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. Toronto Blue Jays 9, Chicago White Sox 7Game Played on Thursday, April 12, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park IBlue 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. |
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