Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 16, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 1 2 1
  Bosley lf 0 0 0 0
Washington rf 5 2 3 1
Lemon cf 5 0 0 0
Orta dh 1 0 0 0
  Nordhagen ph,dh 2 1 1 1
Bannister 2b 4 1 2 1
Soderholm 3b 4 1 3 0
Squires 1b 2 0 1 0
  Johnson ph,1b 3 1 1 2
Foley c 2 0 0 0
  Nahorodny ph,c 2 1 1 2
Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Pryor ss 2 0 0 0
LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Scarbery p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 2 1 0 0
Bailor rf 5 0 3 1
Bosetti cf 5 0 1 0
Carty dh 3 1 0 0
Mayberry 1b 1 0 1 1
Woods lf 4 1 1 1
Howell 3b 5 0 1 0
McKay 2b 5 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 1 2 0
Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Chicago 100 000 7008141
Toronto 001 020 010490
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
LaGrow   4.0 4 3 2 8 2
  Scarbery  W (1-0) 3.2 4 1 1 3 1
  Proly  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
13
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk   5.1 6 1 1 3 3
  Moore   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Murphy  L (1-2) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Willis   2.2 4 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
5
4

  E–Scarbery (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Washington 2 (6,off Lemanczyk,off Moore); Bannister (3,off Murphy); Johnson (2,off Willis); Nahorodny (2,off Willis), Toronto Bailor (2,off LaGrow); Cerone (3,off LaGrow).  HR–Chicago Washington (1,1st inning off Lemanczyk 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Soderholm (1,by Willis).  CS–Orta (2,2nd base by Lemanczyk/Cerone).  SB–Griffin 2 (2,2nd base off LaGrow/Foley 2).  WP–Scarbery (1).  IBB–Willis (1,Soderholm).  U-HP–Dick Nelson, 1B–Alan Contant, 2B–Rich Panas, 3B–Joe Sawchuk.  T–3:00.  A–11,211.
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