The White Sox collected 18 hits and enjoyed a 12-5 feast at the expense of the Blue Jays. Five White Sox batters -- Chet Lemon, Alan Bannister, Eric Soderholm, Mike Squires and Greg Pryor -- had three hits apiece. Pryor drove in four runs. [The Sporting News]
Chicago White Sox 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Wednesday, April 18, 1979 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

White Sox    0  2  4    3  0  0    0  0  3  -  12 18  1
Blue Jays    0  0  2    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Griffin ss            5   1   0   0     0   0   .077
  Bosley lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Woods lf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .370
Washington rf         5   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Bosetti cf            3   0   1   1     1   1   .250
Lemon cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .429      Carty dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .316
Orta dh               4   2   0   0     1   0   .226      Velez rf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .167
Bannister 2b          4   3   3   2     1   0   .455      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .395
Soderholm 3b          5   3   3   3     0   1   .286      Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .162
Squires 1b            5   3   3   1     0   0   .455      Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Nahorodny c           5   0   1   2     0   1   .235      McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Pryor ss              5   0   3   4     0   0   .333      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  12  18  12     3   2             Totals               36   5   9   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,478
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Blue Jays 6
DP: White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Pryor, Mayberry
Doubles: Pryor (1), Soderholm 2 (4), Lemon (6), Velez 2 (2), Howell (1)
Triples: Bannister (1), Squires (1)
GIDP: Lemon (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham W(3-0)          8     9   5   5   2   6   0  35   2.59
Robinson                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   8.59
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   6   0  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(1-2)           2.1   8   6   4   1   0   0  16   5.02
Murphy                  5.2   6   3   3   2   1   0  24   5.27
Freisleben              1     4   3   3   0   1   0   7   4.05
Totals                  9    18  12  10   3   2   0  47

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Washington walked; Lemon
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Washington out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Woods
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti walked; Carty flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta flied out to center; Bannister grounded out
(shortstop to first); Soderholm reached on an error by Mayberry;
Squires singled to right [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny
singled to left [Soderholm scored (unearned), Squires to
second]; Pryor singled to right [Squires scored (unearned),
Nahorodny to second]; Garr singled to first [Nahorodny to third,
Pryor to second]; Washington forced Garr (shortstop to second);
2 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

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

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon singled to right; Orta forced Lemon (second
to shortstop); Bannister singled to center [Orta to third];
Soderholm singled to center [Orta scored, Bannister to second];
Squires singled to left [Bannister to third, Soderholm to
second]; MURPHY REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Nahorodny grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Bannister scored, Soderholm to third,
Squires to second]; Pryor doubled to left [Soderholm scored,
Squires scored]; Garr flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone struck out; McKay singled to left; Griffin
forced McKay (second to shortstop); Woods singled to first
[Griffin to second]; Bosetti singled to left [Griffin scored,
Woods to second]; Carty singled to shortstop [Woods scored
(error by Pryor), Bosetti to second]; Velez walked [Bosetti to
third, Carty to second]; Mayberry struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington flied out to center; Lemon singled to
center; Orta walked [Lemon to second]; Bannister tripled to left
[Lemon scored, Orta scored]; Soderholm doubled to left
[Bannister scored]; Squires grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Soderholm to third]; Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell made an out to third; Cerone grounded out
(first unassisted); McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor grounded out (third to first); Garr
grounded out (first unassisted); Washington grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Griffin made an out to second; Woods singled to
center; Bosetti struck out; Carty singled to left [Woods to
second]; Velez doubled to center [Woods scored, Carty scored];
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Orta popped
to third in foul territory; Bannister walked; Soderholm struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Cerone
flied out to right; McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires popped to third in foul territory;
Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor singled to
shortstop; Garr forced Pryor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: BOSLEY REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Woods grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Lemon
doubled to right; Orta lined into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty lined to center; Velez doubled to left;
Mayberry struck out; Howell doubled to right [Velez scored];
Cerone flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9,
Blue Jays 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Bannister
singled to right; Soderholm doubled to left [Bannister scored];
Squires tripled to center [Soderholm scored]; Nahorodny struck
out; Pryor grounded out (second to first) [Squires scored];
Bosley singled to shortstop; Washington forced Bosley (shortstop
to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 12, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); McKay
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 12, Blue Jays 5.
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