The Yankees, who collected only four hits off Tommy John and lost the first game of a doubleheader, 2-0, came back to beat the White Sox in the second game, 7-5, Both Chicago runs in the lidlifter were virtual gifts, one resulting from an error in the third inning and the other scoring when Ken Berry was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth.

Jim Lyttle, who had four hits, led the Yankees to their victory in the nightcap. The rookie outfielder batted in three runs, scored one and helped set up two others. Duane Josephson, Bill Melton and Syd O'Brien homered to produce the White Sox markers. O'Brien connected with two aboard in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    23, 1970 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      O'Brien 3b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .251
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Aparicio ss           4   0   4   0     0   0   .318
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      May lf                2   1   0   1     1   0   .290
Cater 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Melton rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Murcer cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Blanco 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244        McCraw 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Woods rf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .229      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Berry cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Knoop 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .218
  Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      John p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Waslewski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .063

Totals               30   0   4   0     3   6             Totals               31   2   8   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:01
Left on Base: Yankees 6, White Sox 9
DP: Yankees 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Cater 2
Stolen Bases: Murcer (12)
Sacrifice Flies: May (6)
GIDP: Clarke (10), May (17), Berry (15)
Hit by Pitch: Berry (5,by Waslewski)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(13-9)        7     7   1   0   0   1   0  28   3.23
Waslewski               1     1   1   1   2   0   0   7   4.07
Totals                  8     8   2   1   2   1   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(11-13)           9     4   0   0   3   6   0  33   3.22
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Waslewski (4)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Hank Soar


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (first unassisted); White grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
singled to shortstop; May grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled
to center; Murcer stole second; Ellis struck out; Woods walked;
Michael was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to center; Blanco grounded out
(second to first) [Melton to second]; Herrmann reached on a
fielder's choice [Melton out at third (shortstop to third to
second to shortstop to second)]; Berry singled to center
[Herrmann to second]; Knoop was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson grounded out (third to first); Clarke
popped to second; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: John grounded out (pitcher to first); O'Brien
reached on an error by Cater [O'Brien to first]; Aparicio
singled to left [O'Brien to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to
left [O'Brien scored (unearned)]; Melton flied out to center; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Cater
grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled to left; Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Blanco made an out to second; Herrmann singled to
second; Berry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Woods walked; On a bunt Michael singled to third
[Woods to second]; Peterson struck out; Clarke grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Michael out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Knoop flied out to center; John flied out to
right; O'Brien grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson popped to third in foul territory; White
walked; Cater forced White (second to shortstop); Murcer struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Aparicio singled to shortstop; May forced
Aparicio (first to shortstop); Melton flied out to center;
Blanco grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
flied out to center; Michael grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Berry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Knoop singled to left; John
reached on an error by Cater [Knoop to third, John to first];
O'Brien grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: MCCRAW REPLACED BLANCO (PLAYING 1B); BLEFARY BATTED
FOR PETERSON; Blefary struck out; Clarke struck out; Munson
singled to right; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WASLEWSKI REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Aparicio
singled to center; May walked [Aparicio to second]; On a bunt
Melton forced Aparicio (first to third) [May to second]; McCraw
flied out to left; Herrmann walked [May to third, Melton to
second]; Berry was hit by a pitch [May scored, Melton to third,
Herrmann to second]; Knoop flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellis grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 2.