Tommy John, getting relief help from Rich Gossage, received credit for his 20th victory of the season as the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays, 7-5. The big inning for the Yankees was the fifth when they scored on a double by Jerry Narron, single by Damaso Garcia and twice on an error by Blue Jay pitcher Jesse Jefferson. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees      0  0  2    1  4  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   5  6  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Murcer cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Griffin ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .278
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Bailor rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .225
  Stanley 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Velez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .285
Gamble lf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .343      Carty dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .256
  Piniella lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Jackson rf            3   1   1   0     2   1   .297      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Howell 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Spencer dh            4   1   0   0     1   0   .277      McKay 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .208
Narron c              5   1   2   1     0   1   .164      Woods lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Garcia ss             5   1   3   1     0   1   .267      Huffman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Staiger 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .273        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  11   4     5   4             Totals               33   5   6   5     0   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 28,137
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Blue Jays 1
DP: Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Doyle, Griffin, Cerone, Jefferson
Doubles: Narron 2 (3)
Triples: Gamble (1), Howell (4), Bailor (5)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(20-9)            8     6   5   4   0   1   0  30   2.96
Gossage SV(17)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.83
Totals                  9     6   5   4   0   2   0  33

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Huffman L(6-17)         4.2   9   7   4   3   3   0  26   5.64
Jefferson               4.1   2   0   0   2   1   0  18   5.48
Totals                  9    11   7   4   5   4   0  44

Passed Balls: Narron (7)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Murcer made an out to second; Doyle flied out to
right; Gamble singled to center; Jackson walked [Gamble to
second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Bailor grounded out
(third to first) [Griffin to second]; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Griffin to third]; Carty singled to center
[Griffin scored]; Bosetti forced Carty (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Narron struck out;
Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Howell
grounded out (first unassisted); McKay grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Staiger flied out to center; Murcer singled to
right; Doyle struck out; Gamble tripled to right [Murcer
scored]; Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to left [Gamble
scored, Jackson to second]; Spencer flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Woods flied out to center; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Narron grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia
singled to center; Staiger forced Garcia (shortstop unassisted)
[Staiger to second (error by Griffin)]; Murcer singled to right
[Staiger scored (error by Cerone; assist by Bailor) (unearned)
(no RBI), Murcer to second (on throw to home)]; Doyle grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez flied out to center; Carty flied out to
right; Bosetti grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, Blue Jays 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Gamble made an out to second; Jackson singled to
right; Chambliss flied out to center; Spencer walked [Jackson to
second]; Narron doubled to center [Jackson scored, Spencer to
third]; Garcia singled to right [Spencer scored, Narron to
third]; JEFFERSON REPLACED HUFFMAN (PITCHING); Garcia stole
second; Staiger walked; Murcer reached on an error by Jefferson
(assist by Velez) [Narron scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garcia
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Staiger to third]; Doyle popped to
third in foul territory; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
7, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cerone flied out to center; Howell tripled to
center; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howell scored];
Woods struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Jackson
struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Griffin singled to first; Bailor tripled to right
[Griffin scored]; Velez singled to second [Bailor scored (RBI),
Velez to second (error by Doyle)]; Narron allowed a passed ball
[Velez to third]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first) [Velez
scored (unearned)]; Bosetti grounded out (second to first);
STANLEY REPLACED DOYLE (PLAYING 2B); Cerone grounded out (second
to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory; Narron
doubled to left; Garcia singled to right [Narron to third];
Staiger flied out to center; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); McKay
grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley flied out to right; Gamble walked; Jackson
flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: PINIELLA REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING LF); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Spencer flied out to right; Narron flied out to
center; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Carty flied out
to center; Bosetti struck out; Cerone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5.