August 12, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 4
SEA 3 CHW 7
TOR 0 TOR 7
@CHW 5 KCR 7
DET 1 MIN 1
OAK 0 CLE 6
@TEX 3 ATL 3
HOU 2 CIN 9
@SDP 2 SDP 5
CIN 4 SFG 4
LAD 1 CHC 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 12, 1979
Time of Game: 2:15

Blue Jays

35-81

Lost 1

7th, 41½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
White Sox       2  1  2   0  0  1   0  1  X    7 12  0

W: R Baumgarten (10-7), L: T Underwood (5-14)

White Sox

52-63

Won 1

5th, 14 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .651    0    1   1   
B Bailor RF-CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .562    0    7   1   SB
R Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .727    0    0   0   
R Carty DH                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .258  .711    0    0   0   SB
O Velez LF-RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .962    0    1   0   
R Bosetti CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .664    0    0   0   
  A Woods LF                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .705    0    3   0   3B
C Kusick 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .218  .650    0    5   0   
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .600    0    6   1   
D Ainge 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .568    0    1   2   
  L Gomez 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .543         0   0   

T Underwood P                                                            0   0
  D Freisleben P                                                         0   1
Totals                       29   0   2   0    3   5                    24   6

BATTING

3B: A Woods (2, off R Baumgarten).

TB: A Woods 3; B Bailor.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Bailor-R Cerone; D Freisleben-A Griffin-C Kusick.

E: D Ainge (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carty (3, 2nd base off R Baumgarten/M May); B Bailor (8, 3rd base off R Baumgarten/M May).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morrison 2B                 3   1   1   2    0   1  .225  .733    0    1   0   HR,SF
G Pryor SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .677    0    2   2   
A Bannister LF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .298  .753    0    4   0   
L Johnson 1B                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .807    0    6   2   
  M Squires 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .643    0    3   1   
C Lemon CF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .308  .882    0    2   0   3·2B
J Moore DH                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .277  .647    0    0   0   
R Torres RF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .252  .774    0    2   0   GDP
M May C                       4   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .808    0    4   1   2·2B
K Bell 3B                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .233  .581    0    0   2   2B,CS

R Baumgarten P                                                           3   2
Totals                       33   7  12   7    2   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: C Lemon 3 (32, off D Freisleben, 2 off T Underwood); K Bell (1, off D Freisleben); M May 2 (12, off D Freisleben, off T Underwood).

HR: J Morrison (4, off T Underwood; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: J Morrison (1, off T Underwood).

TB: C Lemon 6; M May 4; J Morrison 4; J Moore 3; K Bell 3; L Johnson.

GIDP: R Torres (3).

RBI: J Moore 2 (20); J Morrison 2 (9); K Bell (7); C Lemon (60); R Torres (19).

2-out RBI: K Bell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Bell (2, 2nd base by T Underwood/R Cerone).

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
T Underwood, L (5-14)          2.1   7   5   5    2   2   1   3.74   15     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 7     23    -     0.80  -0.27
D Freisleben                   5.2   5   2   2    0   2   0   5.21   21     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 5          2-1    0.12   0.01
Totals                         8    12   7   7    2   4   1          36     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0·12          2-1

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
R Baumgarten, W (10-7)         9     2   0   0    3   5   0   3.71   32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 1     85    -     0.47   0.24
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Fred Spenn.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Chicago White Sox                    
1. A Griffin            SS    1. J Morrison           2B 
2. B Bailor             RF    2. G Pryor              SS 
3. R Howell             3B    3. A Bannister          LF 
4. R Carty              DH    4. L Johnson            1B 
5. O Velez              LF    5. C Lemon              CF 
6. R Bosetti            CF    6. J Moore              DH 
7. C Kusick             1B    7. R Torres             RF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. M May                C  
9. D Ainge              2B    9. K Bell               3B 

   T Underwood          P        R Baumgarten         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  ---      10%  65% J Morrison      T Underwood     Home Run
   b 1   1  0-2  -23      -9%  70% J Moore         T Underwood     Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
   b 1   1  0-1  1-3       9%  79% C Lemon         T Underwood     Double to RF; Bannister Scores; Johnson to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  -23       6%  55% O Velez         R Baumgarten    Groundout: P-1B
   b 1   1  0-1  1--       5%  70% L Johnson       T Underwood     Single to LF; Bannister to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Griffin       Flyball: 2B
          ---      50%  B Bailor        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      53%  R Howell        Flyball: SS
          1--      51%  R Carty         Walk; Bailor to 2B
          12-      49%  O Velez         Bailor Steals 3B; Carty Steals 2B
   O      -23      55%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      65%  J Morrison      Home Run
   O      ---      63%  G Pryor         Strikeout
          ---      65%  A Bannister     Walk
          1--      70%  L Johnson       Single to LF; Bannister to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  C Lemon         Double to RF; Bannister Scores; Johnson to 3B
   OO     -23      70%  J Moore         Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Baumgarten facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  R Bosetti       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  C Kusick        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      75%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Underwood facing 7-8-9
                  Al Woods replaces Rick Bosetti playing LF batting 6th; Bob Bailor moves to CF; Otto Velez moves to RF
   O      ---      73%  R Torres        Strikeout
          ---      76%  M May           Double to CF
          -2-      79%  K Bell          Single to LF; May to 3B
          1-3      81%  J Morrison      Bell Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E4
   RO     -23      81%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; May Scores
   O      -2-      79%  G Pryor         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Baumgarten facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  D Ainge         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  A Griffin       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Bailor        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Underwood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  A Bannister     Flyball: LF
          ---      84%  L Johnson       Walk
          1--      88%  C Lemon         Double to CF; Johnson to 3B
   R      -23      92%  J Moore         Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Lemon to 3B
                  Dave Freisleben replaces Tom Underwood pitching
   RO     1-3      93%  R Torres        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lemon Scores; Moore to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  M May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Ross Baumgarten facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  O Velez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Freisleben facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  K Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  J Morrison      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  G Pryor         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Ross Baumgarten facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  A Woods         Strikeout
          ---      93%  C Kusick        Walk
   O      1--      95%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  D Ainge         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Freisleben facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  C Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  A Griffin       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  B Bailor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Howell        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Freisleben facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  J Moore         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  R Torres        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      97%  M May           Flyball: CF
   R      1--      98%  K Bell          Double to RF; Moore Scores
   O      -2-      98%  J Morrison      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Ross Baumgarten facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Squires replaces Lamar Johnson playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  A Woods         Triple to RF
   O      --3      99%  C Kusick        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Freisleben facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  G Pryor         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  M Squires       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Ross Baumgarten facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Ainge         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Freisleben facing 5-6-7
                  Luis Gomez replaces Danny Ainge playing 2B batting 9th
          ---     100%  C Lemon         Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  J Moore         Single to CF; Lemon Scores
   OO     1--     100%  R Torres        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---     100%  M May           Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  K Bell          Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Ross Baumgarten facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Bailor        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Howell        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  R Carty         Walk
   O      1--     100%  O Velez         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197908121

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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