New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 21, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Munson dh 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 3 1 1 2
Dent ss 4 0 2 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 0 1 0
Bailor rf 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
  Kirkwood pr 0 0 0 0
Hutton lf 4 0 0 0
Ewing dh 3 0 1 0
  Velez ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 1 1 0
  Ault ph 1 0 0 0
McKay 2b 3 0 1 0
Gomez ss 2 0 1 0
  Upshaw ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnson ss 0 0 0 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 0
New York 020 000 000290
Toronto 001 000 000180
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (5-1) 8.0 8 1 1 1 1
  Lyle   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Gossage  SV (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (1-4) 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Murphy   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Randolph (5,off Underwood), Toronto Howell (7,off Figueroa).  HR–New York Johnson (2,2nd inning off Underwood 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Randolph (10,3rd base off Underwood/Cerone); Rivers (3,2nd base off Underwood/Cerone); Jackson (8,2nd base off Murphy/Cerone).  CS–Dent (1,2nd base by Underwood/Cerone); Gomez (2,2nd base by Figueroa/Johnson).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:18.
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