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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 7, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 7, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 7, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Jefferson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 18,643 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Marty Springstead |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Tom Hutton | Left Fielder |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Molinaro | DH |
Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Larry Doby | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 7, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Barrios
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Barrios
Bailor hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Barrios
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Barrios
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Jefferson
Molinaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Jefferson
Garr bunts towards the mound. Jefferson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Molinaro moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Jefferson
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Jefferson
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Jefferson
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Barrios
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Barrios
Hutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Barrios
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Barrios
There goes McKay. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. McKay steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Barrios
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Jefferson
Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Jefferson
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Jefferson
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Barrios
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Barrios
Bosetti is hit by the pitch. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Barrios
Bailor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Barrios
Howell takes first base on ball four. Gomez moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Barrios
Carty takes first base on ball four. Gomez scores. Bosetti moves to third. Howell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mayberry vs. Hinton
Rich Hinton now pitching.
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Velez vs. Hinton
Otto Velez pinch hits for Tom Hutton.
Velez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Jefferson
Otto Velez now playing left field.
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Jefferson
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Molinaro for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Jefferson
Garr bunts towards the mound. Jefferson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Jefferson
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Hinton
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Hinton
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hinton
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jefferson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Velez throws the ball in to McKay who tags Johnson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Jefferson
Orta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Orta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Jefferson
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Jefferson
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orta scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Jefferson
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Jefferson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hinton
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Hinton
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hinton
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Jefferson
Molinaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Jefferson
Garr bunts towards the mound. Jefferson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Molinaro moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Jefferson
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Velez. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Molinaro scores. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Orta vs. Coleman
Orta is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Soderholm vs. Coleman
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Washington vs. Coleman
Washington strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hinton
Henry Cruz now playing center field.
Carty hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hinton
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Hinton
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Hinton
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards second. Orta scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Hinton
Ashby is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Coleman
Nahorodny is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Coleman
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Coleman
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Coleman
Garr strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hinton
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Hinton
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Hinton
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Coleman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Coleman
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Coleman
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hinton
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hinton
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hinton
Willie Upshaw pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Velez vs. Hinton
Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Coleman
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Coleman
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Coleman
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Hinton
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Hinton
Ashby hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Hinton
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Hinton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Hinton
Nahorodny fires to first and picks off Gomez. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Coleman
Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Don Kessinger.
Breazeale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Willis
Mike Willis now pitching. Alan Bannister pinch runs for Jim Breazeale.
Molinaro bunts towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Willis
Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Cruz
Greg Pryor pinch hits for Henry Cruz. Victor Cruz now pitching. Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Greg Pryor.
Blomberg hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/7/1978 -- Toronto at Chicago (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bosetti R, cf 3 0 1 0 Molinaro B, dh 3 1 1 0 Bailor B, rf 4 0 0 0 Garr R, lf 4 0 3 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 1 2 2 Lemon C, cf 3 0 1 1 Upshaw W, pr 0 0 0 0 Cruz H, cf 1 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Pryor G, ph 0 0 0 0 Hutton T, lf 1 0 1 0 Blomberg R, ph 1 0 0 0 Velez O, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 1 0 McKay D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 4 1 1 0 Washington C, rf 4 0 1 1 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 2 0 0 0 Breazeale J, ph 0 0 0 0 Bannister A, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 6 3 34 2 9 2 Toronto 001 002 000 -- 3 Chicago 000 110 000 -- 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Jefferson J* 4.0 9 2 2 1 3 Coleman J (W)+ 4.0 0 0 0 3 3 Willis M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz V (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Barrios F 2.1 2 1 0 2 1 Hinton R (L) 6.2 4 2 2 1 4 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Kessinger D DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Toronto 6, Chicago 10 2B -- Orta J, Lemon C HR -- Carty R, Mayberry J SB -- McKay D SH -- Molinaro B HBP -- by Barrios F (Bosetti R) T -- 2:45 A -- 18643
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