When the Blue Jays changed pitchers with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, Jim Spencer came up as a pinch-hitter for Cliff Johnson and unloaded a grand slam to power the Yankees to a 4-3 victory. Lou Piniella and Chris Chambliss singled and Graig Nettles walked before Blue Jays' starter Jerry Garvin yielded the mound to Tom Murphy, who served up Spencer's smash. John Mayberry accounted for the Blue Jays' markers with a pair of homers. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Friday, May 26, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 7 0 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x - 4 7 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Bailor rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .261 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Mayberry 1b 3 2 2 3 1 0 .247 Jackson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Hutton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Piniella lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Velez ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .331 Upshaw dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Nettles 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Ault ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Johnson dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .169 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Spencer ph,dh 1 1 1 4 0 0 .255 Gomez ss 2 0 2 0 1 0 .250 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Cerone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .170 Lyle p 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 30 3 7 3 5 0 Totals 30 4 7 4 1 1 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 24,171 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Yankees 3 DP: Blue Jays 0, Yankees 3 Errors: Randolph Doubles: McKay (3) Home Runs: Mayberry 2 (9), Spencer (5) Caught Stealing: McKay (1), Upshaw (1) GIDP: Ashby (3), Howell (7), Bosetti (2) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin L(2-3) 6.1 6 3 3 1 1 0 25 6.49 Murphy 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 2.42 Totals 8 7 4 4 1 1 1 31 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie 6.1 6 2 1 5 0 1 27 3.99 Lyle W(3-1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.60 Totals 9 7 3 2 5 0 2 35 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti walked; Bailor grounded out (second to first) [Bosetti to second]; Howell flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Randolph flied out to center; Munson grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to second]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Upshaw singled to right; McKay forced Upshaw (third to second); McKay was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss singled to right; Nettles flied out to left; Johnson forced Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez singled to right; Ashby grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gomez out at second]; Bosetti flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Dent popped to shortstop; Rivers flied out to left; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor walked; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bailor out at second]; Mayberry walked; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson singled to center; Piniella forced Jackson (third to second); Piniella was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Upshaw walked; Upshaw was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McKay doubled to center; Gomez walked; Ashby flied out to right [McKay to third]; Bosetti forced Gomez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles singled to right; Johnson flied out to center; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor reached on an error by Randolph; Howell flied out to left; Mayberry homered [Bailor scored (unearned)]; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to center; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez singled to center; Ashby singled to right [Gomez to third]; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Bosetti grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to center; Chambliss singled to left [Piniella to third]; Nettles walked [Chambliss to second]; MURPHY REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Spencer homered [Piniella scored, Chambliss scored, Nettles scored]; Dent popped to third; Rivers grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bailor flied out to right; Howell popped to shortstop; Mayberry homered; VELEZ BATTED FOR HUTTON; Velez popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Randolph flied out to right; Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: AULT BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay popped to second; CERONE BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Cerone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 4.

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