Although tagged for 10 hits, Doc Medich came close to a shutout while pitching the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the White Sox, who did not score until Ken Henderson homered in the ninth inning. The Yankees counted twice in the first, loading the bases and getting their runs on a sacrifice fly by Ron Blomberg and single by Elliott Maddox. Two more runs followed in the fourth when Bill Sudakis and Rick Dempsey singled, Jim Mason sacrificed and Gene Michael singled. Graig Nettles doubled and Sudakis singled for the final marker in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      6, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      2  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .241      Kelly dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Maddox cf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .313      May lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Piniella rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .311      D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .291
Murcer rf,cf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Blomberg dh           4   0   0   1     0   1   .328      K. Henderson cf       4   1   1   1     0   0   .295
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Orta 2b               2   0   1   0     2   0   .288
Sudakis 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .245      Sharp rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Dempsey c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Herrmann c            4   0   3   0     0   0   .303
Mason ss              1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Stanley ph,ss       2   0   1   0     0   0   .211        Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Michael 2b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .162        Leon ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  11   5     3   2             Totals               33   1  10   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 11,686
Left on Base: Yankees 8, White Sox 8
DP: Yankees 4, White Sox 1
Doubles: Nettles (11)
Home Runs: K. Henderson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Blomberg (4)
GIDP: May (4), K. Henderson (6), Melton (10), Sharp (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(7-4)           9    10   1   1   3   2   1  36   3.34
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   2   1  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(5-6)          3.1   6   4   4   3   1   0  19   4.11
Gossage                 5.2   5   1   1   0   1   0  21   3.33
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   2   0  40

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


YANKEES 1ST: 1:30 rain delay before start of game; White
singled to center; Maddox singled to right [White to third];
Murcer walked [Maddox to second]; Blomberg hit a sacrifice fly
to left [White scored]; Nettles singled to left [Maddox scored,
Murcer to second]; Sudakis forced Nettles (shortstop to second)
[Murcer to third]; Dempsey made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; May grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at
second]; D. Allen walked; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Mason struck out; Michael flied out to left;
Rain resumes during Roy White's at bat in 2nd inning; White
walked; Maddox forced White (shortstop to second); Elliott
Maddox strained his right hamstring during this at bat; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: PINIELLA REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING RF); MURCER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); K. Henderson flied out to
center; 29 minute rain delay; Orta grounded out (second
to first); Sharp singled to left; Herrmann singled to left
[Sharp to second]; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Blomberg
grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (third to first); May singled
to left; D. Allen struck out; Melton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Sudakis singled to right; Dempsey singled to right
[Sudakis to second]; Mason out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Sudakis to third, Dempsey to second]; Michael singled to
right [Sudakis scored, Dempsey scored]; White walked [Michael to
second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Piniella flied out
to center; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson flied out to center; Orta walked;
Sharp flied out to center; Herrmann singled to left [Orta to
second]; Dent forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg made an out to second; Nettles doubled to
right; Sudakis singled to center [Nettles scored]; Dempsey
singled to center [Sudakis to second]; STANLEY BATTED FOR MASON;
Stanley lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Sudakis
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); May flied out to center; D.
Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); White
grounded out (second to first); Piniella flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton singled to center; K. Henderson grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Melton out at
second]; Orta singled to right; Sharp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Blomberg
struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); HAIRSTON
BATTED FOR DENT; Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox
0.

YANKEES 8TH: LEON REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING SS); Sudakis
grounded out (first to pitcher); Dempsey flied out to right;
Stanley singled to shortstop; Michael flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May flied out to left; D. Allen singled to left;
Melton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[D. Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
White Sox 0.

YANKEES 9TH: White made an out to shortstop; Piniella grounded
out (third to first); Murcer singled to shortstop; Blomberg
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: K. Henderson homered; Orta walked; Sharp grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at
second]; Herrmann singled to right; Leon flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 1.