April 21, 1978 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
KCR 1 BOS 9
CLE 7 CAL 3
@MIN 2 MIL 9
@NYY 2 OAK 5
@SEA 3 CHW 11
@TOR 2 CHC 5
NYM 0 HOU 8
@LAD 6 SDP 9
ATL 3 SFG 3
CIN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 10,108

Friday, April 21, 1978, 4:03PM
Time of Game: 2:43

White Sox

5-5

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   2  0  1   2  4  0   11 17  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  7  0

W: F Barrios (1-1), L: T Underwood (0-2), S: L LaGrow (3)

Blue Jays

3-9

Lost 1

7th, 6 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Moore 3B                    4   3   3   1    1   0  .286  .762    0    0   0   3B,SB
  G Pryor 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
J Orta 2B                     5   0   2   1    0   1  .333 1.010    0    2   3   HBP
C Lemon CF                    5   2   3   3    1   0  .444 1.202    0    3   0   HR,2B
B Bonds RF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .709    0    0   0   
L Johnson 1B                  3   1   2   0    2   0  .308  .808    0    8   0   3B,GDP
W Nordhagen LF                4   2   2   2    1   0  .333 1.027    0    3   0   2·2B,GDP
E Soderholm DH                5   1   1   2    0   1  .256  .772    0    0   0   HR
B Nahorodny C                 4   2   2   2    1   0  .316 1.014    0    7   0   HR,2B
M Eden SS                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    3   3   GDP

F Barrios P                                                              0   2
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       41  11  17  11    6   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Nahorodny (2, off T Underwood); W Nordhagen 2 (5, off B Moore, off T Underwood); C Lemon (3, off B Moore).

3B: J Moore (1, off T Underwood); L Johnson (1, off D Kirkwood).

HR: B Nahorodny (1, off B Moore; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Lemon (1, off T Underwood; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); E Soderholm (2, off B Moore; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: J Orta (1, by T Underwood).

TB: C Lemon 7; B Nahorodny 6; J Moore 5; E Soderholm 4; W Nordhagen 4; L Johnson 4; J Orta 2; M Eden; B Bonds.

GIDP: W Nordhagen (1); L Johnson (3); M Eden (1).

RBI: C Lemon 3 (7); E Soderholm 2 (6); W Nordhagen 2 (7); B Nahorodny 2 (4); J Moore (2); J Orta (7).

2-out RBI: B Nahorodny 2; J Moore; J Orta.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Orta-M Eden-L Johnson; M Eden-J Orta-L Johnson.

E: M Eden (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Moore (1, 2nd base off T Underwood/R Cerone).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .648    0    2   0   
B Bailor RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .382  .903    0    1   0   GDP
R Howell 3B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .356  .875    0    1   5   3B,2B
R Carty DH                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .220  .593    0    0   0   SF
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .220  .670    0   15   0   
T Hutton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .660    0    0   0   
R Cerone C                    4   0   1   1    0   3  .238  .524    0    3   0   
D McKay 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .314    0    5   5   GDP
L Gomez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .129  .311    0    0   2   
  W Upshaw PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    0   0   
  T Nordbrook SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   2   HBP

T Underwood P                                                            0   0
  D Kirkwood P                                                           0   0
  B Moore P                                                              0   0
  M Willis P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Howell (3, off F Barrios).

3B: R Howell (1, off L LaGrow).

SF: R Carty (3, off L LaGrow).

HBP: T Nordbrook (1, by L LaGrow).

TB: R Howell 6; R Carty; R Cerone; T Hutton; J Mayberry.

GIDP: D McKay (2); B Bailor (1).

RBI: R Carty (10); R Cerone (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Howell-D McKay-J Mayberry 2; L Gomez-D McKay-J Mayberry.

PITCHING

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
F Barrios, W (1-1)             5.1   6   1   1    3   4   0   4.11   25     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 5     53    -     0.97   0.15
L LaGrow, S (3)                3.2   1   1   1    0   3   0   2.08   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.23   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 6          2-0

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 (0-2)           3.2   8   4   4    1   2   1   9.28   20     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 7     30    -     0.82  -0.22
D Kirkwood                     1.2   5   1   1    1   1   0   3.27   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 4          1-0    0.45  -0.02
B Moore                        2.1   4   6   6    4   0   2  11.57   13     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          3-0    0.12  -0.02
M Willis                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  11  11    6   3   3          48     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1·15          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Kirkwood (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: L LaGrow (1; T Nordbrook); T Underwood (1; J Orta).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 10,108.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 44° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Moore              3B    1. R Bosetti            CF 
2. J Orta               2B    2. B Bailor             RF 
3. C Lemon              CF    3. R Howell             3B 
4. B Bonds              RF    4. R Carty              DH 
5. L Johnson            1B    5. J Mayberry           1B 
6. W Nordhagen          LF    6. T Hutton             LF 
7. E Soderholm          DH    7. R Cerone             C  
8. B Nahorodny          C     8. D McKay              2B 
9. M Eden               SS    9. L Gomez              SS 

   F Barrios            P        T Underwood          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  --3      13%  68% C Lemon         T Underwood     Home Run; Moore Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       9%  59% J Moore         T Underwood     Triple to CF
   t 4   2  0-2  --3       8%  81% J Moore         T Underwood     Single to CF; Nahorodny Scores
   b 6   1  5-1  12-       7%  95% D McKay         L LaGrow        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   2  0-3  -2-       6%  88% J Orta          T Underwood     Single to RF; Moore Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      59%  J Moore         Triple to CF
   O      --3      55%  J Orta          Strikeout
   RR     --3      68%  C Lemon         Home Run; Moore Scores
   O      ---      67%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  L Johnson       Single to CF (LF-CF)
          1--      70%  W Nordhagen     Double to LF; Johnson to 3B
   O      -23      66%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Francisco Barrios facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  R Bosetti       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Bailor        Popfly: 1B
          ---      68%  R Howell        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      66%  R Carty         Single to CF (CF-RF); Howell to 2B
   O      12-      71%  J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  B Nahorodny     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  M Eden          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      69%  J Moore         Flyball: RF
          1--      70%  J Orta          Hit By Pitch; Eden to 2B
   O      12-      67%  C Lemon         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Francisco Barrios facing 6-7-8
          ---      63%  T Hutton        Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  R Cerone        Strikeout
   O      1--      69%  D McKay         Groundout: P-1B; Hutton to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  L Gomez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          ---      72%  L Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--      69%  W Nordhagen     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Francisco Barrios facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  R Bosetti       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  B Bailor        Flyball: LF
          ---      70%  R Howell        Double to LF
   O      -2-      74%  R Carty         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Underwood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  B Nahorodny     Double to CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      73%  M Eden          Groundout: 2B-1B; Nahorodny to 3B
   R      --3      81%  J Moore         Single to CF; Nahorodny Scores
          1--      82%  J Orta          Moore Steals 2B
   R      -2-      88%  " "             Single to RF; Moore Scores
                  Don Kirkwood replaces Tom Underwood pitching
          1--      88%  C Lemon         Wild Pitch; Orta to 2B
          -2-      88%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      87%  B Bonds         Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Francisco Barrios facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      87%  T Hutton        Lineout: SS
   O      1--      89%  R Cerone        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      91%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Kirkwood facing 5-6-7
          ---      94%  L Johnson       Triple to RF (CF-RF)
   O      --3      92%  W Nordhagen     Popfly: 2B
   O      --3      90%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
   O      --3      89%  B Nahorodny     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Francisco Barrios facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  L Gomez         Strikeout
          ---      89%  R Bosetti       Walk
   O      1--      91%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      93%  R Howell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Kirkwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  M Eden          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      93%  J Moore         Single to RF
          1--      94%  J Orta          Single to LF; Moore to 2B
   R      12-      96%  C Lemon         Single to LF; Moore Scores; Orta to 2B
          12-      97%  B Bonds         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Orta to 3B; Lemon to 2B
                  Balor Moore replaces Don Kirkwood pitching
   OO     123      95%  L Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Francisco Barrios facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  R Carty         Walk
          1--      89%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      92%  T Hutton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Carty to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  R Cerone        Single to CF (LF-CF); Carty Scores; Hutton to 2B
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Francisco Barrios pitching
   OO     12-      95%  D McKay         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Balor Moore facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  W Nordhagen     Walk
   RR     1--      99%  E Soderholm     Home Run; Nordhagen Scores
          ---      99%  B Nahorodny     Walk
   OO     1--      98%  M Eden          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      98%  J Moore         Walk
   O      1--      98%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Lerrin LaGrow facing 9-1-2
                  Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Luis Gomez batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
          ---      98%  R Bosetti       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      99%  B Bailor        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Balor Moore facing 3-4-5
                  Tim Nordbrook replaces Willie Upshaw playing SS batting 9th
          ---      99%  C Lemon         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF; Lemon to 3B
          --3      99%  L Johnson       Walk
   RR     1-3     100%  W Nordhagen     Double to CF (CF-RF); Lemon Scores; Johnson Scores
   O      -2-     100%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-     100%  B Nahorodny     Home Run; Nordhagen Scores
                  Mike Willis replaces Balor Moore pitching
   O      ---     100%  M Eden          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 11, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-11, Lerrin LaGrow facing 3-4-5
                  Greg Pryor replaces Junior Moore playing 3B batting 1st
          ---     100%  R Howell        Triple to CF (LF-CF)
   RO     --3     100%  R Carty         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Howell Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Mayberry      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  T Hutton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 11, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Mike Willis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  G Pryor         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Lemon         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 11, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-11, Lerrin LaGrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R Cerone        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D McKay         Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  T Nordbrook     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 11, Blue Jays 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation