April 18, 1979 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 4
@BOS 1 CLE 6
TEX 4 CAL 11
@MIN 6 NYY 3
BAL 1 OAK 5
SEA 2 CHW 12
@TOR 5 STL 3
@CHC 2
(14) HOU 4
@LAD 0 MON 6
NYM 5 PHI 3
@PIT 2 SDP 7
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 10,478

Wednesday, April 18, 1979, 4:02PM
Time of Game: 2:31

White Sox

5-6

Won 3

5th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  2  4   3  0  0   0  0  3   12 18  1
Blue Jays       0  0  2   0  2  0   0  1  0    5  9  1

W: R Wortham (3-0), L: J Clancy (1-2)

Blue Jays

4-7

Lost 4

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .607    0    0   0   
  T Bosley LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   0   
C Washington RF               5   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .837    0    1   0   
C Lemon CF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .429 1.115    0    3   0   2B,GDP
J Orta DH                     4   2   0   0    1   0  .226  .708    0    0   0   
A Bannister 2B                4   3   3   2    1   0  .455 1.245    0    1   3   3B
E Soderholm 3B                5   3   3   3    0   1  .286  .756    0    1   2   2·2B
M Squires 1B                  5   3   3   1    0   0  .455 1.091    0   12   0   3B
B Nahorodny C                 5   0   1   2    0   1  .235  .703    0    6   0   
G Pryor SS                    5   0   3   4    0   0  .333  .900    0    1   6   2B

R Wortham P                                                              0   1
  D Robinson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       44  12  18  12    3   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: G Pryor (1, off T Murphy); C Lemon (6, off T Murphy); E Soderholm 2 (4, off D Freisleben, off T Murphy).

3B: A Bannister (1, off T Murphy); M Squires (1, off D Freisleben).

TB: E Soderholm 5; M Squires 5; A Bannister 5; C Lemon 4; G Pryor 4; B Nahorodny; R Garr; T Bosley.

GIDP: C Lemon (1).

RBI: G Pryor 4 (6); E Soderholm 3 (8); A Bannister 2 (9); B Nahorodny 2 (4); M Squires (4).

2-out RBI: G Pryor 3; B Nahorodny.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 9 for 17.

FIELDING

E: G Pryor (2).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  5   1   0   0    0   0  .077  .397    0    3   7   
A Woods LF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .370  .957    0    2   0   
R Bosetti CF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .250  .534    0    2   0   
R Carty DH                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .316 1.000    0    0   0   
O Velez RF                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .167  .564    0    0   0   2·2B
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .395 1.053    0   10   4   
R Howell 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .162  .514    0    2   2   2B
R Cerone C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .912    0    2   0   
D McKay 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .683    0    3   4   

J Clancy P                                                               0   0
  T Murphy P                                                             3   0
  D Freisleben P                                                         0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   4    2   6                    27  17

BATTING

2B: O Velez 2 (2, 2 off R Wortham); R Howell (1, off R Wortham).

TB: O Velez 4; R Howell 2; R Carty 2; A Woods 2; R Bosetti; D McKay.

RBI: O Velez 2 (2); R Bosetti (7); R Howell (4).

2-out RBI: O Velez 2; R Howell; R Bosetti.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Mayberry-A Griffin; D McKay-A Griffin-J Mayberry.

E: J Mayberry (1).

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
R Wortham, W (3-0)             8     9   5   5    2   6   0   2.59   35     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 9     48    -     0.53   0.10
D Robinson                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.59    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 9           -

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
J Clancy, L (1-2)              2.1   8   6   4    1   0   0   5.02   16     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 8     20    -     1.10  -0.25
T Murphy                       5.2   6   3   3    2   1   0   5.27   24     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 6          3-3    0.28  -0.14
D Freisleben                   1     4   3   3    0   1   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    18  12  10    3   2   0          47     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 1·18          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 10,478.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 54° F.

LINEUPS

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

   R Wortham            P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  12-      10%  59% B Nahorodny     J Clancy        Single to LF; Soderholm Scores/unER; Squires to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  12-       9%  69% G Pryor         J Clancy        Single to RF; Squires Scores/unER; Nahorodny to 2B
   t 3   2  0-4  -23       7%  93% G Pryor         T Murphy        Double to LF; Soderholm Scores; Squires Scores
   t 4   1  2-6  12-       7%  96% A Bannister     T Murphy        Triple to LF; Lemon Scores; Orta Scores
   b 3   2  6-2  123       7%  87% J Mayberry      R Wortham       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  C Washington    Walk
   OO     1--      45%  C Lemon         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Wortham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Woods         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  R Bosetti       Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Carty         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  A Bannister     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  E Soderholm     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      49%  M Squires       Single to RF; Soderholm to 2B
   R      12-      59%  B Nahorodny     Single to LF; Soderholm Scores/unER; Squires to 2B
   R      12-      69%  G Pryor         Single to RF; Squires Scores/unER; Nahorodny to 2B
          12-      71%  R Garr          Single to 1B; Nahorodny to 3B; Pryor to 2B
   O      123      66%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Rich Wortham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
          ---      74%  C Lemon         Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      76%  A Bannister     Single to CF; Orta to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  E Soderholm     Single to CF; Orta Scores; Bannister to 2B
          12-      85%  M Squires       Single to LF; Bannister to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
                  Tom Murphy replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   RO     123      86%  B Nahorodny     Groundout: 1B-P; Bannister Scores; Soderholm to 3B; Squires to 2B
   RR     -23      93%  G Pryor         Double to LF; Soderholm Scores; Squires Scores
   O      -2-      93%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Rich Wortham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  R Cerone        Strikeout
          ---      93%  D McKay         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      93%  A Woods         Single to 1B; Griffin to 2B
   R      12-      89%  R Bosetti       Single to LF; Griffin Scores; Woods to 2B
   R      12-      84%  R Carty         Single to SS; Woods Scores/Adv on E6 (throw); Bosetti to 2B
          12-      81%  O Velez         Walk; Bosetti to 3B; Carty to 2B
   O      123      87%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tom Murphy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  C Washington    Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  C Lemon         Single to CF
          1--      89%  J Orta          Walk; Lemon to 2B
   RR     12-      96%  A Bannister     Triple to LF; Lemon Scores; Orta Scores
   R      --3      97%  E Soderholm     Double to LF; Bannister Scores
   O      -2-      97%  M Squires       Groundout: 1B-P; Soderholm to 3B
   O      --3      96%  B Nahorodny     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-9, Rich Wortham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  R Howell        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  R Cerone        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  D McKay         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-9, Rich Wortham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  A Griffin       Flyball: 2B
          ---      97%  A Woods         Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
          1--      97%  R Carty         Single to LF; Woods to 2B
   RR     12-      94%  O Velez         Double to CF; Woods Scores; Carty Scores
   O      -2-      95%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Orta          Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      95%  A Bannister     Walk
   O      1--      94%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-9, Rich Wortham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  D McKay         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  M Squires       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  B Nahorodny     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  G Pryor         Single to SS
   O      1--      96%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-9, Rich Wortham facing 1-2-3
                  Thad Bosley replaces Ralph Garr playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      97%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  A Woods         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tom Murphy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  C Lemon         Double to RF
   OO     -2-      98%  J Orta          Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-9, Rich Wortham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  R Carty         Lineout: CF
          ---      97%  O Velez         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   R      -2-      97%  R Howell        Double to RF; Velez Scores
   O      -2-      98%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dave Freisleben facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Freisleben replaces Tom Murphy pitching
          ---      99%  A Bannister     Single to RF
   R      1--     100%  E Soderholm     Double to LF; Bannister Scores
   R      -2-     100%  M Squires       Triple to CF; Soderholm Scores
   O      --3     100%  B Nahorodny     Strikeout
   RO     --3     100%  G Pryor         Groundout: 2B-1B; Squires Scores
          ---     100%  T Bosley        Single to SS
   O      1--     100%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 12, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-12, Dewey Robinson facing 9-1-2
                  Dewey Robinson replaces Rich Wortham pitching
   O      ---     100%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Woods         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 12, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197904180

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