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August 4, 1979

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
White Sox	0	3	0
Blue Jays	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
White Sox	0	3	0
Blue Jays	2	2	0

Otto Velez Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.297
OBP	.000	.399
At Bats	0	182
Hits	0	54
• Singles	0	25
• Doubles	0	17
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	12
Walks	0	28
RBI’s	0	33

Rich Wortham Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	10	0

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Exhibition Stadium - August 4, 1979

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Home Run

Rich Wortham

Bill Nahorodny

Lamar Johnson

Jorge Orta

Jim Morrison

Greg Pryor

Alan Bannister

Chet Lemon

Claudell Washington

Otto Velez

Rico Carty

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Velez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Nahorodny takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 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.

Top 2 Washington strikes out.

Top 2 Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Lemon reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wortham covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Wortham fires to first and has Bailor trapped. There's the throw to Pryor who tags Bailor for the out.

Bottom 1 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Griffin takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Kusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Orta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Orta reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 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.

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