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Mayberry walked; Mayberry was picked off first but was safe on an error by Clay [Mayberry to second]; LYLE REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Hutton singled to third [Mayberry to third]; VELEZ BATTED FOR EWING; Velez was hit by a pitch [Hutton to second]; Cerone reached on an error by Nettles [Mayberry scored (RBI), Hutton scored (no RBI), Velez to second, Cerone to first]; McKay doubled to center [Velez scored, Cerone to third]; Gomez singled to left [Cerone scored (unearned), McKay to third, Gomez to second (error by Piniella)]; Bosetti singled to center [McKay scored, Gomez to third]; Bosetti stole second; Bailor hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gomez scored (unearned), Bosetti to third]; Howell popped to shortstop; 6 R (4 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 10. YANKEES 7TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Randolph singled to third; Munson reached on an error by Gomez [Randolph to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Randolph to third, Munson out at second]; Chambliss singled to third [Randolph scored]; Nettles flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 10. BLUE JAYS 7TH: HOLTZMAN REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Mayberry flied out to right; Hutton singled to right; Velez walked [Hutton to second]; Cerone popped to second; McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 10. YANKEES 8TH: HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); UPSHAW REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING LF); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Spencer walked; ALSTON BATTED FOR DENT; Alston forced Spencer (second to shortstop); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 10. BLUE JAYS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING SS); Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 10. YANKEES 9TH: Randolph walked; Munson doubled to left [Randolph scored]; MURPHY REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Munson to third]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Munson scored]; Nettles homered; Piniella singled to third; Spencer singled to right [Piniella to second]; GUIDRY RAN FOR SPENCER; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 10.

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