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Monday April 16, 1979
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The White Sox weathered eight walks by Lerrin LaGrow, making infrequent start, as the Blue Jays left a club-record 16 men on base in an 8-4 loss. Seven runs in the seventh inning lifted the Chisox to victory. Two-run doubles by Lamar Johnson and Bill Nahorodny highlighted the big inning. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Monday, April 16, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    7  0  0  -   8 14  1
Blue Jays    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .296      Griffin ss            2   1   0   0     4   0   .097
  Bosley lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Bailor rf             5   0   3   1     1   1   .341
Washington rf         5   2   3   1     0   0   .359      Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Lemon cf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .425      Carty dh              3   1   0   0     2   1   .323
Orta dh               1   0   0   0     2   0   .259      Mayberry 1b           1   0   1   1     4   0   .433
  Nordhagen ph,dh     2   1   1   1     0   0   .375      Woods lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .444
Bannister 2b          4   1   2   1     1   0   .480      Howell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .172
Soderholm 3b          4   1   3   0     1   0   .242      McKay 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Squires 1b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .412      Cerone c              4   1   2   0     1   0   .344
  Johnson ph,1b       3   1   1   2     0   0   .263      Lemanczyk p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foley c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nahorodny ph,c      2   1   1   2     1   0   .300        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     0   2   .182        Willis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Pryor ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  14   8     5   4             Totals               34   4   9   3    13   4

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 11,211
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Blue Jays 16
DP: White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: Scarbery
Doubles: Washington 2 (6), Bannister (3), Johnson (2), Nahorodny (2), Bailor (2), Cerone (3)
Home Runs: Washington (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffin 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Orta (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow                  4     4   3   2   8   2   0  24   9.72
Scarbery W(1-0)         3.2   4   1   1   3   1   0  16   2.45
Proly SV(1)             1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   5.14
Totals                  9     9   4   3  13   4   0  47

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemanczyk               5.1   6   1   1   3   3   1  24   3.52
Moore                   1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   8.31
Murphy L(1-2)           0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   5.63
Willis                  2.2   4   3   3   1   0   0  13   6.43
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   4   1  45

Wild Pitches: Scarbery (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Alan Contant, 2B - Rich Panas, 3B - Joe Sawchuk


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Washington
homered; Lemon flied out to left; Orta walked; Orta was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin walked; Griffin stole second; Bailor
singled to shortstop [Griffin to third]; Bosetti popped to
first; Carty struck out; Mayberry walked [Bailor to second];
Woods made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bannister made an out to second; Soderholm
singled to right; Squires flied out to left; Foley made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

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

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger was called out on strikes; Garr
grounded out (first unassisted); Washington doubled to left;
Lemon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin walked; Griffin stole second; Bailor
doubled to right [Griffin scored]; Bosetti made an out to
second; Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked;
Woods walked [Bailor to third, Mayberry to second]; Howell lined
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta walked; Bannister flied to right in foul
territory; Soderholm singled to left [Orta to second]; Squires
singled to left [Orta to third, Soderholm to second]; Foley made
an out to second; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay flied to left in foul territory; Cerone
doubled to left; Griffin flied out to left; Bailor walked;
Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Blue Jays 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr flied out to left; Washington grounded out
(second to first); Lemon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty walked; Mayberry walked [Carty to second];
Woods singled to center [Carty scored, Mayberry to second];
SCARBERY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Mayberry was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop to third); Debut game for Randy
Scarbery; Howell singled to pitcher [Woods scored (error by
Scarbery) (unearned), Howell to second]; McKay flied out to
right; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta flied out to center; Bannister walked;
Soderholm singled to center [Bannister to second]; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR SQUIRES; MOORE REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Johnson
made an out to second; NAHORODNY BATTED FOR FOLEY; Nahorodny
walked [Bannister to third, Soderholm to second]; MOORE BATTED
FOR KESSINGER; Moore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NAHORODNY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PRYOR REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING SS);
On a bunt Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor
singled to center; Bosetti singled to left [Bailor to second];
Scarbery threw a wild pitch [Bailor to third, Bosetti to
second]; Carty flied into a double play (left to third) [Bosetti
out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr singled to left; Washington doubled to left
[Garr to third]; Lemon struck out; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR ORTA;
MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Nordhagen singled to left
[Garr scored, Washington to third]; Bannister doubled to center
[Washington scored, Nordhagen to third]; WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); Soderholm was walked intentionally; Johnson doubled
to center [Nordhagen scored, Bannister scored, Soderholm to
third]; Nahorodny doubled to right [Soderholm scored, Johnson
scored]; Pryor flied out to center; Garr singled to center
[Nahorodny scored]; Washington flied out to right; 7 R, 7 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BOSLEY
REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Mayberry singled to center; Woods
flied out to left; Howell struck out; McKay flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon flied out to center; Nordhagen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bannister singled to third; Soderholm flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone walked; Griffin walked [Cerone to second];
Bailor flied out to center; Bosetti forced Griffin (second to
shortstop) [Cerone to third, Bosetti to first]; Carty walked
[Bosetti to second]; PROLY REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING);
Mayberry walked [Cerone scored, Bosetti to third, Carty to
second]; Woods flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White
Sox 8, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Johnson flied out to right; Nahorodny made an out
to shortstop; Pryor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Howell flied out to left; McKay grounded out
(second to first); Cerone singled to left; Griffin walked
[Cerone to second]; Bailor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 8, Blue Jays 4.



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