The Yankees scored four unearned runs on three errors in the seventh inning to defeat the White Sox, 8-5. The White Sox, who had a homer by Bill Melton, were leading, 5-3, before being destroyed by their own ineptitude. Lou Piniella opened the seventh with a single and reached second when Skip Pitlock threw wildly on a bunt by Chris Chambliss. Rich Gossage, replacing Pitlock, threw away another bunt by Thurman Munson, allowing Piniella to score.

Terry Forster relieved and the comedy of errors continued when Melton threw wildly to first on a grounder by Bill Sudakis. Walt Williams, running for Chambliss, and Munson both scored. Sudakis took second on the error, advanced to third on an infield out and counted the final run on a sacrifice fly by White. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, August    30, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  1  2    0  0  0    4  1  0  -   8 11  0
White Sox    0  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  4


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              2   0   2   2     2   0   .273      Dent ss               4   1   2   2     1   1   .270
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     2   1   .304      Orta 2b               4   0   2   1     1   1   .317
Murcer rf             5   0   1   0     1   0   .284      D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .303
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .251      Melton 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .232
Piniella lf           4   2   2   0     1   1   .304      K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .236      Santo dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .221
  Williams pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .111      Downing rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Michael ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Herrmann c            4   1   0   0     0   0   .260
Munson c              3   2   2   2     0   0   .249      Hairston lf           2   1   0   0     1   0   .203
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .246        Sharp lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
  Sudakis ph,1b       2   1   0   0     0   1   .232      Kucek p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .266        Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  11   5     7   7             Totals               35   5   9   5     3   6

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 12,723
Left on Base: Yankees 13, White Sox 6
DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Melton, Hairston, Pitlock, Gossage
Doubles: Nettles (18), White (14), Santo (11), Dent (12)
Triples: Chambliss (3)
Home Runs: Melton (21)
Sacrifice Hits: White (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson 2 (7), White (3)
GIDP: Melton (15)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    3.2   6   5   5   2   3   1  19   3.55
Martinez                0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
Upshaw W(1-5)           3.1   0   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.48
Lyle                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.96
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   6   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kucek                   5.1   8   3   3   4   6   0  28   4.61
Pitlock                 0.2   1   2   0   1   0   0   5   4.34
Gossage L(3-5)          0     0   1   0   0   0   0   1   4.78
Forster                 3     2   2   1   2   1   0  14   3.78
Totals                  9    11   8   4   7   7   0  48

Passed Balls: Herrmann (14)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan


YANKEES 1ST: White walked; Maddox struck out; Murcer singled to
right [White to second]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Murcer
to second, White to third]; Nettles struck out; Piniella
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent walked; Orta struck out; D. Allen flied out
to center; Melton singled to center [Dent to second]; K.
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, White
Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Munson
singled to shortstop; Mason struck out; Alomar walked [Munson to
second]; White singled to left [Munson scored, Alomar to third,
White to second (error by Hairston)]; Maddox walked; Murcer
popped to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Santo flied out to center; Downing grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); Herrmann flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles doubled to center; Piniella struck out;
Chambliss tripled to center [Nettles scored]; Munson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Chambliss scored]; Mason grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston lined to third; Dent flied out to left;
Orta singled to center; D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); White
walked; Maddox flied out to center; Murcer popped to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton homered; K. Henderson lined to shortstop;
Santo doubled to right; Downing singled to shortstop [Santo
stayed at second]; Herrmann forced Downing (second to shortstop)
[Santo to third]; Hairston walked [Herrmann to second]; Dent
singled to left [Herrmann scored, Santo scored, Hairston to
second]; MARTINEZ REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Orta singled to
center [Dent to second, Hairston scored]; D. Allen singled to
left [Dent scored, Orta to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Melton lined to center; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles struck out; Piniella singled to shortstop;
Chambliss struck out; Munson singled to left [Piniella to
second]; Mason popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson struck out; Santo grounded out
(third to first); Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); White
doubled to center; PITLOCK REPLACED KUCEK (PITCHING); Maddox
flied out to right; Murcer walked; Nettles flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Hairston
flied out to center; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 7TH: SHARP REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING LF); Piniella
singled to center; Chambliss reached on an error by Pitlock
[Piniella to second]; WILLIAMS RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; GOSSAGE
REPLACED PITLOCK (PITCHING); Munson reached on an error by
Gossage [Williams to third, Piniella scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Munson to second]; FORSTER REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); SUDAKIS
BATTED FOR MASON; Sudakis reached on an error by Melton [Munson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Sudakis to second]; Alomar grounded out (second to first)
[Sudakis to third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sudakis
scored (unearned)]; Maddox walked; Murcer grounded out (second
to first); 4 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: SUDAKIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MICHAEL
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); Orta walked; D. Allen forced
Orta (second to shortstop); Melton grounded into a double play
(second to first) [D. Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles popped to third; Piniella walked; Michael
singled to center [Piniella to third]; Munson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Piniella scored]; Sudakis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LYLE REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); K. Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo grounded out (shortstop
to first); Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Alomar singled to left; White out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Alomar to second]; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Herrmann flied out to right; Sharp struck out;
Dent doubled to left; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 8, White Sox 5.