Winning their fourth straight game, the Blue Jays swept past the White Sox, 7-3. The score was 3-3 into the bottom of the seventh inning when Howell drew a two-out walk. Rico Carty followed with a home run. The Jays added another pair in the eighth on RBI doubles by Rick Bosetti and Bob Bailor. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 7, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Thursday, August 10, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 11 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 x - 7 11 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .264 Bosetti cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .269 Spencer rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 Bailor rf 5 0 2 3 0 0 .262 Orta 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Soderholm dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Carty dh 4 1 1 2 0 2 .283 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Velez lf 1 0 1 0 3 0 .304 Blomberg 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .244 McKay 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .240 Molinaro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Cerone c 3 2 1 0 1 0 .225 Pryor ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Gomez ss 3 2 2 0 0 0 .221 Washington ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 .250 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 11 3 1 5 Totals 31 7 11 7 6 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 15,508 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Blue Jays 8 DP: White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0 Doubles: Bosetti 2 (18), Bailor 2 (24) Home Runs: Bell 2 (2), Carty (19) Stolen Bases: Bosley (8) Caught Stealing: Bosley (6), Velez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (14), Mayberry (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(10-10) 7 7 5 5 6 3 1 33 5.26 LaGrow 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 3.80 Totals 8 11 7 7 6 3 1 39 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin W(3-11) 7 10 3 3 0 2 2 29 5.67 Cruz SV(8) 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 0.66 Totals 9 11 3 3 1 5 2 37 Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley singled to shortstop; Spencer popped to first; Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor popped to first; Howell singled to shortstop; Carty forced Howell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg singled to center; Nahorodny singled to left [Blomberg to second]; Pryor flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Mayberry flied out to center; McKay flied out to left; Velez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell flied out to right; Bosley grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer singled to second; On a bunt Orta singled to third [Spencer to second]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone singled to left; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Cerone to second]; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr struck out; Blomberg flied out to center; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty struck out; Velez walked; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor singled to center; Pryor was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bell homered; Bosley singled to third; Bosley stole second; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay walked; Cerone forced McKay (shortstop to second); Gomez singled to second [Cerone to second]; Bosetti doubled to left [Cerone scored, Gomez to third]; Bailor doubled to left [Gomez scored, Bosetti scored]; Howell grounded out (third to first) [Bailor to third]; Carty struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm made an out to shortstop; Garr grounded out (third to first); Blomberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez walked; Mayberry out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Velez to second]; McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone walked; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor singled to center; Bell homered [Pryor scored]; Bosley popped to third in foul territory; Spencer flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti struck out; Bailor flied out to left; Howell walked; Carty homered [Howell scored]; Velez singled to third; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Orta struck out; Soderholm made an out to second; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); McKay singled to center; On a bunt Cerone forced McKay (pitcher to shortstop); Gomez singled to right [Cerone to third]; Bosetti doubled to right [Cerone scored, Gomez to third]; Bailor doubled to center [Gomez scored, Bosetti out at home (center to catcher)]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 7. WHITE SOX 9TH: Blomberg flied out to left; MOLINARO BATTED FOR NAHORODNY; Molinaro flied out to left; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR PRYOR; Washington singled to center; Bell walked [Washington to second]; Bosley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 7.

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