A three-run homer by Rick Cerone capped a six-run eighth-inning explosion that carried the Blue Jays to a 9-7 triumph over the White Sox. The Jays trailed, 7-3, going into the eighth when Rico Carty led off with a home run. After John Mayberry drew a walk, Dewey Robinson was replaced on the mound by Lerrin LaGrow.

A double by Al Woods placed runners on second and third and they scored on a single by Roy Howell. Following a single by Dave McKay, Cerone hit the ball into the left field stands, scoring pinch-runner Tim Johnson and McKay ahead of him. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 7
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Blue Jays    0  0  1    1  0  1    0  6  0  -   9 14  3
White Sox    3  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   1   0   0     0   1   .111      Bannister 2b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .500
Bailor rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Washington rf         4   1   1   0     1   1   .211
Bosetti cf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .278      Lemon cf              5   3   3   1     0   0   .429
Carty dh              5   1   1   1     0   0   .278      Nordhagen dh          4   1   2   3     0   0   .333
  Wilborn pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .273
Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   0     2   1   .421        Squires pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Woods lf              5   3   2   0     0   0   .333      Soderholm 3b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .188
Howell 3b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .143        Pryor 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Johnson pr,3b       1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Moore lf              2   0   1   2     0   0   .500
McKay 2b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .412        Bosley lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cerone c              4   1   2   3     0   0   .278      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foley c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Chappas ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                          Proly p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  14   9     2   2             Totals               33   7  11   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  1,205
Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5
DP: Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0
Errors: Griffin, Bosetti, Woods, Pryor, Nahorodny
Doubles: Woods 2 (2)
Triples: Lemon (1)
Home Runs: Carty (1), Cerone (2)
Stolen Bases: Bosetti (2), Washington (1)
Caught Stealing: Squires (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mayberry (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Moore (2)
GIDP: Washington (1), Moore (1), Kessinger (1)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               5     8   7   4   4   2   0  25   9.45
Murphy W(1-0)           4     3   0   0   1   1   0  14   1.23
Totals                  9    11   7   4   5   3   0  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Proly                   4     7   2   2   0   2   0  18   6.00
Robinson                3     3   3   3   2   0   1  14   7.20
LaGrow L(0-1)           0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3  20.25
Torrealba               2     1   1   1   0   0   1   8   1.59
Totals                  9    14   9   9   2   2   2  43

Umpires: HP - Woody Urchak, 1B - Bill Sprincz, 2B - Dick Nelson, 3B - Al Scheel


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin was called out on strikes; Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti singled to right;
Bosetti stole second; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to right; Washington struck
out; Lemon tripled to right [Bannister scored]; Nordhagen
singled to left [Lemon scored, Nordhagen to second (error by
Woods)]; Johnson walked; Soderholm walked [Nordhagen to third,
Johnson to second]; Moore hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Nordhagen scored]; Nahorodny forced Soderholm (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Woods grounded out (pitcher
to first); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kessinger flied out to left; Bannister walked;
Washington grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone
singled to right; Griffin forced Cerone (second unassisted);
Bailor singled to right [Griffin to third]; On a bunt Bosetti
singled [Griffin scored, Bailor to second]; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon singled to center; Nordhagen flied out to
right; Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Lemon to second];
Soderholm reached on an error by Griffin [Lemon scored
(unearned), Soderholm to second]; Moore singled to right
[Soderholm scored (unearned)]; Nahorodny struck out; 2 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry singled to right; Woods doubled to left
[Mayberry to third]; Howell reached on a fielder's choice
[Mayberry out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Woods
stayed at second]; McKay singled to left [Woods scored, Howell
out at home (left to catcher), McKay to second (on throw to
home)]; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Bannister flied out
to center; Washington walked; Lemon singled to center
[Washington to third, Lemon to second (error by Bosetti)];
Nordhagen singled to right [Washington scored, Lemon scored
(unearned), Nordhagen out at second (right to shortstop)]; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: ROBINSON REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Griffin flied
to left in foul territory; Mike Proly left with sprained
ankle; Bailor grounded out (third to first); Bosetti flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Johnson flied out to right; Soderholm singled to
left; Moore grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, White Sox 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
walked; Woods forced Mayberry (first to shortstop); Howell
singled to center [Woods to third]; On a bunt McKay singled
[Woods scored, Howell to second]; Nahorodny dropped a foul fly
hit by Cerone for an error; Cerone grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Nahorodny
singled to left; Kessinger grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Nahorodny out at second]; Bannister
singled to right; Washington singled to left [Bannister to
third]; Washington stole second; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: PRYOR REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Griffin
made an out to shortstop; Bailor lined to left; Bosetti made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox
7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Johnson
walked; SQUIRES RAN FOR JOHNSON; Squires was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Pryor
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, White Sox 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BOSLEY
REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING LF); Carty homered; Mayberry walked;
LAGROW REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Woods doubled to right
[Mayberry to third]; Howell singled to center [Mayberry scored,
Woods scored]; JOHNSON RAN FOR HOWELL; McKay singled to left
[Johnson to third]; TORREALBA REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Cerone
homered [Johnson scored, McKay scored]; On a bunt Griffin
grounded out (catcher to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bosley flied
out to center; GARR BATTED FOR NAHORODNY; Garr struck out; ORTA
BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 9, White Sox 7.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: FOLEY REPLACED GARR (PLAYING C ); CHAPPAS
REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING SS); Carty reached on an error by Pryor;
WILBORN RAN FOR CARTY; Mayberry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Wilborn to second]; Woods flied out to left; Johnson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 9, White Sox
7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: WILBORN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bannister
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out
(third to first); Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 9, White Sox 7.