| The White Sox extended their winning streak to five games by defeating the Blue Jays, 4-2, behind the combined four-hit hurling of Ken Brett and Bruce Dal Canton. The White Sox scored their first three runs on sacrifice flies by Richie Zisk, Royle Stillman and jorge Orta before adding the final tally in the fifth inning when Jim Essian doubled and Stillman singled. Doug Ault saved the Blue Jays from being shutout by hitting a homer with a man on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Game Played on Sunday, April 17, 1977 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 4 0 White Sox 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 7 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garcia 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Bannister ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 .333 Mason ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .107 Stillman lf 3 0 1 2 0 1 .333 Bailor lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .368 Orta 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .323 Ault 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .297 Zisk rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .310 Velez dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 G. Woods cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .184 Gamble dh 2 0 0 0 1 1 .174 McKay 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Lemon cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .185 Bowling rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Essian c 2 2 2 0 1 0 .538 Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartenstein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 4 2 3 7 Totals 23 4 7 4 5 4 Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 14,583 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, White Sox 3 DP: Blue Jays 4, White Sox 0 Errors: Stillman Doubles: Bailor (3), Essian (1) Home Runs: Ault (4) Stolen Bases: Lemon (1) Caught Stealing: Orta (2), Bannister (1) Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (1), Stillman (1), Orta (2) GIDP: Soderholm (2), Bannister (1) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer L(0-2) 3 1 3 3 5 0 0 13 7.90 Hartenstein 5 6 1 1 0 4 0 18 0.96 Totals 8 7 4 4 5 4 0 31 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett W(2-1) 6 2 0 0 2 6 0 22 3.78 Dal Canton SV(1) 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 12 6.00 Totals 9 4 2 2 3 7 1 34 Passed Balls: Essian (1) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia flied out to left; Mason struck out; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister walked; Stillman lined to center; Orta singled to right [Bannister to third]; Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bannister scored]; Orta was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault walked; Velez flied out to left [Ault to second (error by Stillman)]; G. Woods grounded out (third to first); McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Gamble walked; Soderholm grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby singled to shortstop; Bowling popped to first in foul territory; Garcia flied out to center; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon walked; Lemon stole second; Essian walked; Bannister walked [Lemon to third, Essian to second]; Stillman hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lemon scored, Essian to third (on throw to home)]; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to center [Essian scored]; Zisk flied out to center; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor doubled to left; Ault flied out to center; Velez walked; G. Woods struck out; McKay struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Spencer grounded out (second to first); Gamble struck out; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby struck out; Bowling struck out; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Essian doubled to center; Bannister singled to third [Essian to third]; Stillman singled to center [Essian scored, Bannister to second]; Orta struck out while Bannister was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor flied out to center; Ault popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Zisk singled to left; Spencer lined into a double play (second to first) [Zisk out at first]; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Lemon singled to right; Essian singled to right [Lemon to second]; Bannister grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Essian out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ashby made an out to shortstop; Bowling grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Garcia singled to pitcher; Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Stillman struck out; Orta popped to third in foul territory; Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor walked; Essian allowed a passed ball [Bailor to second]; Ault homered [Bailor scored]; Velez popped to shortstop; G. Woods struck out; McKay grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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