Righthander Jesse Jefferson notched his first major league shutout as the Blue Jays topped the White Sox, 4-0. All the runs the Jays needed came in the first inning on singles by Bob Bailor and Rico Carty and John Mayberry's two-out, two-RBI double. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Blue Jays 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 10 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Bosetti cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Bailor rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .390 Lemon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .386 Howell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .346 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Carty dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .204 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .245 Molinaro dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229 Moore 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cerone c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Nordhagen c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Iorg 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Eden ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .139 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 1 1 Totals 33 4 10 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 17,427 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Blue Jays 8 DP: White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1 Doubles: Garr (2), Mayberry (2), Bosetti (6), Hutton (3) Caught Stealing: Bailor (2) GIDP: Orta (2) Hit by Pitch: Bailor (1,by Stone) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(1-1) 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 11 5.63 Hinton 3.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 13 0.00 Schueler 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.15 Torrealba 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.69 Totals 8 10 4 4 2 2 0 36 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson W(1-2) 9 3 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.68 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 1 0 30 Passed Balls: Nordhagen (3) Hit by Pitch: Stone (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Terry Cooney WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr doubled to center; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti lined to left; Bailor singled to center; Howell flied to left; Carty singled to left [Bailor to second]; Mayberry doubled to center [Bailor scored, Carty scored]; Nordhagen allowed a passed ball [Mayberry to third]; Hutton struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone singled to left; Iorg popped to catcher in foul territory; Gomez grounded out (second to first) [Cerone to second]; Bosetti doubled to center [Cerone scored]; Bailor was hit by a pitch; HINTON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Howell singled to left [Bosetti scored, Bailor to second]; Bailor was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. WHITE SOX 3RD: Nordhagen lined to third; Eden flied to left; Garr flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second to pitcher); Hutton doubled to left; Cerone walked; Iorg forced Cerone (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta lined to first; Lemon singled to third; Bonds forced Lemon (third to second); Lamar Johnson forced Bonds (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor singled to right; Howell forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro flied to right; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carty flied to right; Mayberry popped to pitcher; Hutton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Eden walked; Garr flied to right; Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Eden out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: SCHUELER REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Cerone popped to left; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez walked; Bosetti flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied to center; Lamar Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro flied to center; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen singled to shortstop; Eden grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Mayberry singled to right; On a bunt Hutton made an out to pitcher; Cerone forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); Iorg singled to center [Cerone to second]; Gomez flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta popped to shortstop; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 4.

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