Eric Soderholm, Jorge Orta and Ron Blomberg delivered two-run homers to lead the White Sox to a 9-5 verdict over the Blue Jays. The wind was blowing at 25 miles per hour and aided the hitters.

Soderholm's drive followed a triple by Chet Lemon in the second inning, Ralph Garr singled ahead of Orta's blow in the third, and Orta doubled before Blomberg's drive in the seventh. Rico Carty and Otto Velez hit solo homers for the Blue Jays and Velez knocked in two more runs with a sixth-inning triple. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     11, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Blue Jays    0  0  0    2  0  2    1  0  0  -   5  9  0
White Sox    0  2  2    0  1  1    2  1  x  -   9 10  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Garr lf               5   2   2   1     0   0   .389
Bailor lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .500      Orta 2b               5   2   2   2     0   0   .375
Howell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .313      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Carty dh              3   1   1   1     2   0   .143      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Blomberg dh           4   1   1   2     0   1   .154
Velez rf              3   1   2   3     1   0   .500      Lemon cf              2   1   2   0     1   0   .462
Iorg 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Soderholm 3b          3   2   1   2     1   0   .333
Gomez ss              3   1   0   0     1   1   .083      Kessinger ss          2   1   0   0     2   1   .333
Cerone c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Nahorodny c           4   0   2   2     0   0   .375
Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     5   6             Totals               32   9  10   9     5   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  3,347
Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, White Sox 5
DP: Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0
Doubles: Cerone (1), Orta (3)
Triples: Velez (1), Lemon (1)
Home Runs: Carty (1), Velez (1), Soderholm (1), Orta (1), Garr (1), Blomberg (2)
GIDP: Orta (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (2,by Jefferson)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(0-1)        7    10   9   9   5   3   4  36   7.94
Willis                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Totals                  8    10   9   9   5   3   4  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(1-0)           5.2   6   4   4   1   3   2  24   6.35
Willoughby              0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4  27.00
Torrealba SV(1)         3     1   0   0   3   3   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   6   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (1)
Wild Pitches: Jefferson (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Rich Garcia


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor singled to
center; Howell forced Bailor (shortstop to second); Carty forced
Howell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lamar Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White
Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Velez
walked; Iorg forced Velez (second to shortstop); Gomez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds made an out to shortstop; Blomberg was
called out on strikes; Lemon tripled to right; Soderholm homered
[Lemon scored]; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone struck out; Bosetti flied out to left;
Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to right; Orta homered [Garr scored]; Lamar Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Bonds grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty
homered; Mayberry made an out to third; Velez homered; Iorg was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Blomberg made an out to shortstop; Lemon walked;
Lemon was picked off first (pitcher to first); Soderholm walked;
Kessinger walked [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez flied out to center; Cerone flied out to
right; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr homered; Orta made an out to second; Lamar
Johnson popped to first; Bonds walked; Blomberg flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor singled to right; Howell singled to right
[Bailor to second]; Carty made an out to shortstop; Mayberry
flied out to right; Velez tripled to center [Bailor scored,
Howell scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Iorg
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon singled to shortstop; Soderholm forced
Lemon (second to shortstop); Kessinger grounded out (third to
first) [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny singled to left
[Soderholm scored]; Garr flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 4, White Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez walked; Cerone doubled to left [Gomez to
third]; Bosetti singled to left [Gomez scored, Cerone to third];
TORREALBA REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Bailor reached on a
fielder's choice [Cerone out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Bosetti to third, Bailor to second]; Howell struck out; Carty
was walked intentionally; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta doubled to center; Lamar Johnson grounded
out (second to first); Bonds struck out; Blomberg homered [Orta
scored]; Lemon was hit by a pitch; Soderholm flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, White Sox 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez grounded out (third to first); Iorg singled
to second; Gomez grounded out (third to first) [Iorg to second];
Cerone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, White Sox
8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger walked; Jefferson threw a wild pitch
[Kessinger to second]; Nahorodny singled to center [Kessinger
scored]; WILLIS REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Garr forced
Nahorodny (pitcher to shortstop); Orta grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, White Sox 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti lined to third; Bailor walked; Howell
struck out; Carty walked [Bailor to second]; Mayberry popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, White Sox 9.