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Yankees
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 19, 1978
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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 April 19, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Garvin |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 13,306 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Ron Luciano |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Doug Ault | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 19, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Garvin
Piniella hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Munson moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Holtzman
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Holtzman
Bailor bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howell vs. Holtzman
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph catches it and throws to first to double up Howell. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Ault settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ault vs. Holtzman
Ault hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Holtzman
Mayberry hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Holtzman
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Holtzman
McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ault who is chasing the ball. Rivers reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Garvin
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Holtzman
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Holtzman
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Holtzman
Bailor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Holtzman
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howell for the out. Bosetti moves to third. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carty vs. Holtzman
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ault vs. Holtzman
Ault hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Garvin
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Ault settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Holtzman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Holtzman
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Holtzman
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garvin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a popup in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Holtzman
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Holtzman
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Holtzman
Bailor bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Holtzman
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gomez tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutton vs. Gossage
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Doug Ault.
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Garvin
Tom Hutton now playing left field.
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Garvin
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Garvin
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Garvin
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Gossage
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Gossage
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Garvin
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Garvin
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Garvin
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Garvin
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Gossage
Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Gossage
Bosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Gossage
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Garvin
Tim Nordbrook now playing shortstop.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Garvin
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Garvin
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Murphy
Tom Murphy now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Gossage
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Gossage
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Gossage
Hutton hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Murphy
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Murphy
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Murphy
Randolph strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Gossage
Garth Iorg pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gossage. Iorg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Gossage
McKay bunts towards the mound. Gossage fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gossage. Iorg scores. Cerone moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1978 -- New York at Toronto (D)
New York AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 2 3 0
Rivers M, cf 3 1 2 0 Bailor B, rf 2 0 1 0
Munson T, c 4 0 1 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 1
Jackson R, rf 4 0 2 1 Carty R, dh 3 0 1 2
Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Ault D, lf 2 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 2 0 Hutton T, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Johnson C, dh 4 1 1 2 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Iorg G, pr 0 1 0 0
Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 1 0
McKay D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gomez L, ss 2 1 1 0
Upshaw W, ph 1 0 0 0
Nordbrook T, ss 0 0 0 0
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34 3 8 3 30 4 9 3
New York 100 002 000 -- 3
Toronto 101 010 001 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K 4.1 8 3 3 1 0
Gossage R (L) 3.2 1 1 0 0 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garvin J 7.2 8 3 3 3 1
Murphy T (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- McKay D, Gossage R 2
DP -- New York 1, Toronto 2
LOB -- New York 7, Toronto 7
2B -- Bosetti R, Chambliss C
3B -- Rivers M
HR -- Johnson C
SH -- Bailor B 2, McKay D
SF -- Carty R
T -- 2:31
A -- 13306
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