Saturday May 27, 1978
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Playing before a Jacket Day crowd of 55,367, the Yankees were held to only five hits and lost to the Blue Jays, 4-1. The Yankees' run counted in the first inning on a double by Willie Randolph and single by Reggie Jackson, who later suffered a pulled muscle in his left thigh while batting in the fourth and had to leave the game.

The Blue Jays tied the score with an unearned run in the fifth and then won with three runs in the ninth on a single by Dave McKay, sacrifice by Luis Gomez, intentional pass to Alan Ashby, triple by Rick Bosetti, and squeeze bunt sacrifice by Bob Bailor. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 4 10 1 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 5 1 2 3 0 1 .286 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Bailor rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Howell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .273 Munson c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Jackson rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Upshaw dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Blair ph,rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Hutton lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Chambliss dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .325 McKay 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Gomez ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Ashby c 3 1 3 0 1 0 .220 Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .245 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 10 4 2 5 Totals 31 1 5 1 5 2 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 56,078 Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, Yankees 8 DP: Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Gomez, Nettles Doubles: Randolph (6) Triples: Bosetti (4) Stolen Bases: Bosetti (3) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (4), Bailor (4) GIDP: Mayberry (6), Blair (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy W(3-4) 8.1 5 1 1 5 1 0 34 4.53 Murphy SV(3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.36 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 2 0 36 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(5-2) 9 10 4 3 2 5 0 39 2.93 Totals 9 10 4 3 2 5 0 39 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti popped to first; Bailor singled to center; Howell singled to right [Bailor to third]; Mayberry grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph doubled to right; Munson flied out to right; Jackson singled to shortstop [Randolph scored, Jackson to second (error by Gomez)]; Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Hutton grounded out (second to first); McKay popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez struck out; Ashby singled to right; Bosetti forced Ashby (first to shortstop); Bosetti stole second; Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell struck out; Mayberry flied out to left; Upshaw popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); BLAIR BATTED FOR JACKSON; Blair grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hutton grounded out (second to first); McKay reached on an error by Nettles; Gomez forced McKay (second to shortstop); Ashby singled to right [Gomez to second]; Bosetti singled to center [Gomez scored (unearned), Ashby to third, Bosetti to second (on throw)]; Bailor popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles walked; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nettles to second]; Spencer was walked intentionally; Dent flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell singled to right; Mayberry forced Howell (second to shortstop); Upshaw flied out to right; Hutton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph flied out to right; Munson singled to right; Blair flied out to center; Chambliss walked [Munson to second]; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay struck out; Gomez singled to catcher; Ashby singled to second [Gomez to second]; Bosetti struck out; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Spencer walked; Dent forced Spencer (second to shortstop); Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Mayberry walked; Upshaw flied out to left; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph flied out to center; Munson walked; Blair grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay singled to right; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McKay to second]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Bosetti tripled to right [McKay scored, Ashby scored]; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bosetti scored]; Howell struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles singled to right; Piniella singled to right [Nettles to second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Spencer flied out to right; ALSTON BATTED FOR DENT; Alston struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

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