April 12, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 9
MIN 5 CHW 5
TOR 4 BOS 6
@CLE 3 KCR 5
BAL 2 MIL 5
NYY 3 OAK 4
SEA 3 DET 3
@TEX 2 CIN 12
SFG 3 HOU 11
LAD 10 CHC 4
@NYM 2 MON 8
@PHI 7 STL 5
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 5,742

Wednesday, April 12, 1978
Time of Game: 2:14

Blue Jays

1-4

Lost 3

5th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  9  1
White Sox       1  0  0   1  3  0   0  0  X    5  7  0

W: S Stone (1-0), L: D Lemanczyk (0-2), S: L LaGrow (2)

White Sox

4-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .227  .500    0    5   0   
B Bailor 3B                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .625 1.417    0    2   3   2B,CS
R Howell RF                   2   1   1   1    2   1  .333  .873    0    1   0   2B
R Carty DH                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .222  .722    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .500    0    9   0   GDP
T Hutton LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .846    0    3   0   
G Iorg 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .606    0    2   2   
L Gomez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .204    0    0   0   
  W Upshaw PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  T Nordbrook SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220    0    0   0   
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    0    2   2   

D Lemanczyk P                                                            0   3
Totals                       34   4   9   4    2   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Bailor (1, off S Stone); R Howell (2, off S Stone).

TB: B Bailor 4; R Carty 2; R Howell 2; R Bosetti; G Iorg; J Mayberry.

GIDP: J Mayberry (2).

RBI: R Carty 2 (5); R Howell (3); J Mayberry (2).

2-out RBI: J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: A Ashby (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bailor (1, 2nd base by S Stone/W Nordhagen).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .364 1.046    0    1   0   HR
J Orta 2B                     4   2   3   2    0   0  .450 1.550    0    2   5   2·HR,CS
L Johnson 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .538    0   10   1   2B
B Bonds RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .557    0    2   0   
R Blomberg DH                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .625    0    0   0   
C Lemon CF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .467 1.333    0    3   0   SB,CS
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .850    0    0   1   
D Kessinger SS                3   1   0   0    0   0  .267  .656    0    2   3   
W Nordhagen C                 3   1   1   2    0   0  .273 1.000    0    6   1   HR

S Stone P                                                                1   2
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   5    1   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: L Johnson (2, off D Lemanczyk).

HR: R Garr (2, off D Lemanczyk; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); W Nordhagen (1, off D Lemanczyk; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); J Orta 2 (3, 2 off D Lemanczyk; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: J Orta 9; R Garr 4; W Nordhagen 4; L Johnson 2; C Lemon.

RBI: W Nordhagen 2 (3); J Orta 2 (5); R Garr (4).

2-out RBI: W Nordhagen 2; R Garr.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Orta-D Kessinger-L Johnson.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lemon (1, 2nd base off D Lemanczyk/A Ashby).

CS: J Orta (1, 2nd base by D Lemanczyk/A Ashby); C Lemon (1, 2nd base by D Lemanczyk/A Ashby).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lemanczyk, L (0-2)           8     7   5   5    1   2   4   7.71   30     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 7     49    -     0.73  -0.27
Totals                         8     7   5   5    1   2   4          30     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 7           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Stone, W (1-0)               7.1   8   4   4    2   5   0   3.77   30     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 8     49    -     0.85   0.00
L LaGrow, S (2)                1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          3-2    3.18   0.22
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 9          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 5,742.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 23mph out to Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Bosetti            CF    1. R Garr               LF 
2. B Bailor             3B    2. J Orta               2B 
3. R Howell             RF    3. L Johnson            1B 
4. R Carty              DH    4. B Bonds              RF 
5. J Mayberry           1B    5. R Blomberg           DH 
6. T Hutton             LF    6. C Lemon              CF 
7. G Iorg               2B    7. E Soderholm          3B 
8. L Gomez              SS    8. D Kessinger          SS 
9. A Ashby              C     9. W Nordhagen          C  

   D Lemanczyk          P        S Stone              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  1--      27%  80% W Nordhagen     D Lemanczyk     Home Run; Kessinger Scores
   t 8   1  5-2  123     -21%  59% R Carty         L LaGrow        Single to CF; Bosetti Scores; Bailor Scores; Howell to 3B
   t 8   1  5-4  1-3      16%  75% J Mayberry      L LaGrow        Flyball: CF
   b 4   0  2-1  ---      14%  56% J Orta          D Lemanczyk     Home Run
   t 8   2  5-4  1-3      12%  87% T Hutton        L LaGrow        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  B Bailor        Double to CF
   R      -2-      38%  R Howell        Double to LF; Bailor Scores
   O      -2-      41%  R Carty         Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      32%  J Mayberry      Single to CF; Howell Scores
   O      1--      34%  T Hutton        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      42%  J Orta          Home Run
   O      ---      40%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  G Iorg          Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  L Gomez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  A Ashby         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  R Blomberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  C Lemon         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      38%  E Soderholm     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      38%  B Bailor        Single to RF
   O      1--      42%  R Howell        Bailor Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      43%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  W Nordhagen     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      37%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Stone facing 4-5-6
          ---      33%  R Carty         Single to 3B
   OO     1--      41%  J Mayberry      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  T Hutton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      56%  J Orta          Home Run
   O      ---      53%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Blomberg      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Iorg          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  C Lemon         Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
          1--      64%  D Kessinger     Lemon Steals 2B; Lemon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      53%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Lemon out at 3B/P-3B
   RR     1--      80%  W Nordhagen     Home Run; Kessinger Scores
   R      ---      88%  R Garr          Home Run
   O      ---      87%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  B Bailor        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  R Howell        Walk
   O      1--      92%  R Carty         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  L Johnson       Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3      92%  R Blomberg      Strikeout
          --3      92%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1-3      90%  E Soderholm     Lemon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Stone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  T Hutton        Lineout: 1B
          ---      93%  G Iorg          Single to 2B
                  Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Luis Gomez batting 8th
   O      1--      95%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Nordbrook replaces Willie Upshaw playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      94%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Stone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  R Bosetti       Single to CF
          1--      87%  B Bailor        Single to LF; Bosetti to 3B
          1-3      81%  R Howell        Walk; Bailor to 2B
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Steve Stone pitching
   RR     123      59%  R Carty         Single to CF; Bosetti Scores; Bailor Scores; Howell to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
   O      1-3      87%  T Hutton        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  R Garr          Lineout: 1B
          ---      87%  J Orta          Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  L Johnson       Orta Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Lerrin LaGrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  G Iorg          Flyball: RF
                  Al Woods pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  A Woods         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197804120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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