Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
June 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1979 at Yankee Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Cannon rf 4 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0
Carty dh 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 2
Woods lf 3 1 2 1
  Bailor lf 0 0 0 0
Ainge 2b 4 0 1 0
Gomez 3b 4 0 0 0
Cerone c 2 0 1 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 0 1 1
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Munson c 3 0 1 0
Piniella rf 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0
Jones dh 4 0 2 1
  Rivers pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0
Brown lf 3 0 2 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Toronto 000 100 101380
New York 010 000 100291
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  W (1-0) 9.0 9 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa   7.0 6 2 2 2 5
  Burris  L (1-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
7

  E–Dent (8).  DP–Toronto 2, New York 1.  2B–Toronto Woods (13,off Figueroa), New York Nettles (6,off Moore).  HR–Toronto Woods (1,7th inning off Figueroa 0 on, 0 out); Mayberry (10,9th inning off Burris 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Brown (1,off Moore).  SB–Gomez (1,2nd base off Figueroa/Munson).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:09.  A–32,129.
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