A three-hitter by Jesse Jefferson and a six-run second inning carried the Blue Jays to an 8-0 rout of the White Sox. Rico Carty led off the second with a double and after a walk and single loaded the bases, Alan Ashby drew a walk, forcing in the first run. A single by Dave McKay drove home two tallies and a single by Luis Gomez added another marker. After a sacrifice, two more runs scored on a sacrifice fly by Al Woods and a bad relay throw by Don Kessinger. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 8, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Blue Jays    0  6  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8  9  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Bailor rf,cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Bosley cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      A. Woods lf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .228
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Carty dh              4   2   3   0     0   0   .283
  Colbern c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Mayberry 1b           3   2   1   1     1   0   .259
Garr lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Upshaw cf             2   1   1   1     0   0   .241
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Velez rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Washington rf         2   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Ashby c               3   1   0   1     1   0   .257
Nahorodny c,1b        3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      McKay 2b              3   1   2   2     0   1   .239
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Gomez ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .216
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

Totals               29   0   3   0     3   5             Totals               29   8   9   7     2   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 24,282
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Blue Jays 2
DP: White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Kessinger, Howell
Doubles: Carty 3 (16), Howell (23)
Triples: Mayberry (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (2), Bailor (8)
Sacrifice Flies: A. Woods (2), Upshaw (3)
GIDP: Kessinger (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(9-8)            5.1   7   8   7   2   1   0  24   4.40
Hinton                  2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.79
Totals                  8     9   8   7   2   1   0  34

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson W(7-9)        9     3   0   0   3   5   0  33   3.92
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro made an out to second; Bosley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Orta was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor grounded out (third to first); A. Woods
flied out to right; Howell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Garr singled to
third [Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Lamar Johnson to third, Garr to second];
Washington was walked intentionally; Nahorodny struck out;
Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to center; Mayberry walked; Upshaw
singled to center [Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; Ashby
walked [Carty scored, Mayberry to third, Upshaw to second];
McKay singled to center [Mayberry scored, Upshaw scored, Ashby
to third]; Gomez singled to center [Ashby scored, McKay to
second]; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[McKay to third, Gomez to second]; A. Woods hit a sacrifice fly
to center [McKay scored, Gomez scored (error by Kessinger)
(unearned)]; Howell flied out to right; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bosley walked; Orta popped to shortstop; Lamar Johnson popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty doubled to center; Mayberry lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Carty out at second]; Upshaw
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Blue Jays 6.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
flied out to left; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ashby popped to first; McKay struck out; Gomez
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue
Jays 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (third to first);
Kessinger was called out on strikes; Molinaro flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor lined to shortstop; A. Woods grounded out
(third to first); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley grounded out (third to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue
Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: COLBERN REPLACED LAMAR JOHNSON (PLAYING C );
NAHORODNY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Carty doubled to left;
Mayberry tripled to right [Carty scored]; Upshaw hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Mayberry scored]; HINTON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING);
Ashby grounded out (third to first); McKay singled to left;
Gomez forced McKay (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: VELEZ REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING RF); BAILOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Garr grounded out (second to
first); Soderholm flied out to right; Washington was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Woods flied out to center; Howell doubled to left; Carty flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny singled to center; Kessinger grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nahorodny out
at second]; Molinaro lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Velez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (first to second); Colbern reached on an error by
Howell; Garr walked [Colbern to second]; Soderholm forced Garr
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays
8.