Sunday August 12, 1979
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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 12, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Blue Jays 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 7 11 1 White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 6 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cannon rf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .234 Morrison 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 Bailor rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Garr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Bosetti cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Pryor ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Howell 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .251 Bannister lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .300 Mayberry 1b 4 3 2 2 1 0 .280 Johnson 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .298 Solaita dh 4 2 2 0 1 1 .264 Lemon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Woods lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .279 Moore dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .277 Davis c 3 0 1 2 0 0 .149 Torres rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .140 Nahorodny c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .264 Gomez ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Chappas pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Bell 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Orta ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 11 5 4 5 Totals 33 5 6 3 3 2 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 14,712 Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, White Sox 5 DP: Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0 Errors: Howell, Bell Doubles: Cannon (1), Johnson (1), Johnson (19) Triples: Cannon (1), Pryor (3), Bannister (8) Home Runs: Moore (1) Stolen Bases: Cannon (7) Sacrifice Hits: Davis (4) Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (2) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore W(3-3) 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 26 4.14 Buskey SV(4) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.38 Totals 9 6 5 3 3 2 1 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Proly L(1-4) 4.1 6 6 4 3 1 0 23 4.26 Howard 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 8 3.28 Farmer 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 3.63 Totals 9 11 7 5 4 5 0 42 Wild Pitches: Moore (7), Proly (4) Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jim Evans BLUE JAYS 1ST: Cannon doubled to center; On a bunt Bosetti popped to catcher in foul territory; Howell flied out to center [Cannon to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Cannon scored]; Solaita singled to center [Mayberry to third]; Woods walked [Solaita to second]; Davis reached on an error by Bell [Mayberry scored (unearned) (no RBI), Solaita scored (unearned) (no RBI), Woods to second]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison struck out; Pryor flied out to center; Bannister singled to center; Johnson doubled to left [Bannister to third]; Lemon reached on an error by Howell [Bannister scored (unearned) (no RBI), Johnson to third]; Moore threw a wild pitch [Johnson scored (unearned), Lemon to second]; Moore struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Cannon grounded out (first unassisted); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Torres grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell made an out to third; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Solaita walked; Woods popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison made an out to shortstop; Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson doubled to left; Gomez was called out on strikes; Cannon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Howell walked; Proly threw a wild pitch [Howell to second]; Mayberry singled to right [Howell scored]; Solaita singled to right [Mayberry to third]; HOWARD REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Woods singled to center [Mayberry scored, Solaita to second]; Davis singled to left [Solaita scored, Woods out at third (left to third to shortstop)]; Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Torres flied out to center; Nahorodny walked; Bell flied out to right; Morrison flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cannon tripled to right; Bosetti reached on a fielder's choice [Cannon out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Pryor tripled to right; Bannister tripled to right [Pryor scored]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bannister scored]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Moore homered; Torres flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, White Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry walked; FARMER REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Solaita struck out; Woods singled to right [Mayberry to third]; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Mayberry scored, Woods to second]; Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny walked; CHAPPAS RAN FOR NAHORODNY; BUSKEY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); ORTA BATTED FOR BELL; Orta flied out to center; Morrison flied out to left; Pryor forced Chappas (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: MORRISON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MAY REPLACED CHAPPAS (PLAYING C ); Gomez struck out; Cannon singled to center; Cannon stole second; Bosetti struck out; Howell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: BAILOR REPLACED CANNON (PLAYING RF); Bannister made an out to shortstop; Johnson singled to left; Lemon forced Johnson (third to second); Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry made an out to second; Solaita flied out to left; Woods made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Torres walked; May forced Torres (second to shortstop); WASHINGTON RAN FOR MAY; Orta flied out to center; GARR BATTED FOR MORRISON; Garr forced Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5.

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