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Sunday April 17, 1977
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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.



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