| Third baseman Dave McKay, the only native Canadian on the Blue Jays' roster, and Jerry Garvin, rookie lefthander from Merced, Calif., took leading roles as the expansion club defeated the White Sox. 3-1. McKay drove in two runs with a single and squeeze bunt, while Garvin allowed only five hits in eight innings and gained his first major league victory with the aid of Pete Vuckovich, who hurled the final frame. [The Sporting News] |
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, April 10, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Blue Jays 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 5 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .357 Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Bannister ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Mason ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Orta 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .091 Ault 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .417 Zisk rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .500 Fairly dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .250 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Ewing rf 2 1 2 0 1 0 .500 L. Johnson dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Scott pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 A. Woods lf,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Lemon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G. Woods cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Downing c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .444 McKay 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 .500 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 4 3 Totals 27 3 5 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 17,059 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Blue Jays 5 DP: White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Bannister Doubles: Spencer (1), Soderholm (1) Stolen Bases: G. Woods (2) Sacrifice Hits: A. Woods (1), McKay (1) GIDP: G. Woods (2) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(0-1) 8 5 3 2 3 5 0 32 2.25 Totals 8 5 3 2 3 5 0 32 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin W(1-0) 8 5 1 1 4 2 0 33 1.13 Vuckovich SV(2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 3 0 37 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr walked; Debut game for Jerry Garvin; Bannister walked [Garr to second]; Orta was called out on strikes; Zisk walked [Garr to third, Bannister to second]; Spencer grounded out (second to first) [Garr scored, Bannister to third, Zisk to second]; L. Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia flied out to left; Mason flied out to center; Ault popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Lemon popped to shortstop; Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Ewing walked; A. Woods grounded out (second to first) [Ewing to second]; G. Woods singled to second [Ewing scored]; G. Woods stole second; McKay singled to left [G. Woods scored]; Cerone flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr singled to right; Bannister lined to center; Orta forced Garr (third to second); Zisk walked [Orta to second]; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Garcia was called out on strikes; Mason struck out; Ault was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson singled to left; Soderholm flied out to center; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first) [L. Johnson to second]; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fairly walked; Ewing singled to center [Fairly to second]; A. Woods flied out to left; G. Woods grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ewing out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: On a bunt Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Bannister grounded out (third to first); Orta singled to left; Zisk forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay popped to third; Cerone grounded out (third to first); Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer popped to shortstop; L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Soderholm flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Ault flied out to center; Fairly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon flied out to center; Downing singled to center; Garr flied out to right; Bannister popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ewing singled to center; SCOTT RAN FOR EWING; A. Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; G. Woods reached on an error by Bannister [Scott to third]; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Scott scored (unearned), G. Woods to second]; Cerone flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); A. WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer doubled to right; L. Johnson flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason flied out to center; Ault singled to third; Fairly walked [Ault to second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: VUCKOVICH REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Soderholm doubled to center; Lemon grounded out (third to first); GAMBLE BATTED FOR DOWNING; Gamble flied out to left; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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