Lamar Johnson drove in five runs with a homer, double and single to spearhead the White Sox to a 10-3 thrashing of the Blue Jays. The Sox opened the scoring in the third when Eric Soderholm homered after Richie Zisk and Johnson stroked back-to-back doubles. Johnson's circuit clout came in the eighth and followed a single by Alan Bannister and walk to Zisk. Wilbur Wood registered his fourth consecutive victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 10, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Friday, July      22, 1977 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
White Sox    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  3  4  -  10 14  1
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Scott lf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .228
Bannister ss          5   2   2   0     0   0   .312      Staggs 2b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .278
Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Bailor cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Zisk rf               4   2   3   0     1   1   .303      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .257
L. Johnson dh         5   2   4   5     0   0   .307      Fairly dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Lemon cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Ault 1b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .249
Soderholm 3b          5   1   1   2     0   1   .290      A. Woods rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .285
Spencer 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .260      Torres ss             4   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Downing c             3   1   1   2     1   0   .288      Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .199
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DeBarr p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  14   9     3   3             Totals               33   3   7   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 33,175
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Blue Jays 8
DP: White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Garr, Scott
Doubles: Zisk (12), L. Johnson (8), Lemon (23), Ashby (10), Staggs (6)
Triples: Garr (3)
Home Runs: Soderholm (10), L. Johnson (12), Downing (1), Torres (3)
Caught Stealing: Staggs (5), Rader (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(5-2)             6     5   2   2   3   2   1  24   4.09
LaGrow SV(17)           3     2   1   0   2   1   0  14   2.17
Totals                  9     7   3   2   5   3   1  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin L(7-10)          8.1  11   9   9   3   2   3  38   4.00
DeBarr                  0     3   1   1   0   0   0   3   4.82
Hartenstein             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.75
Totals                  9    14  10  10   3   3   3  43

Passed Balls: Downing (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister
grounded out (third to first); Orta popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: On a bunt Scott singled; Staggs forced Scott
(second to shortstop); Staggs was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Bailor grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue
Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk doubled to right; L. Johnson doubled to left
[Zisk scored]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
homered [L. Johnson scored]; Spencer lined to first; Downing
walked; Garr flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly
grounded out (first unassisted); Ault grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister flied out to left; Orta grounded out
(first unassisted); Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torres homered; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
singled to shortstop; Staggs walked [Scott to second]; Downing
allowed a passed ball [Scott to third, Staggs to second]; Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson singled to center; Lemon doubled to
left [L. Johnson to third]; Soderholm lined to third; Spencer
popped to third in foul territory; Lemon was picked off second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue
Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Rader walked; Fairly struck out while Rader was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ault grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue
Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing flied out to left; Garr tripled to right;
Bannister grounded out (first unassisted); Orta made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. Woods singled to shortstop; Torres flied out
to center; Ashby doubled to left [A. Woods to third]; Scott
walked; Staggs forced Scott (shortstop to second) [A. Woods
scored, Ashby to third]; Bailor grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Zisk singled to left; L. Johnson flied out to
right; Lemon struck out; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Rader flied out to right; Fairly grounded out
(second to first); Ault struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer flied out to center; Downing flied out to
center; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); A. Woods flied
out to left; Torres struck out; Ashby grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bannister singled to left; Orta out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bannister to second]; Zisk
was walked intentionally; L. Johnson homered [Bannister scored,
Zisk scored]; Lemon flied out to right; Soderholm flied out to
left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Scott made an out to shortstop; Staggs doubled to
right; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader walked;
Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Spencer walked; Downing homered [Spencer scored];
Garr made an out to second; Bannister singled to left; DEBARR
REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Orta singled to left [Bannister
scored (error by Scott), Orta to second]; Zisk singled to left
[Orta to third]; L. Johnson singled to center [Orta scored, Zisk
to second]; HARTENSTEIN REPLACED DEBARR (PITCHING); Lemon lined
to first; Soderholm struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
10, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ault singled to center; A. Woods walked [Ault to
second]; Torres forced A. Woods (third to second) [Ault to
third]; Ashby flied out to left; Scott reached on an error by
Garr [Ault scored (unearned) (no RBI), Torres to third, Scott to
second]; Staggs grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 10, Blue Jays 3.