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A five-run rally in the sixth inning enabled the White Sox to defeat the Blue Jays, 7-5. The Blue Jays also had a five-run inning, scoring in the second. The White Sox came back with two in the third on a single by Chet Lemon, triple by Jim Essian and single by Royle Stillman before their uprising in the sixth. After Jim Spencer, Lemon and Alan Bannister contributed doubles to help tie the score, Stillman accounted for the winning margin with a two-run single. [The Sporting News] Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5Game Played on Friday, April 15, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IBlue Jays 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 White Sox 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 x - 7 15 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Bannister ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .292 Mason ss 5 0 0 1 0 0 .150 Stillman lf 5 0 3 3 0 0 .600 A. Woods lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 .316 Orta 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Bailor lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .385 Zisk rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364 Fairly dh 2 1 0 0 2 1 .250 Spencer 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Ault 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .323 Gamble dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Ewing rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .273 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 McKay 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Lemon cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .174 G. Woods cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .219 Essian c 3 2 2 1 1 0 .625 Ashby c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .353 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 8 5 3 4 Totals 37 7 15 7 2 1 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 10,840 Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, White Sox 8 DP: Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Ashby, Orta, Soderholm Doubles: Bailor (2), Spencer (3), Lemon (2), Bannister (1) Triples: Essian (1) Caught Stealing: Bailor (1) GIDP: Soderholm (1) Hit by Pitch: Garcia (1,by Knapp) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargan 5 8 4 4 1 1 0 23 4.91 Johnson L(1-1) 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 6 9.00 Hartenstein 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00 Totals 8 15 7 7 2 1 0 39 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp 1.1 3 5 2 1 2 0 10 4.26 Barrios W(1-0) 7.2 5 0 0 2 2 0 29 1.69 Totals 9 8 5 2 3 4 0 39 Passed Balls: Ashby (1) Hit by Pitch: Knapp (1) Wild Pitches: Hargan (1) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia struck out; Mason grounded out (second to first); A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Stillman grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to center; Zisk singled to center [Orta out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Fairly walked; Ault reached on an error by Orta [Fairly to third]; Ewing singled to right [Fairly scored, Ault to third]; McKay flied out to left; G. Woods singled to center [Ault scored (unearned), Ewing to second]; Ashby singled to center [Ewing scored, G. Woods to third]; Garcia was hit by a pitch [Ashby to second]; BARRIOS REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Mason forced Garcia (shortstop to second) [G. Woods scored (unearned), Ashby to third]; A. Woods singled to center [Ashby scored (unearned), Mason to third]; Fairly struck out; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (second to first); Soderholm flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ault singled to right; Ewing forced Ault (pitcher to shortstop); McKay forced Ewing (second to shortstop); G. Woods singled to right [McKay to second]; Ashby walked [McKay to third, G. Woods to second]; Garcia popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: BAILOR REPLACED A. WOODS (PLAYING LF); Lemon singled to center; Essian tripled to right [Lemon scored]; Bannister made an out to second; Stillman singled to left [Essian scored]; Orta flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); Bailor singled to left; Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Fairly walked; Ault grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer singled to right; Gamble flied out to center; Soderholm flied out to right; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ewing grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Essian singled to right; Bannister lined to center; Stillman flied out to right; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia flied out to center; Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Zisk walked; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Zisk to second]; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Zisk to third]; Spencer doubled to right [Zisk scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Gamble singled to right [Spencer scored]; Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; Lemon doubled to right; Essian walked; Bannister doubled to right [Lemon scored, Essian to third]; Stillman singled to right [Essian scored, Bannister scored, Stillman to second (error by Ashby)]; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Orta singled to third [Stillman to third]; Zisk popped to second in foul territory; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor doubled to left [Bailor to third (error by Soderholm)]; Fairly flied out to center; Ault was called out on strikes; Ewing flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 7. WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Gamble grounded out (third to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 7. BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); G. Woods flied out to center; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 7. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon flied out to left; Essian flied out to right; Bannister singled to left; Stillman singled to center [Bannister to second]; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 7. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Garcia popped to third in foul territory; Mason grounded out (second to first); Bailor lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 7. |
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