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Yankees 11 @ Blue Jays 2
Exhibition Stadium
June 26, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees, played on June 26, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 11 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJune 26, 1979 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 11 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 11
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 2 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherLuis Tiant  
Losing PitcherDave Lemanczyk  
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Game Winning RBIChris Chambliss 

Game Info

DateJune 26, 1979 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuis Tiant  
Home Starting PitcherDave Lemanczyk  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance38,696 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Deegan
1B: Greg Kosc
2B: Jerry Neudecker
3B: George Maloney

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mickey Rivers  Center Fielder 
Thurman Munson  Catcher 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Lou Piniella  Left Fielder 
Chris Chambliss  DH 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Jim Spencer  First Baseman 
Willie Randolph  Second Baseman 
Bucky Dent  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Alfredo Griffin  Shortstop 
Luis Gomez  Third Baseman 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Rico Carty  DH 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Al Woods  Left Fielder 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
Danny Ainge  Second Baseman 
Joe Cannon  Right Fielder 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Yankees 11 @ Blue Jays 2
Exhibition Stadium
June 26, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/26/1979 -- New York at Toronto (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Rivers M, cf          6  0  2  1   Griffin A, ss         5  0  1  1   
Munson T, c           5  2  1  0   Gomez L, 3b           5  0  0  0   
Murcer B, rf          4  1  2  0   Bosetti R, cf         3  0  1  0   
Piniella L, lf        4  2  3  1   Bailor B, cf          1  0  0  0   
Beniquez J, lf        1  0  0  0   Carty R, dh           3  0  0  0   
Chambliss C, dh       5  1  1  1   Mayberry J, 1b        4  0  0  0   
Nettles G, 3b         5  2  2  2   Woods A, lf           4  1  2  0   
Spencer J, 1b         3  3  3  2   Cerone R, c           3  0  0  0   
Randolph W, 2b        1  0  1  0   Ainge D, 2b           4  1  2  0   
Stanley F, 2b         2  0  1  2   Cannon J, rf          4  0  2  1   
Dent B, ss            3  0  0  1                                      
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                     39 11 16 10                        36  2  8  2

New York         500 012 120 -- 11
Toronto          010 010 000 --  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W)           9.0  8  2  2  2  7

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk D (L)       5.2 11  8  8  6  4
Buskey T              0.2  2  1  1  1  0
Miller D              2.2  3  2  2  0  1

E -- Stanley F
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- New York 12, Toronto 9
2B -- Rivers M
3B -- Spencer J
HR -- Spencer J
SH -- Stanley F
SF -- Chambliss C, Dent B
HBP -- by Lemanczyk D (Randolph W)
WP -- Lemanczyk D 2
T -- 2:37
A -- 38696

    

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