Benefiting from Yankee mistakes and their own 13-hit attack, the White Sox defeated New York, 5-3, with Skip Pitlock getting credit for the victory with 6 2/3 innings of five-hit work. The Sox had a 1-0 lead when they loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth. Loser Doc Medich got the next two batters, but Thurman Munson threw wildly past third on an attempted pickoff, allowing Ken Henderson to score. Pat Kelly followed with a two-run single.

The Yankees cut the Chicago lead to 4-2 in the fifth when Munson hit a two-run homer. The Sox scored their final run in the seventh when Kelly singled, Medich balked and then threw a sacrifice bunt by Jorge Orta into right field. Kelly scored on Dick Allen's sacrifice fly. Roy White's pinch-hit double scored Chris Chambliss, who had singled, with the last Yankee run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Monday, May       27, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   5 13  2
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              5   1   2   2     0   1   .303      Blomberg rf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .367
Orta dh,2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Munson c              5   1   3   2     0   1   .235
D. Allen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Maddox cf,3b          3   0   1   0     2   0   .286
Melton 3b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .228      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sudakis 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .225
May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .275        Chambliss 1b        1   1   1   0     0   0   .266
K. Henderson cf       3   1   0   0     0   0   .302      Hart dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .053
Santo 2b,3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .243      Nettles 3b,ss         3   0   0   0     1   2   .238
Herrmann c            3   1   3   1     1   0   .310      Gonzalez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Dent ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .218        White ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Murcer cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Leon ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .107      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .134
Pitlock p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Dempsey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Clarke 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  13   3     1   2             Totals               35   3   7   3     4  11

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 17,174
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 9
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Melton, Herrmann, Munson, Medich
Doubles: Orta (8), Santo (6), White (7)
Home Runs: Munson (6)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (1), Blomberg (2)
GIDP: Leon (4)
Hit by Pitch: K. Henderson (1,by Medich)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pitlock W(2-0)          6.2   5   2   1   3   8   1  29   2.75
Forster SV(9)           2.1   2   1   1   1   3   0  10   3.21
Totals                  9     7   3   2   4  11   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(6-4)           9    13   5   4   1   2   0  39   3.45
Totals                  9    13   5   4   1   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Medich (2)
Balks: Medich (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Art Frantz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(third to first); D. Allen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to center; Maddox singled to shortstop [Munson to
second]; Piniella forced Maddox (third to second) [Munson to
third]; Sudakis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to right; May singled to left
[Melton to second]; K. Henderson made an out to second; Santo
struck out; Herrmann singled to right [Melton scored, May to
third]; Dent forced Herrmann (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Hart popped to first in foul territory; Nettles
walked; Gonzalez forced Nettles (first to shortstop); Michael
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Kelly grounded out (third to first);
Orta doubled to left; D. Allen singled to left [Orta out at home
(left to catcher), D. Allen to second (on throw to home)];
Melton singled to left [D. Allen out at home (left to catcher)];
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Blomberg singled to right; Munson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Blomberg to second]; Maddox walked; Blomberg
stole third and Maddox stole second; Piniella struck out;
Sudakis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; K.
Henderson was hit by a pitch; Santo doubled to left [K.
Henderson to third]; K. Henderson was picked off third but was
safe on an error by Munson [K. Henderson scored, Santo to
third]; Herrmann was walked intentionally; MUSER BATTED FOR
DENT; Muser lined to shortstop; Kelly singled to right [Santo
scored, Herrmann scored]; Orta made an out to first; 3 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: LEON REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING SS); Hart struck out;
Nettles struck out; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen grounded out (pitcher to first); Melton
singled to left; May made an out to first [Melton to second]; K.
Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael grounded out (pitcher to first); Herrmann
dropped a foul fly hit by Blomberg for an error; Blomberg
walked; Munson homered [Blomberg scored (unearned)]; Maddox
flied out to center; Piniella flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Santo flied out to right; Herrmann singled to
left; Leon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Sudakis popped to catcher in foul territory; Hart
was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kelly singled to center; Medich balked [Kelly to
second]; On a bunt Orta singled to pitcher [Kelly scored (error
by Medich) (unearned)]; Bill Sudakis injured; CHAMBLISS
REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING 1B); D. Allen flied out to center;
Melton flied to left; May forced Orta (right to shortstop); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Gonzalez flied out to left; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
MICHAEL; Williams reached on an error by Melton; Blomberg forced
Williams (shortstop to second); Munson singled to right
[Blomberg to second]; FORSTER REPLACED MELTON (PITCHING); ORTA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SANTO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Maddox walked [Blomberg to third, Munson to second];
Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox
5, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MASON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); K.
Henderson flied out to left; Santo flied out to right; Herrmann
singled to right; Leon flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss singled to center; Hart made an out to
shortstop; Nettles struck out; WHITE BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; White
doubled to left [Chambliss scored]; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR MASON;
Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 5, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MURCER REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING CF); CLARKE
REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING 2B); MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); NETTLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Kelly struck out;
Orta flied out to left; D. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Blomberg struck out; Munson struck out; Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Yankees 3.