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Tuesday August 11, 1970
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Jake Gibbs hit two homers in a game for the first time in his major league career and Jim Lyttle connected for his first circuit clout in a big-time uniform to feature the Yankees' 7-1 victory over the White Sox. Mel Stottlemyre also hit a homer to go along with his pitching performance. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 11, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Yankees      0  2  1    1  1  1    0  1  x  -   7 14  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morales 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .157      Clarke 2b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .260
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Baker ss              4   0   3   2     1   0   .500
May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      White lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Melton rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .266      Murcer cf             3   1   0   0     2   1   .246
Josephson c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Cater 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .308
Hopkins 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .289      Lyttle rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .316
Berry cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .278      Kenney 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .205
Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Gibbs c               4   2   2   2     0   0   .259
Janeski p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .078      Stottlemyre p         3   2   1   1     1   0   .175
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanco ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .186
  Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               32   1   7   1     2   4             Totals               34   7  14   7     6   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13,454
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Yankees 9
DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 2
Doubles: Hopkins (8)
Home Runs: Gibbs 2 (5), Lyttle (1), Stottlemyre (2)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (13), Baker (1)
Caught Stealing: Baker (1)
GIDP: Knoop (5), Aparicio (9), Cater (14)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Janeski L(8-12)         4.2   9   5   5   4   1   3  25   4.86
Murphy                  0.2   3   1   1   2   0   0   6   4.92
Weaver                  1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.15
Wood                    1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   3.07
Totals                  8    14   7   7   6   2   4  40

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(11-10)    9     7   1   1   2   4   0  34   2.97
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   4   0  34

Passed Balls: Josephson 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Morales popped to catcher in foul territory;
Aparicio flied out to right; May grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Baker
singled to center; White walked [Baker to second]; Murcer popped
to shortstop; Cater singled to shortstop [Baker to third, White
to second]; Lyttle lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton struck out; Josephson popped to shortstop;
Hopkins walked; Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Kenney lined to center; Gibbs homered; Stottlemyre
flied out to right; Clarke singled to center; Clarke stole
second; Baker singled to center [Clarke scored]; Baker stole
second; White flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Knoop grounded out (shortstop to first); Janeski
made an out to third; Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer lined to center; Cater struck out; Lyttle
homered; Kenney popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Gibbs homered; Stottlemyre grounded out (shortstop
to first); Clarke popped to shortstop; Baker walked; Baker was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hopkins doubled; Berry singled to right [Hopkins scored]; Knoop
lined to right; Janeski forced Berry (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: White made an out to third; Murcer walked; Cater
singled to right [Murcer to third]; Lyttle singled to right
[Murcer scored, Cater out at third (right to third)]; Josephson
allowed a passed ball [Lyttle to second]; Rain delay with 2-1
count on Kenney; MURPHY REPLACED JANESKI (PITCHING); Kenney
walked (walk was charged to Janeski); Gibbs grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Morales walked; Aparicio singled to left [Morales
to second]; May forced Aparicio (pitcher to shortstop) [Morales
to third]; Melton struck out; Josephson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Stottlemyre walked; Clarke singled to right
[Stottlemyre to second]; Baker singled to center [Stottlemyre
scored, Clarke out at third (center to first to shortstop),
Baker to second (on throw to 3b)]; White singled to first [Baker
to third]; Murcer walked [White to second]; WEAVER REPLACED
MURPHY (PITCHING); Cater grounded into a double play (third to
catcher to first) [Baker out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Hopkins grounded out (second to first); Berry
singled to center; Knoop grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Berry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Lyttle popped to second; Kenney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gibbs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BLANCO BATTED FOR WEAVER; Blanco singled to left;
Morales forced Blanco (second to shortstop); Aparicio grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: WOOD REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); Stottlemyre
homered; Clarke singled to left; Josephson allowed a passed ball
[Clarke to second]; Baker grounded out (second to first); White
made an out to second; Murcer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May singled to shortstop; Melton forced May
(shortstop to second); Josephson struck out; Hopkins singled to
left [Melton to second]; Berry forced Hopkins (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 7.



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