The four-hit pitching of Dave Stieb, who posted a 6-0 victory, enabled the Blue Jays to split a doubleheader after the White Sox won the first game, 6-1. The Blue Jays' first three batters, Alfredo Griffin, Bob Bailor and Roy Howell, hit singles to produce their lone run off Ken Kravec in the lidlifter. Jorge Orta drove in three runs for the White Sox with a sacrifice fly and homer. Greg Pryor also homered and Lamar Johnson knocked in two runs with a single.

In the nightcap, the Blue Jays erupted for four runs in the second inning. Tim Johnson drove in the first run with a single and scored on a double by Bob Davis. Joe Cannon plated Davis with a single, stole second and counted on a single by Al Woods. John Mayberry accounted for the last two tallies with a double in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    11, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
White Sox    1  1  0    0  0  2    0  2  x  -   6  6  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .270      Squires 1b            3   3   2   0     0   0   .273
Bailor rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .231      Bannister lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Howell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .257      Orta 2b               2   1   1   3     0   0   .267
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Bell 3b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Velez lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Johnson dh            4   0   2   2     0   0   .293
Bosetti cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Kusick 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .224      Washington rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .220      Pryor ss              2   1   1   1     1   0   .279
Ainge 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Todd p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morrison 3b,2b        2   1   0   0     1   1   .221
  Freisleben p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   9   1     3   6             Totals               28   6   6   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, White Sox 2
DP: Blue Jays 1, White Sox 3
Errors: Orta
Doubles: Griffin (16)
Home Runs: Pryor (2), Orta (9)
Caught Stealing: Bailor (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Orta (4)
GIDP: Carty (19), Ainge (8), Lemon (11)
Hit by Pitch: Squires (2,by Todd)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Todd L(0-1)             7     4   5   5   2   3   2  27   6.75
Freisleben              1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   5.40
Totals                  8     6   6   6   2   4   2  32

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(11-10)         7.1   8   1   1   1   5   0  30   4.02
Farmer SV(8)            1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.77
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   6   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Todd (1)
Wild Pitches: Todd (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Bailor singled to left
[Griffin to third]; Howell singled to first [Griffin scored,
Bailor to second]; Carty flied out to center [Bailor to third];
Velez reached on a fielder's choice [Bailor out at home (third
to catcher to third), Howell to second]; Bosetti grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires singled to right; Todd threw a wild pitch
[Squires to second]; Bannister grounded out (second to first)
[Squires to third]; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to center [Squires
scored]; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Kusick singled to left; Cerone lined into a
double play (third to first) [Kusick out at first]; Ainge
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); Pryor homered; May grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White
Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin flied out to left; Bailor singled to
center; Bailor was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Howell struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison flied out to left; Squires grounded out
(second to first); Bannister struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty struck out; Velez flied out to right;
Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta popped to first; Johnson singled to left;
Lemon grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Kusick flied out to center; Cerone struck out;
Ainge singled to shortstop; Griffin doubled to right [Ainge to
third]; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington made an out to third; Pryor grounded
out (pitcher to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell reached on an error by Orta; Carty flied
out to right; Velez singled to left [Howell to second]; Bosetti
flied out to left; Kusick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Morrison struck out; Squires was hit by a pitch;
On a bunt Bannister made an out to pitcher; Orta homered
[Squires scored]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: BELL REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 3B); MORRISON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cerone flied out to center; Ainge struck
out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon flied out to center; Washington grounded
out (first to pitcher); Pryor walked; May flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor walked; Howell struck out; FARMER REPLACED
KRAVEC (PITCHING); Carty grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Morrison walked; FREISLEBEN REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); Squires singled to shortstop [Morrison to second];
Bannister lined to left; Bell struck out; Johnson singled to
center [Morrison scored, Squires scored, Johnson to second (on
throw to home)]; Lemon grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Velez singled to center; Bosetti walked [Velez to
second]; Kusick walked [Velez to third, Bosetti to second];
Cerone was called out on strikes; Ainge grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, White Sox 6.