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White Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 17, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 10,074 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Panas 1B: Joe Sawchuk 2B: Dick Nelson 3B: Alan Contant |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Al Woods | Left Fielder |
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bobby Brown | Right Fielder |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 17, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Underwood
Washington strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Barrios
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Barrios
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Barrios
Bosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Barrios
There goes Bosetti. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Bosetti steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Barrios
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Barrios
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti scores. Carty moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Barrios
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nordhagen for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Underwood
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Barrios
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Barrios
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Barrios
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Barrios
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Underwood
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Underwood
There's a wild pitch. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Underwood
Pryor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Pryor reaches third base with a triple. Nahorodny scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Underwood
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. Pryor scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Underwood
There goes Washington. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon strikes out. Cerone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lemon out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Barrios
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Barrios
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Barrios
Carty hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Underwood
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Underwood
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Underwood
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Underwood
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Barrios
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Barrios
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrios covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Barrios
McKay hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Underwood
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Underwood
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Underwood
There goes Washington. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Underwood
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
There goes Lemon. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Howell applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Underwood
Nordhagen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Underwood
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Barrios
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Barrios
Brown bunts towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Barrios
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Moore
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Moore
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Moore
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bannister for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Barrios
Woods hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Barrios
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Barrios
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Moore
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Moore
Lemon hits a line drive towards third. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Moore
Nordhagen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Barrios
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and has Mayberry trapped. There's the throw to Soderholm and over to Bannister, who tags Mayberry for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Proly
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bannister fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Proly
Cerone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Moore
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Moore
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Moore
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Moore
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Moore
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Proly
Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Proly
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Proly
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Proly
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Moore
Washington hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Moore
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Moore
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Moore
Thad Bosley pinch runs for Wayne Nordhagen.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Moore
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bosetti. Bosley scores. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torres vs. Moore
Torres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Proly
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Proly
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Proly
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1979 -- Chicago at Toronto (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Bannister A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 0
Washington C, rf 4 2 0 1 Woods A, lf 4 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 4 1 1 1 Bosetti R, cf 4 1 1 0
Nordhagen W, dh 3 0 2 2 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0
Bosley T, pr 0 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 1
Johnson L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 1 1 McKay D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Moore J, lf 3 0 1 0 Cerone R, c 2 0 0 0
Torres R, lf 1 0 0 0 Brown B, rf 3 0 0 0
Nahorodny B, c 2 1 0 0
Pryor G, ss 2 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 6 7 6 30 1 3 1
Chicago 003 010 002 -- 6
Toronto 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios F (W)* 6.0 3 1 1 2 1
Proly M (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood T (L) 4.2 4 4 4 7 3
Moore B 4.1 3 2 2 5 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Bosetti R
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Chicago 10, Toronto 5
2B -- Lemon C, Mayberry J, Nordhagen W
3B -- Pryor G
SB -- Bosetti R, Washington C 2
CS -- Lemon C
WP -- Underwood T
T -- 2:23
A -- 10074
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