Jerry Narron hit a three-run homer and Oscar Gamble also drove in three runs with a pair of round-trippers to power the Yankees to a 7-4 victory over the Blue Jays. A circuit clout by Reggie Jackson accounted for the Yankees' other run. Pinch-hitter Rico Carty smacked a homer with a man on base for the Blue Jays. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    5  0  0    0  2  0  -   7 10  1
Blue Jays    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  1  -   4  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murcer cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Griffin ss            4   1   2   0     0   2   .277
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Gamble lf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .340      Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Jackson rf            4   2   3   1     0   1   .297      Solaita dh            2   0   0   1     0   0   .262
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .276        Carty ph,dh         2   2   2   2     0   0   .256
Spencer dh            3   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Narron c              4   1   1   3     0   0   .153        Kusick pr,1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Garcia ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Bosetti cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Staiger 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .375      Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .231
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bailor rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .285
                                                          Edge p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   7     2   2             Totals               33   4   9   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 37,408
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Blue Jays 5
DP: Yankees 1, Blue Jays 3
Errors: Garcia, McKay
Doubles: Jackson (24), Staiger (1), Howell (28)
Home Runs: Gamble 2 (16), Narron (4), Jackson (27), Carty (12)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (5)
GIDP: Staiger (1), Spencer (12), Murcer (9), Howell (10)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (5,by Kaat)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(12-8)           6     3   1   1   1   4   0  20   3.91
Kaat                    0     2   2   2   0   0   1   3   3.92
Gossage SV(16)          3     4   1   1   1   2   0  13   2.89
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   6   1  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Edge L(3-3)             5     6   5   5   2   2   2  23   4.88
Garvin                  2.1   4   2   2   0   0   2   9   3.38
Freisleben              1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.00
Totals                  9    10   7   7   2   2   4  37

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (2)
Wild Pitches: Edge (4)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Griffin was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Woods walked; Howell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue
Jays 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Solaita flied out to center; Mayberry made an out
to second; Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Narron reached on an error by McKay; Garcia flied
out to right; Staiger grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Narron out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone struck out; Bailor flied out to right;
McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Blue Jays 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer walked; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Murcer to second]; Gamble homered [Murcer
scored]; Jackson doubled to left; Chambliss made an out to
shortstop; Spencer was walked intentionally; Narron homered
[Jackson scored, Spencer scored]; Garcia grounded out (pitcher
to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin singled to left; Woods struck out; Howell
doubled to right [Griffin to third]; Solaita grounded out (first
unassisted) [Griffin scored, Howell to third]; Mayberry made an
out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Staiger doubled to center; Edge threw a wild pitch
[Staiger to third]; Murcer lined to shortstop; Randolph struck
out; Gamble lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Cerone
struck out; Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson singled to right; Chambliss singled to
second [Jackson to second]; GARVIN REPLACED EDGE (PITCHING);
Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Jackson to third, Chambliss out at second]; Narron
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
5, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Griffin
struck out; Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Staiger
singled to center; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Staiger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Howell singled to
right; CARTY BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Carty homered [Howell scored];
Mayberry was hit by a pitch; KUSICK RAN FOR MAYBERRY; GOSSAGE
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Bosetti flied out to left; Cerone made
an out to shortstop; Bailor lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 8TH: CARTY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KUSICK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Randolph grounded out (third to first);
Gamble homered; Jackson homered; Chambliss singled to left;
FREISLEBEN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Spencer flied out to
center; Narron grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Griffin
struck out; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Blue Jays 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Staiger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell flied out to left; Carty singled to
pitcher; Kusick singled to center [Carty to third, Kusick out at
second (shortstop to first)]; Bosetti singled to center [Carty
scored]; Cerone singled to center [Bosetti to third (error by
Garcia)]; Bailor walked [Cerone to second]; VELEZ BATTED FOR
MCKAY; Velez struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue
Jays 4.