A four-run rally in the seventh inning was decisive as the White Sox recorded a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Eric Soderhoim began the outburst with two out and nobody on by smacking a two-base hit. Losing pitcher Tom Underwood then issued consecutive walks to Don Kessinger, Ralph Garr and Alan Bannister to break the 1-1 tie. Joe Coleman relieved Underwood and issued a walk to Lamar Johnson to force in another run and Bob Molinaro followed with a single to right to cap the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    4  0  x  -   5  7  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Garr lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .288
Hutton rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .253      Bannister cf          3   2   1   1     1   0   .239
Howell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   2   .293      Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   1   2     1   0   .252
Carty dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Nordhagen dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Molinaro ph,dh      1   0   1   2     0   0   .313
Upshaw lf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .262      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
McKay 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .232
Ashby c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .218      Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Gomez ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Soderholm 3b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .239
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pryor pr,3b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .231
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger ss          3   1   0   0     1   0   .246
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   2     2   6             Totals               29   5   7   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 16,493
Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, White Sox 7
DP: Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Ashby, Gomez, Nahorodny
Doubles: Lamar Johnson (11), Soderholm (8)
Triples: Washington (2)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (3)
Caught Stealing: Garr 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (1)
GIDP: Gomez (7)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore                   5.1   5   1   0   1   2   0  21   3.32
Underwood L(5-8)        1.1   1   4   4   3   1   0   8   4.54
Coleman                 0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.44
Cruz                    1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8     7   5   4   6   5   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(7-6)            7     3   1   1   2   5   0  26   4.05
Proly                   1.1   3   2   1   0   1   0   6   2.45
Willoughby SV(11)       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.15
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   6   0  34

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti was called out on strikes; Hutton walked;
Howell singled to left [Hutton to second]; Carty flied out to
center; Mayberry popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, White Sox 0.

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

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw flied out to center; McKay struck out;
Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

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

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez singled to left; Bosetti popped to third in
foul territory; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gomez to
second]; Howell singled to right [Gomez scored]; Carty lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Garr
singled to left; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Upshaw struck out;
McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Nordhagen was
called out on strikes; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to left; On a bunt Gomez made an
out to pitcher; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm walked;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Hutton flied out to right; Howell was called out
on strikes; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr singled to left; Garr was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Bannister reached on an error by Gomez; Bannister stole second
[Bannister to third (error by Ashby)]; Lamar Johnson doubled to
left [Bannister scored (unearned)]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED MOORE
(PITCHING); Nordhagen reached on a fielder's choice [Lamar
Johnson out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Orta struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Upshaw popped to
third in foul territory; McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny made an out to second; Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); Soderholm doubled to center;
PRYOR RAN FOR SODERHOLM; Kessinger walked; Garr walked [Pryor to
third, Kessinger to second]; Bannister walked [Pryor scored,
Kessinger to third, Garr to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Lamar Johnson walked [Kessinger scored, Garr to
third, Bannister to second]; MOLINARO BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN;
Molinaro singled to right [Garr scored, Bannister scored, Lamar
Johnson to second]; CRUZ REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Orta
struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PRYOR
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ashby walked; PROLY REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Ashby out at second]; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White
Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny walked; Washington struck out; Pryor
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nahorodny to
second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Hutton singled to right; Howell struck out; Carty
singled to center [Hutton to second]; Mayberry singled to right
[Hutton scored (error by Nahorodny) (unearned), Carty to third];
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Upshaw grounded out
(second to first) [Carty scored, Mayberry to second]; On a bunt
McKay popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.