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Saturday July 8, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Jim Clancy, who is a native of Chicago, started before his hometown folks for the first time, and pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings before giving way to Mike Willis, who completed the Blue Jays' 3-0 victory over the White Sox. Clancy allowed only three hits but was removed after issuing a walk and giving up a single to Bob Molinaro. Willis held the White Sox hitless the rest of the way. The Blue Jays' scoring included Rick Cerone's first homer of the season. [The Sporting News]


Toronto Blue Jays 3, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 8, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Blue Jays    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .272      Molinaro dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .307
Bailor rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Garr lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Howell 3b             5   0   0   2     0   2   .290        Nordhagen ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     2   3   .282      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Velez lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .291      Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Ault 1b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Nahorodny c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Washington rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Cerone c              4   2   3   1     0   0   .241        Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .212        Pryor 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .232
  Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .249
                                                            Bannister pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     5   9             Totals               29   0   3   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 23,648
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, White Sox 5
DP: Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0
Doubles: Bosetti (13)
Home Runs: Cerone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (10), Bosetti (4), Bailor (6)
Hit by Pitch: Ault (1,by Kravec), Bailor (2,by Kravec)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(6-7)           7.1   3   0   0   3   4   0  28   4.50
Willis SV(5)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.48
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   5   0  32

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(7-6)           9     5   3   3   5   9   1  40   3.68
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5   9   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Kravec 2 (7)
Wild Pitches: Kravec (4)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor flied out to
right [Bosetti to third]; Howell grounded out (second to first)
[Bosetti scored]; Carty struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, White Sox 0.

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

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez flied out to right; Ault grounded out
(third to first); McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Nahorodny
struck out; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone singled to left; Gomez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cerone to second]; Bosetti walked;
Bailor singled to left [Cerone to third, Bosetti to second];
Howell forced Bailor (shortstop to second) [Cerone scored,
Bosetti to third]; Carty struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to center; Cruz singled to
center; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to
second]; Molinaro walked; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez flied out to center; Ault was hit by a
pitch; McKay popped to shortstop; Cerone flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Orta
walked; Nahorodny flied out to left; Washington flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez walked; Bosetti reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Gomez to second]; Bailor out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Gomez to third, Bosetti to
second]; Howell struck out; Carty was walked intentionally;
Velez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Cruz struck
out; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ault walked; McKay popped to shortstop; Cerone
singled to left [Ault to third]; Gomez popped to first in foul
territory; On a bunt Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr
flied out to left; Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor flied out to right; Howell grounded out
(first unassisted); Carty walked; Velez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta singled to center; Nahorodny flied out to
right; Washington forced Orta (shortstop to second); BLOMBERG
BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Blomberg popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: PRYOR REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 3B); Ault
grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (third to
first); Cerone homered; Gomez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED AULT (PLAYING 1B); Cruz flied out
to right; Kessinger walked; BANNISTER RAN FOR KESSINGER;
Molinaro singled to right [Bannister to third]; WILLIS REPLACED
CLANCY (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR GARR; Nordhagen flied
into a double play (left to catcher) [Bannister out at home]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BANNISTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bosetti struck out; Bailor was hit
by a pitch; Howell struck out; Kravec threw a wild pitch [Bailor
to second]; Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Orta was called out on strikes; Nahorodny made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.



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