The Yankees exploded for 25 hits, high in the A.L. this season, and walloped the White Sox, 18-6. Roy White collected five hits and Gene Michael and Thurman Munson rapped four apiece. Munson, who had a homer, double and two singles, drove in five runs. Doc Medich, pitching with a 10-0 lead, couldn't stand the prosperity and was knocked out in the sixth inning when the White Sox rallied for six runs, two coming on a homer by Carlos May and three on a homer by Ed Herrmann. Sparky Lyle took over and held the White Sox to two hits in last 3 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 18, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Saturday, August    31, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      2  0  4    0  1  3    2  4  2  -  18 25  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  0  -   6 11  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh,lf           7   3   5   2     0   0   .282      Kelly dh              5   0   1   0     0   2   .284
Maddox cf             7   2   3   1     0   0   .307      Orta 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Murcer rf             4   3   1   0     1   0   .283      D. Allen 1b           2   1   0   0     1   2   .302
  Williams rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .109        Santo 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Piniella lf           6   2   3   2     0   0   .306      May lf                3   1   1   2     0   0   .270
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hairston lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Munson c              5   2   4   5     1   0   .256      K. Henderson cf       4   1   1   0     0   1   .290
  Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Melton 3b             3   1   2   0     1   1   .235
Nettles 3b            5   1   2   1     0   2   .252        Richard 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .121
Sudakis 1b            4   2   1   2     2   1   .232      Sharp rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .268
Michael ss            6   2   4   0     0   0   .247      Herrmann c            3   1   2   3     0   1   .264
Alomar 2b             5   1   2   2     1   0   .269        Varney c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
                                                          Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50  18  25  15     5   4             Totals               36   6  11   6     2   8

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 47,993
Left on Base: Yankees 12, White Sox 5
DP: Yankees 2, White Sox 1
Errors: K. Henderson, Sharp
Doubles: Piniella (21), Murcer (22), Maddox (19), Munson (14), K. Henderson (30)
Home Runs: Munson (13), May (8), Herrmann (8)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (7)
GIDP: Maddox (11), Orta (4), Sharp (7)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (1,by Bahnsen)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(16-12)         5.1   9   6   6   2   7   2  26   3.73
Lyle SV(13)             3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.88
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   8   2  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(14-13)           2.2   5   6   6   3   0   1  16   3.66
Bahnsen                 2.1   8   4   3   0   1   0  16   4.87
Pitlock                 2     5   2   2   0   1   0  11   4.44
Barrios                 1     6   6   6   2   1   0  11  27.00
Gossage                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.72
Totals                  9    25  18  17   5   4   1  57

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (4)
Wild Pitches: Pitlock (5)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White singled to right; Maddox singled to center
[White to second]; Murcer forced Maddox (shortstop to second)
[White to third]; Piniella doubled to left [Murcer to third,
White scored]; Munson was walked intentionally; Nettles hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Murcer scored]; Sudakis forced Munson
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Orta singled to second; D.
Allen struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Michael flied out to center; Alomar lined to right;
White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted);
Melton singled to left; Sharp was called out on strikes;
Herrmann singled to right [Melton to third]; Dent forced
Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Murcer walked; Piniella
singled to right [Murcer to second]; Munson homered [Murcer
scored, Piniella scored]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); Sudakis walked; BAHNSEN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING);
Michael singled to right [Sudakis to third]; Alomar singled to
right [Sudakis scored, Michael to third]; White grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly singled to right; Orta grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; D. Allen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
was hit by a pitch; Murcer stole second; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); K. Henderson
struck out; Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6,
White Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to shortstop; Sudakis struck out;
Michael singled to right [Nettles to second]; Alomar forced
Michael (third to second) [Nettles to third]; White singled to
left [Nettles scored, Alomar to second]; Maddox popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Sharp grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann
struck out; Dent singled to center; On a bunt Kelly grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer doubled to left; Piniella singled to right
[Murcer scored]; Munson singled to center [Piniella to third,
Munson to second (error by K. Henderson)]; PITLOCK REPLACED
BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Nettles struck out; Sudakis singled to left
[Munson scored (unearned), Piniella scored, Sudakis to second
(on throw to home)]; Michael flied out to left; Alomar grounded
out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 10,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); D. Allen
walked; May homered [D. Allen scored]; K. Henderson doubled to
right; Melton walked; Sharp singled to right [K. Henderson
scored, Melton to third]; Herrmann homered [Melton scored, Sharp
scored]; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Dent grounded out
(third to first); Kelly grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 10, White Sox 6.

YANKEES 7TH: VARNEY REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING C ); SANTO
REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); HAIRSTON REPLACED MAY (PLAYING
LF); White singled to right; Maddox singled to center [White to
third]; Pitlock threw a wild pitch [White scored, Maddox to
second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Maddox to
third]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to center [Maddox scored]; Nettles singled to left
[Munson to second]; Sudakis flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 12, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo
flied out to left; Hairston singled to right; K. Henderson flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 12, White Sox 6.

YANKEES 8TH: BARRIOS REPLACED PITLOCK (PITCHING); Michael
singled to left; Alomar walked [Michael to second]; White
singled to right [Michael scored, Alomar scored (error by Sharp)
(no RBI), White to second]; Maddox doubled to center [White
scored]; Murcer flied out to left; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Maddox to third]; Munson doubled to center
[Maddox scored]; Nettles was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 16, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); DEMPSEY
REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); LYLE REPLACED PINIELLA (PITCHING);
WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Melton singled to left;
Sharp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Melton out at second]; Varney popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 16, White Sox 6.

YANKEES 9TH: RICHARD REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING 3B); Sudakis
walked; Michael singled to second [Sudakis to second]; Alomar
singled to center [Sudakis scored, Michael to second]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); White singled to right [Michael to
third, Alomar to second]; Maddox grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Alomar to third, Michael scored
(no RBI), White out at second]; Williams struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 18, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent flied out to left; Kelly struck out; Orta
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 18, White
Sox 6.