Jim Spencer cracked two homers and Graig Nettles also connected for a round-tripper as the Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 9-2, ending the season with an eight-game winning streak. Ron Guidry pitched three innings and struck out four batters, giving him a total of 201 to go along with 248 last year, marking the first time any Yankee pitcher had two 200-plus strikeout seasons. Guidry's ERA of 2.78 was the A.L.'s best. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 9, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Yankees      0  0  0    4  1  0    4  0  x  -   9 16  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   0   2   0     0   2   .287      Murcer cf             4   0   3   4     1   0   .267
Woods lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Brown pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Bosetti cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Randolph 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Cannon ph,rf        3   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Gamble lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .358
Velez dh              3   1   1   1     1   1   .288      Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Kusick 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Beniquez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Solaita ph,1b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     1   1   .280
Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Nettles 3b            5   2   3   2     0   0   .253
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .247        Stanley pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bailor rf,cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Spencer dh            5   3   3   3     0   1   .288
McKay 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .218      Garcia ss             5   2   1   0     0   0   .263
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gulden c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .163
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   1     3   7             Totals               40   9  16   9     3   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 28,150
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Yankees 11
DP: Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Howell, Gamble
Doubles: Cerone (27), Griffin (22), Solaita (8), Chambliss (27), Murcer 2 (12), Gulden (4)
Home Runs: Velez (15), Nettles (20), Spencer 2 (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Gulden (4)
GIDP: Solaita (2)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb L(8-8)            3.1   8   4   4   1   2   1  19   4.31
Buskey                  2.2   5   4   3   2   1   2  16   3.43
Freisleben              2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   4.95
Totals                  8    16   9   8   3   3   3  44

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  3     2   1   0   2   4   0  13   2.78
Davis W(14-2)           3     3   1   1   0   0   1  12   2.85
Griffin SV(1)           3     2   0   0   1   3   0  11   4.15
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   7   1  36

Wild Pitches: Griffin (1)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin struck out; Woods grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble singled to center;
Jackson singled to left [Gamble to second]; Chambliss walked
[Gamble to third, Jackson to second]; Nettles flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (third to first); Kusick
grounded out (third to first); Cerone doubled to left; Howell
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

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

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor flied out to center; McKay walked; Griffin
singled to left [McKay scored (error by Gamble) (unearned) (no
RBI), Griffin to third]; Woods walked; CANNON BATTED FOR
BOSETTI; Cannon made an out to third; Velez struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: CANNON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAILOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Murcer singled to center; Randolph
grounded out (third to first) [Murcer to second]; Gamble
grounded out (second to first) [Murcer to third]; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Yankees 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: DAVIS REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Kusick grounded
out (second to first); Cerone flied out to right; Howell made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles homered
[Chambliss scored]; Spencer singled to left; Garcia singled to
second [Spencer to second]; Gulden out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Spencer to third, Garcia to second]; Murcer
doubled to left [Spencer scored, Garcia scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED
STIEB (PITCHING); Randolph reached on a fielder's choice [Murcer
out at third (pitcher to shortstop)]; Gamble singled to right
[Randolph to third]; Jackson grounded out (catcher to first); 4
R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor flied out to right; McKay flied out to
center; Griffin doubled to right; Woods flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
made an out to second; Spencer homered; Garcia made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Yankees 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cannon made an out to shortstop; Velez homered;
SOLAITA BATTED FOR KUSICK; Solaita doubled to right; Cerone
flied out to left; Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gulden
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer walked; Randolph singled
to left [Murcer to second]; Gamble flied out to right; Jackson
walked [Murcer to third, Randolph to second]; Chambliss struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Yankees 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay singled to left;
Griffin threw a wild pitch [McKay to second]; Griffin struck
out; Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to right; Spencer homered [Nettles
scored]; Garcia reached on an error by Howell [Garcia to first];
FREISLEBEN REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Gulden doubled to right
[Garcia to third]; Murcer doubled to right [Garcia scored
(unearned), Gulden scored]; BROWN RAN FOR MURCER; Randolph
reached on a fielder's choice [Brown out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Gamble made an out to second; Jackson made an out to
second; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Yankees 9.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BENIQUEZ
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Cannon struck out; Velez walked;
Solaita grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Velez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
singled to center; STANLEY RAN FOR NETTLES; Spencer flied out to
right; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Yankees 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cerone
struck out; Howell flied out to center; Bailor singled to left;
McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Yankees 9.