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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 12, 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 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 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 12, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Fred Spenn |
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 |
|---|---|
| Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Junior Moore | DH |
| Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 12, 1979
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Baumgarten
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Baumgarten
Bailor bunts towards the mound. Baumgarten fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Baumgarten
Howell hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Baumgarten
Carty takes first base on ball four. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Baumgarten
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Velez vs. Baumgarten
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baumgarten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Underwood
Morrison hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Underwood
Pryor strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Bannister scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore hits a fly ball towards right. Bailor catches it and throws to home to double up Johnson. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Baumgarten
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Baumgarten
Kusick hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Baumgarten
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Underwood
Al Woods now playing left field. Bob Bailor now playing center field. Otto Velez now playing right field.
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Underwood
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bailor. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Underwood
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Underwood
Bell is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morrison vs. Underwood
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Underwood
Pryor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ainge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Baumgarten
Ainge hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Baumgarten
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Baumgarten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Baumgarten
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailor for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bailor. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torres for the out. Lemon scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Freisleben
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Baumgarten
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Baumgarten
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Baumgarten
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Freisleben
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Freisleben
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Freisleben
Pryor hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Baumgarten
Woods strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Baumgarten
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Baumgarten
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Baumgarten
Ainge strikes out. May drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ainge out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Freisleben
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Freisleben
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Baumgarten
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumgarten covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Baumgarten
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Baumgarten
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumgarten covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Freisleben
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Freisleben
Torres hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Freisleben
May hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Freisleben
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. Bell reaches second base with a double. Moore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Freisleben
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Baumgarten
Mike Squires now playing first base.
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Baumgarten
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Baumgarten
Woods hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Torres who is chasing the ball. Woods reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kusick vs. Baumgarten
Kusick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Freisleben
Pryor 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, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Freisleben
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Freisleben
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Baumgarten
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Baumgarten
Ainge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Baumgarten
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Freisleben
Luis Gomez now playing second base.
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Freisleben
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Freisleben
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Freisleben fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Freisleben
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Freisleben
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Baumgarten
Bailor hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Baumgarten
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumgarten covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Baumgarten
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Baumgarten
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1979, game 1 -- Toronto at Chicago (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Griffin A, ss 4 0 0 0 Morrison J, 2b 3 1 1 2
Bailor B, rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Pryor G, ss 4 0 0 0
Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bannister A, lf 3 1 0 0
Carty R, dh 2 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 2 1 1 0
Velez O, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Squires M, 1b 1 0 0 0
Bosetti R, cf 1 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 2 3 1
Woods A, lf 2 0 1 0 Moore J, dh 4 1 3 2
Kusick C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Torres R, rf 4 0 0 1
Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 May M, c 4 1 2 0
Ainge D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bell K, 3b 4 0 2 1
Gomez L, 2b 0 0 0 0
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29 0 2 0 33 7 12 7
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 212 001 01x -- 7
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T (L) 2.1 7 5 5 2 2
Freisleben D 5.2 5 2 2 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten R (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 5
E -- Ainge D
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Lemon C 3, May M 2, Bell K
3B -- Woods A
HR -- Morrison J
SB -- Carty R, Bailor B
CS -- Bell K
SF -- Morrison J
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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