April 16, 1979 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
@BOS 3 DET 10
KCR 4 OAK 4
SEA 2 CHW 8
@TOR 4 HOU 4
@LAD 0 MON 2
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 11,211

Monday, April 16, 1979, 4:03PM
Time of Game: 3:00

White Sox

3-6

Won 1

6th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   7  0  0    8 14  1
Blue Jays       0  0  1   0  2  0   0  1  0    4  9  0

W: R Scarbery (1-0), L: T Murphy (1-2), S: M Proly (1)

Blue Jays

4-5

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .296  .643    0    4   1   
  T Bosley LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         2   0   
C Washington RF               5   2   3   1    0   0  .359  .995    0    2   0   HR,2·2B
C Lemon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .425 1.102    0    3   0   
J Orta DH                     1   0   0   0    2   0  .259  .782    0    0   0   CS
  W Nordhagen PH              2   1   1   1    0   0  .375  .875    0    0   0   
A Bannister 2B                4   1   2   1    1   0  .480 1.283    0    2   2   2B
E Soderholm 3B                4   1   3   0    1   0  .242  .645    0    3   2   IW
M Squires 1B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .412  .941    0    4   0   
  L Johnson PH-1B             3   1   1   2    0   0  .263  .701    0    2   0   2B
M Foley C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .581    0    2   1   
  B Nahorodny PH-C            2   1   1   2    1   0  .300  .864    0    2   0   2B
D Kessinger SS                2   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .455    0    0   2   
  J Moore PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .739    0    0   0   
  G Pryor SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    1   0   

L LaGrow P                                                               0   0
  R Scarbery P                                                           0   1
  M Proly P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   8  14   8    5   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Nahorodny (2, off M Willis); A Bannister (3, off T Murphy); C Washington 2 (6, off D Lemanczyk, off B Moore); L Johnson (2, off M Willis).

HR: C Washington (1, off D Lemanczyk; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: E Soderholm (1, by M Willis).

TB: C Washington 8; E Soderholm 3; A Bannister 3; R Garr 2; B Nahorodny 2; L Johnson 2; M Squires; W Nordhagen.

RBI: L Johnson 2 (2); B Nahorodny 2 (2); R Garr (4); W Nordhagen (4); A Bannister (7); C Washington (4).

2-out RBI: R Garr.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Garr-E Soderholm.

E: R Scarbery ().

BASERUNNING

CS: J Orta (2, 2nd base by D Lemanczyk/R Cerone).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  2   1   0   0    4   0  .097  .462    0    2   0   2·SB
B Bailor RF                   5   0   3   1    1   1  .341  .825    0    3   0   2B
R Bosetti CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .507    0    3   0   
R Carty DH                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .323 1.075    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 1   0   1   1    4   0  .433 1.153    0    7   0   
A Woods LF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .444 1.189    0    4   0   
R Howell 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .172  .549    0    0   1   
D McKay 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .765    0    4   4   
R Cerone C                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .344 1.057    0    4   1   2B

D Lemanczyk P                                                            0   0
  B Moore P                                                              0   0
  T Murphy P                                                             0   0
  M Willis P                                                             0   1
Totals                       34   4   9   3   13   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Cerone (3, off L LaGrow); B Bailor (2, off L LaGrow).

TB: B Bailor 4; R Cerone 3; R Howell; R Bosetti; A Woods; J Mayberry.

RBI: A Woods (5); B Bailor (7); J Mayberry (6).

2-out RBI: J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 16.

With RISP: 3 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Griffin 2 (2, 2nd base off L LaGrow/M Foley 2).

PO: J Mayberry (2nd base by M Foley).

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
L LaGrow                       4     4   3   2    8   2   0   9.72   24     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 1· 4     38    -     1.49  -0.12
R Scarbery, W (1-0)            3.2   4   1   1    3   1   0   2.45   16     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 4          2-1    0.79   0.05
M Proly, S (1)                 1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   5.14    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          3-1    0.73   0.04
Totals                         9     9   4   3   13   4   0          47     -       ·  ·      6·14· 1· 9          5-2

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                    5.1   6   1   1    3   3   1   3.52   24     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 6     52    -     1.15   0.12
B Moore, H (1)                 1     2   2   2    1   1   0   8.31    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-0    2.57  -0.01
T Murphy, BS (2), L (1-2)      0     2   2   2    0   0   0   5.63    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          2-2    2.99  -0.33
M Willis                       2.2   4   3   3    1   0   0   6.43   13     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 4          2-2    0.67  -0.31
Totals                         9    14   8   8    5   4   1          45     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0·14          6-4

L LaGrow faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
T Murphy faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Scarbery (1).

IBB: M Willis (1; E Soderholm).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Alan Contant, 2B - Rich Panas, 3B - Joe Sawchuk.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 11,211.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Garr               LF    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. C Washington         RF    2. B Bailor             RF 
3. C Lemon              CF    3. R Bosetti            CF 
4. J Orta               DH    4. R Carty              DH 
5. A Bannister          2B    5. J Mayberry           1B 
6. E Soderholm          3B    6. A Woods              LF 
7. M Squires            1B    7. R Howell             3B 
8. M Foley              C     8. D McKay              2B 
9. D Kessinger          SS    9. R Cerone             C  

   L LaGrow             P        D Lemanczyk          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-3  123      22%  87% L Johnson       M Willis        Double to CF; Nordhagen Scores; Bannister Scores; Soderholm to 3B
   t 7   1  3-2  1-3      21%  65% A Bannister     T Murphy        Double to CF; Washington Scores; Nordhagen to 3B
   t 7   0  3-1  1--      17%  41% C Washington    B Moore         Double to LF; Garr to 3B
   b 5   1  1-2  1--     -11%  18% R Howell        R Scarbery      Single to P; Woods Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; Howell to 2B
   t 7   1  3-1  -23      11%  44% W Nordhagen     T Murphy        Single to LF; Garr Scores; Washington to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      57%  C Washington    Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Washington Scores
   O      ---      56%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  J Orta          Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Bannister     Orta Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  A Griffin       Walk
          1--      49%  B Bailor        Griffin Steals 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Single to SS; Griffin to 3B
   O      1-3      48%  R Bosetti       Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      55%  R Carty         Strikeout
          1-3      53%  J Mayberry      Walk; Bailor to 2B
   O      123      60%  A Woods         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  A Bannister     Flyball: 2B
          ---      60%  E Soderholm     Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  M Squires       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  M Foley         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      58%  R Howell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  D McKay         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  D Kessinger     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      59%  C Washington    Double to LF
   O      -2-      56%  C Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  A Griffin       Walk
          1--      49%  B Bailor        Griffin Steals 2B
   R      -2-      38%  " "             Double to RF; Griffin Scores
   O      -2-      42%  R Bosetti       Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      46%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      45%  J Mayberry      Walk
          12-      42%  A Woods         Walk; Bailor to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
   O      123      50%  R Howell        Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Orta          Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Bannister     Foul Flyball: RF
          1--      55%  E Soderholm     Single to LF; Orta to 2B
          12-      61%  M Squires       Single to LF; Orta to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
   O      123      53%  M Foley         Flyball: 2B
   O      123      44%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D McKay         Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      42%  R Cerone        Double to LF
   O      -2-      46%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
          -2-      45%  B Bailor        Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Bosetti       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  C Lemon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  R Carty         Walk
          1--      32%  J Mayberry      Walk; Carty to 2B
   R      12-      21%  A Woods         Single to CF; Carty Scores; Mayberry to 2B
                  Randy Scarbery replaces Lerrin LaGrow pitching
   O      12-      29%  R Howell        Mayberry Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B)
   R      1--      18%  " "             Single to P; Woods Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; Howell to 2B
   O      -2-      20%  D McKay         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      22%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Lemanczyk facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      19%  J Orta          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      23%  A Bannister     Walk
          1--      28%  E Soderholm     Single to CF; Bannister to 2B
                  Balor Moore replaces Dave Lemanczyk pitching; Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Mike Squires batting 7th
   O      12-      22%  L Johnson       Flyball: 2B
                  Bill Nahorodny pinch hits for Marv Foley batting 8th
          12-      26%  B Nahorodny     Walk; Bannister to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
                  Junior Moore pinch hits for Don Kessinger batting 9th
   O      123      16%  J Moore         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Randy Scarbery facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Nahorodny moves to C; Lamar Johnson moves to 1B; Greg Pryor replaces Junior Moore playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      17%  A Griffin       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      16%  B Bailor        Single to CF
          1--      14%  R Bosetti       Single to LF; Bailor to 2B
          12-      11%  R Carty         Wild Pitch; Bailor to 3B; Bosetti to 2B
   OO     -23      19%  " "             Fly Ball Double Play: LF-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Balor Moore facing 1-2-3
          ---      25%  R Garr          Single to LF
          1--      41%  C Washington    Double to LF; Garr to 3B
   O      -23      32%  C Lemon         Strikeout
                  Tom Murphy replaces Balor Moore pitching; Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 4th
   R      -23      44%  W Nordhagen     Single to LF; Garr Scores; Washington to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  A Bannister     Double to CF; Washington Scores; Nordhagen to 3B
                  Mike Willis replaces Tom Murphy pitching
          -23      65%  E Soderholm     Intentional Walk
   RR     123      87%  L Johnson       Double to CF; Nordhagen Scores; Bannister Scores; Soderholm to 3B
   RR     -23      94%  B Nahorodny     Double to RF; Soderholm Scores; Johnson Scores
   O      -2-      94%  G Pryor         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      96%  R Garr          Single to CF; Nahorodny Scores
   O      1--      96%  C Washington    Flyball: RF
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-8, Randy Scarbery facing 5-6-7
                  Thad Bosley replaces Ralph Garr playing LF batting 1st
          ---      94%  J Mayberry      Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  A Woods         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      97%  R Howell        Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  D McKay         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Willis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  A Bannister     Single to 3B
   O      1--      98%  E Soderholm     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-8, Randy Scarbery facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  R Cerone        Walk
          1--      93%  A Griffin       Walk; Cerone to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      98%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cerone to 3B; Bosetti to 1B
          1-3      96%  R Carty         Walk; Bosetti to 2B
                  Mike Proly replaces Randy Scarbery pitching
   R      123      92%  J Mayberry      Walk; Cerone Scores; Bosetti to 3B; Carty to 2B
   O      123      98%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mike Willis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B Nahorodny     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      98%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-8, Mike Proly facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  R Cerone        Single to LF
          1--      99%  A Griffin       Walk; Cerone to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Bailor        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197904160

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