Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
September 27, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1978 at Yankee 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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Toronto Blue Jays 1, New York Yankees 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 4 0 1 0
Bailor rf 4 0 2 0
Howell 3b 3 1 1 1
Mayberry dh 4 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 0 0 0
Woods lf 4 0 2 0
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
McKay 2b 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Ewing ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ss 0 0 0 0
Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Wiley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 0 1 0
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 2
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Jackson dh 4 1 1 1
Piniella rf 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 2 2 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
  Thomasson lf 0 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 1
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Toronto 000 100 000161
New York 031 010 00x5101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Willis  L (3-7) 3.1 7 4 1 1 0
  Murphy   2.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Wiley   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
2
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (12-5) 9.0 6 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
4

  E–Howell (21), Dent (10).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Piniella (33,off Murphy).  HR–Toronto Howell (7,4th inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out), New York Nettles (27,3rd inning off Willis 0 on, 2 out); Jackson (25,5th inning off Murphy 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Dent (5,off Willis).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:00.  A–20,052.
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