Episode Four: Down the stretch

The Jays would head in early August winning 16 of 19 including a 9-game winning streak.Winning 99 games requires a team to be consistent. The Jays only lost two head-to-head series the entire season. The Red Sox won nine of their 13 match-ups, and the Royals won seven of their 12 regular season games.Episode includes the “botched” exchange at second against the Yankees, and how the Jays were able to hold on to win the division for the first time.Episode includes Pat Gillick, Cito Gaston, Rance Mulliniks, Ernie Whitt, Tom Henke and Steve Balboni. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit okbluejays.substack.com