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Sunday April 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Righthander Jesse Jefferson notched his first major league shutout as the Blue Jays topped the White Sox, 4-0. All the runs the Jays needed came in the first inning on singles by Bob Bailor and Rico Carty and John Mayberry's two-out, two-RBI double. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Blue Jays    2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Bailor rf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .390
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .386      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .346
Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Carty dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .204
Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .245
Molinaro dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hutton lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Moore 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cerone c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Nordhagen c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Iorg 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .217
Eden ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .139
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     1   1             Totals               33   4  10   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 17,427
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Blue Jays 8
DP: White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1
Doubles: Garr (2), Mayberry (2), Bosetti (6), Hutton (3)
Caught Stealing: Bailor (2)
GIDP: Orta (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bailor (1,by Stone)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(1-1)            1.2   5   4   4   0   1   0  11   5.63
Hinton                  3.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  13   0.00
Schueler                2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.15
Torrealba               1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.69
Totals                  8    10   4   4   2   2   0  36

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(1-2)        9     3   0   0   1   1   0  30   3.68
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   1   0  30

Passed Balls: Nordhagen (3)
Hit by Pitch: Stone (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr doubled to center; Orta grounded out (second
to first) [Garr to third]; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti lined to left; Bailor singled to center;
Howell flied to left; Carty singled to left [Bailor to second];
Mayberry doubled to center [Bailor scored, Carty scored];
Nordhagen allowed a passed ball [Mayberry to third]; Hutton
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone singled to left; Iorg popped to catcher in
foul territory; Gomez grounded out (second to first) [Cerone to
second]; Bosetti doubled to center [Cerone scored]; Bailor was
hit by a pitch; HINTON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Howell singled
to left [Bosetti scored, Bailor to second]; Bailor was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nordhagen lined to third; Eden flied to left;
Garr flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue
Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second
to pitcher); Hutton doubled to left; Cerone walked; Iorg forced
Cerone (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta lined to first; Lemon singled to third;
Bonds forced Lemon (third to second); Lamar Johnson forced Bonds
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays
4.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Bosetti
grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor singled to right; Howell
forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro flied to right; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nordhagen flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty flied to right; Mayberry popped to pitcher;
Hutton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Eden walked; Garr flied to right; Orta grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Eden out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: SCHUELER REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Cerone
popped to left; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
walked; Bosetti flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
flied to center; Lamar Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro flied to center; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nordhagen singled to shortstop; Eden
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Mayberry
singled to right; On a bunt Hutton made an out to pitcher;
Cerone forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); Iorg singled to
center [Cerone to second]; Gomez flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta popped
to shortstop; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.



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