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White Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 4, 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 August 4, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 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 | August 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Wortham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 15,130 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Haller |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | DH |
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
August 4, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Clancy
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garr is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Clancy
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor 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: ---
Orta vs. Clancy
Orta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Orta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Clancy
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Kusick settles under it and makes the catch 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. Wortham
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Wortham
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Wortham
Wortham fires to first and has Bailor trapped. There's the throw to Pryor who tags Bailor for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wortham
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wortham covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Clancy
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Clancy
Washington strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Freisleben
Dave Freisleben now pitching.
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nahorodny vs. Freisleben
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Freisleben
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wortham
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Wortham
Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Wortham
Bosetti hits a popup towards third. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Wortham
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Wortham
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Freisleben
Garr strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Freisleben
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Freisleben
There goes Bannister. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Freisleben
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Freisleben
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Wortham
Ainge hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Wortham
Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. Griffin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Wortham
Bailor 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Wortham
Howell hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Freisleben
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Freisleben
Washington 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Freisleben
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kusick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pryor for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wortham
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Wortham
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Wortham
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Wortham
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Freisleben
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Freisleben
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Freisleben
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Freisleben
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Wortham
Cerone 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Wortham
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wortham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Wortham
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Freisleben
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Freisleben
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Freisleben
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Freisleben
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Wortham
Bailor hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wortham
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wortham covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wortham
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Freisleben
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Freisleben
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Freisleben
Morrison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velez. Morrison reaches second base with a double. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garr vs. Buskey
Tom Buskey now pitching.
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pryor scores. Morrison moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Buskey
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Wortham
Velez hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Wortham
Bosetti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Orta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Wortham
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Wortham
Cerone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. Cerone reaches second base with a double. Kusick moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ainge vs. Wortham
Ainge strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Buskey
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Buskey
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orta moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Buskey
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ainge fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Griffin covering. It's a double play. Orta scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Buskey
Washington 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
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Wortham
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Wortham
Bailor takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Wortham
Howell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Wortham
Carty is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Velez vs. Wortham
Velez takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to third. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bosetti vs. Wortham
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Bailor scores. Velez moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kusick vs. Wortham
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Velez scores. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Proly
Joe Cannon pinch runs for Craig Kusick. Mike Proly now pitching.
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Buskey
Joe Cannon now playing left field. Tony Solaita now playing first base.
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 -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Buskey
Rusty Torres pinch hits for Bill Nahorodny.
Torres 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Buskey
Morrison bunts in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1979 -- Chicago at Toronto (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Garr R, dh 4 0 2 1 Griffin A, ss 3 1 2 0
Bannister A, lf 4 0 1 0 Bailor B, rf 3 1 0 0
Orta J, 2b 3 1 3 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Carty R, dh 4 1 1 0
Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0 Velez O, lf 2 2 1 2
Washington C, rf 4 0 0 0 Solaita T, 1b 0 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 3 1 0 0 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 1 2
Nahorodny B, c 2 0 1 0 Kusick C, 1b 4 0 2 1
Torres R, ph 1 0 0 0 Cannon J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Morrison J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 1 0
Ainge D, 2b 3 0 0 0
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32 2 10 1 31 5 8 5
Chicago 000 000 110 -- 2
Toronto 020 000 03x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham R (L) 7.2 8 5 5 4 3
Proly M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J 1.1 3 0 0 0 1
Freisleben D 5.0 5 1 1 4 2
Buskey T (W) 2.2 2 1 1 0 0
DP -- Toronto 3
LOB -- Chicago 7, Toronto 6
2B -- Orta J, Lemon C, Griffin A, Morrison J, Cerone R
HR -- Velez O
CS -- Bailor B, Bannister A
T -- 2:32
A -- 15130
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