The White Sox exploded for six runs in the sixth inning and went on to drub the Blue Jays, 10-3. The big frame began when Jorge Orta doubled and came home on Richie Zisk's single. Jim Spencer singled and Chet Lemon doubled to drive in another run. After Jack Brohamer was walked intentionally to load the bases, Jim Essian hit a sacrifice fly. Ralph Garr then unloaded a homer deep into right-center. Pitcher Ken Kravec picked up his seventh consecutive victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 10, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      23, 1977 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  6    0  1  1  -  10 12  0
Blue Jays    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   1   3     0   0   .298      Scott lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .233
Bannister ss          4   1   1   1     1   1   .311      Staggs 2b             4   0   2   2     1   0   .287
Orta 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Bailor cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .327
Zisk rf               4   2   1   1     1   0   .302      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .254
Gamble dh             5   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Ault 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Spencer 1b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .262      A. Woods rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .282
Lemon cf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .275      Torres ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Brohamer 3b           3   2   2   2     1   1   .280      Ewing dh              4   1   2   1     0   1   .307
Essian c              2   0   0   1     1   1   .281      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .197
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  12   9     4   6             Totals               33   3   8   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 24,263
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Blue Jays 9
DP: White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0
Doubles: Orta (16), Lemon (24), Ewing (4), Scott (7)
Triples: Brohamer (2), Ault (1), Staggs (3)
Home Runs: Brohamer (1), Bannister (3), Garr (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (2)
Hit by Pitch: Ault (3,by Kravec)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(7-2)           9     8   3   3   4   5   0  39   4.37
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   5   0  39

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk L(8-9)        5.2   9   8   8   3   1   3  29   4.43
Vuckovich               3.1   3   2   2   1   5   0  14   3.44
Totals                  9    12  10  10   4   6   3  43

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (3)
Wild Pitches: Lemanczyk (9), Vuckovich (9)

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


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

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Scott was called out on strikes; Staggs walked;
Bailor flied out to right; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
singled to right; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted)
[Gamble to second]; Lemanczyk threw a wild pitch [Gamble to
third]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault lined to center; A. Woods walked; Torres
grounded out (shortstop to first) [A. Woods to second]; Ewing
doubled to right [A. Woods scored]; Ashby walked; Scott flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer homered; Essian grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister hit an
inside the park homer to left; Orta grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Staggs flied out to right; Bailor was called out
on strikes; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
singled to right; Spencer flied out to right; Lemon lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ault tripled to center; A. Woods flied out to
left; Torres hit into a double play to right [Ault out at home
(right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Blue
Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Brohamer was called out on strikes; Essian
walked; Garr grounded out (second to first) [Essian to second];
Bannister grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ewing singled to center; Ashby out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Ewing to second]; Scott grounded out
(third to first); Staggs singled to center [Ewing scored];
Bailor singled to right [Staggs to second]; Rader flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta doubled to center; Zisk singled to center
[Orta scored]; Gamble flied out to right; Spencer singled to
center [Zisk to third]; Lemon doubled to left [Zisk scored,
Spencer to third]; Brohamer was walked intentionally; Essian hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Spencer scored]; Garr homered [Lemon
scored, Brohamer scored]; Bannister walked; VUCKOVICH REPLACED
LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Orta forced Bannister (shortstop
unassisted); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ault was hit by a pitch; A. Woods flied out to
center; Torres grounded out (third to first) [Ault to second];
Ewing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Blue Jays
2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Gamble
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby flied out to right; Scott doubled to left;
Staggs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Scott to third];
Bailor walked; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 8, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon singled to right; Brohamer tripled to
center [Lemon scored]; Essian struck out; Garr lined to first;
Bannister struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ault flied out to center; A. Woods grounded out
(second to first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk
walked; Gamble struck out; Spencer singled to center [Zisk to
third]; Vuckovich threw a wild pitch [Zisk scored, Spencer to
second]; Lemon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 10,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ewing grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
popped to first in foul territory; Scott singled to left; Staggs
tripled to center [Scott scored]; Bailor flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 10, Blue Jays 3.