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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 9, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 9, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Balor Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 16,493 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Tom Hutton | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Willie Upshaw | Left Fielder |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Center Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 9, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Stone
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Stone
Hutton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Stone
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Stone
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Moore
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Moore
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Stone
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Stone
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Stone
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Moore
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Moore
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Moore
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Moore
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stone
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Stone
Bosetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Stone
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Stone
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gomez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Stone
Carty hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Moore
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Moore
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Moore
There goes Garr. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Gomez applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Stone
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Stone
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Moore
Nordhagen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Moore
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Stone
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Stone
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Stone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Stone
Bosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Moore
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Moore
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Moore
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Moore
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Stone
Hutton hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Stone
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Stone
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Moore
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Moore
Moore fires to first and has Garr trapped. There's the throw to Gomez who tags Garr for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gomez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Moore
There goes Bannister. The throw from Ashby and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Bannister scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
Tom Underwood now pitching.
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gomez fields it and tags Johnson, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Underwood
Orta strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Stone
Upshaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Stone
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Underwood
Nahorodny hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Underwood
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Underwood
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Underwood
Greg Pryor pinch runs for Eric Soderholm.
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Underwood
Garr takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister takes first base on ball four. Pryor scores. Kessinger moves to third. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Kessinger scores. Garr moves to third. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Molinaro vs. Coleman
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garr scores. Bannister scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Cruz
Victor Cruz now pitching.
Orta strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Stone
Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Proly
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Cruz
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Cruz
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Cruz
Pryor bunts towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Cruz
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Proly
Hutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Proly
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Proly
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hutton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Proly
Mayberry hits a line drive to right field. Washington throws towards the plate. Nahorodny fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nahorodny. Hutton scores. Carty moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Upshaw vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carty scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKay vs. Willoughby
McKay bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1978 -- Toronto at Chicago (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0 Garr R, lf 3 1 2 0
Hutton T, rf 3 1 1 0 Bannister A, cf 3 2 1 1
Howell R, 3b 4 0 2 1 Johnson L, 1b 3 0 1 2
Carty R, dh 4 1 1 0 Nordhagen W, dh 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Molinaro B, ph 1 0 1 2
Upshaw W, lf 4 0 0 1 Orta J, 2b 4 0 0 0
McKay D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 2 0 0 0 Washington C, rf 4 0 1 0
Gomez L, ss 3 1 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 2 0 1 0
Pryor G, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 3 1 0 0
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32 3 6 2 29 5 7 5
Toronto 001 000 002 -- 3
Chicago 000 001 40x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Moore B 5.1 5 1 0 1 2
Underwood T (L) 1.1 1 4 4 3 1
Coleman J* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Cruz V 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (W)+ 7.0 3 1 1 2 5
Proly M 1.1 3 2 1 0 1
Willoughby J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Gomez L, Ashby A, Nahorodny B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Toronto 4, Chicago 7
2B -- Johnson L, Soderholm E
3B -- Washington C
SB -- Bannister A
CS -- Garr R 2
SH -- Pryor G
T -- 2:34
A -- 16493
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