A homer by Oscar Gamble and run-scoring singles by Alan Bannister and Richie Zisk carried the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Gamble, who came from the Yankees in Bucky Dent deal, hit his homer in the fourth inning. Bannister, who took over at shortstop with the departure of Dent, drove in a run with a single in the fifth, stole second and scored on Zisk's single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     9, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .500
Bannister ss          3   1   2   1     1   0   .375      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .000        Bailor ph,ss        1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000
Zisk rf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .600      Ault 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .300      Fairly dh             2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Gamble dh             4   1   1   1     0   2   .143        Velez ph,dh         1   0   0   1     0   0   .400
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .375      Ewing lf              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Bowling ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .500      A. Woods rf,lf        4   0   2   0     0   0   .429
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      G. Woods cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     5   7             Totals               35   2  10   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 18,214
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Blue Jays 7
DP: White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2
Doubles: Garr (1), A. Woods (1), Fairly (1), McKay (1), Ault (1)
Home Runs: Gamble (1)
Stolen Bases: Soderholm (1), Bannister (1)
Caught Stealing: Soderholm (1), Zisk (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Velez (1)
GIDP: Zisk (1), McKay (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(1-0)            5     5   1   1   0   3   0  20   1.80
Hamilton                2.1   3   1   1   0   0   0  10   8.10
Martinez                0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
LaGrow SV(1)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   3   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(0-1)        9     8   3   3   5   7   1  37   3.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   7   1  37

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Nestor Chylak


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister
walked; Orta walked [Bannister to second]; Zisk was called out
on strikes; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia singled to center; Mason forced Garcia
(first to shortstop); Ault flied out to left; Fairly flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Gamble was called out on strikes; Soderholm
singled to center; Lemon struck out; Soderholm stole second;
Downing walked; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing was called out on strikes; A. Woods doubled
to left; G. Woods popped to second; McKay popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister singled to left; Orta forced Bannister
(first to shortstop); Zisk grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Garcia
flied out to left; Mason flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer struck out; Gamble homered; Soderholm
walked; Soderholm was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
doubled to right; Ewing reached on a fielder's choice [Fairly
out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop)]; A. Woods popped
to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr
doubled to left; Bannister singled to center [Garr scored];
Bannister stole second; Orta was called out on strikes; Zisk
singled to right [Bannister scored]; Spencer singled to center
[Zisk to second]; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: G. Woods was called out on strikes; McKay doubled
to right; Ashby singled to right [McKay scored]; Garcia struck
out; Mason grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Downing popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: HAMILTON REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Ault grounded
out (shortstop to first); VELEZ BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Velez
grounded out (shortstop to first); BOWLING BATTED FOR EWING;
Bowling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BOWLING STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); A. WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Bannister flied out to
center; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods popped to third; G. Woods grounded out
(third to first); McKay singled to center; Ashby flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Zisk singled to third; Spencer struck out while
Zisk was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gamble
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); BAILOR
BATTED FOR MASON; Bailor singled to right; Ault doubled to right
[Bailor to third]; MARTINEZ REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Velez
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bailor scored]; Debut game for
Silvio Martinez; Bowling grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon grounded out (pitcher
to first); Downing walked; Garr grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods singled to center; G. Woods singled to
center [A. Woods to third]; LAGROW REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING);
McKay grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[A. Woods stayed at third, G. Woods out at second]; Ashby
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.