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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 11, 1979
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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 August 11, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jackson Todd |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Ted Hendry |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Otto Velez | Left Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 11, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kravec
Griffin 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--
Bailor vs. Kravec
Bailor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Kravec
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires fields the ball and throws to Kravec covering. Safe. Griffin scores. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Kravec
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Velez vs. Kravec
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison has Bailor trapped. There's the throw to May and back to Morrison, who tags Bailor for the out. Howell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Kravec
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Todd
Squires hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Todd
There's a wild pitch. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Squires moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Todd
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Squires tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Todd
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Kravec
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Kravec
Cerone hits a line drive towards third. Morrison catches it and throws to first to double up Kusick. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Kravec
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Todd
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick 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: ---
Pryor vs. Todd
Pryor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Todd
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops it up and throws to first, with Todd covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kravec
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Kravec
Bailor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Kravec
Kravec fires to first and has Bailor trapped. There's the throw to Pryor who tags Bailor for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Kravec
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Todd
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Todd
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Kravec
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Kravec
Velez 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Kravec
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Todd
Orta hits a popup towards first. Kusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Todd
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Todd
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Kravec
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Kravec
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Kravec
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Kravec
Griffin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Griffin reaches second base with a double. Ainge moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailor vs. Kravec
Bailor hits a fly ball into left 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Todd
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Todd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Todd
May strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Kravec
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Kravec
Carty 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Kravec
Velez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Kravec
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kusick vs. Kravec
Kusick hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Todd
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Todd
Squires is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister bunts towards the mound. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Todd
Orta hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Todd
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Kravec
Kevin Bell now playing third base. Jim Morrison now playing second base.
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Kravec
Ainge strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kravec
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Todd
Lemon 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops it up and throws to first, with Todd covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Todd
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Todd
May hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Kravec
Bailor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Kravec
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Todd
Morrison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Freisleben
Bannister hits a line drive into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Freisleben
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Freisleben
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morrison scores. Squires goes all the way around to score. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Freisleben
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Farmer
Velez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Farmer
Bosetti takes first base on ball four. Velez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kusick vs. Farmer
Kusick takes first base on ball four. Velez moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerone vs. Farmer
Cerone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ainge vs. Farmer
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1979, game 1 -- Toronto at Chicago (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 1 2 0 Squires M, 1b 3 3 2 0
Bailor B, rf 3 0 2 0 Bannister A, lf 4 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Orta J, 2b 2 1 1 3
Carty R, dh 4 0 0 0 Bell K, 3b 1 0 0 0
Velez O, lf 4 0 2 0 Johnson L, dh 4 0 2 2
Bosetti R, cf 3 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 0 0
Kusick C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Washington C, rf 3 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0 Pryor G, ss 2 1 1 1
Ainge D, 2b 4 0 1 0 May M, c 3 0 0 0
Morrison J, 3b-2b 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 9 1 28 6 6 6
Toronto 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago 110 002 02x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Todd J (L)* 7.0 4 5 5 2 3
Freisleben D 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (W) 7.1 8 1 1 1 5
Farmer E (S) 1.2 1 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Orta J
DP -- Toronto 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- Toronto 8, Chicago 2
2B -- Griffin A
HR -- Pryor G, Orta J
CS -- Bailor B
SF -- Orta J
HBP -- by Todd J (Squires M)
WP -- Todd J
T -- 2:19
A -- 0
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