The relief pitching of Sparky Lyle, who replaced Doc Medich with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning, saved the Yankees' 4-1 victory over the White Sox. The Yankees held a 2-0 lead before Medich faltered. After Brian Downing and Pat Kelly singled and Bucky Dent walked to load the bases, Lyle took over and passed Carlos May to force in a run, but then struck out both Ken Henderson and Deron Johnson to quell the threat. The Yankees iced the victory with their final two runs in the ninth on singles by Rick Dempsey, Graig Nettles and Chris Chambliss together with an error. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .307        Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .342      Dent ss               3   0   2   0     1   0   .322
Dempsey dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .440      May lf                3   0   1   1     1   1   .319
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .267      Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .329      D. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   3   .214
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .229        Coluccio ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stein 3b              4   0   3   0     0   1   .347
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   4     1   1             Totals               34   1   9   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 13,423
Left on Base: Yankees 6, White Sox 9
DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 0
Errors: May, Stein
Doubles: Maddox (9), Orta (8)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(5-7)           7.1   8   1   1   2   6   0  30   3.46
Lyle SV(4)              1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.46
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   8   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(8-3)             9     9   4   2   1   1   0  37   2.64
Totals                  9     9   4   2   1   1   0  37

Wild Pitches: Medich (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


YANKEES 1ST: Williams flied out to right; Maddox flied out to
right; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Orta doubled to left;
Dent made an out to shortstop; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
was called out on strikes; Nettles singled to right; Chambliss
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson flied out to right; D. Johnson was
called out on strikes; Muser grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar singled to center; On a bunt Stanley forced
Alomar (pitcher to shortstop); Williams forced Stanley (third to
second); Maddox doubled to left [Williams scored]; White flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Stein singled to third; Downing lined into a
double play (second to first) [Stein out at first]; Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to third [Munson to second (error by
Stein)]; Dempsey flied out to right [Munson to third]; Nettles
grounded out (second to first) [Munson scored (unearned)];
Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta struck out; Dent singled to right; May
singled to right [Dent out at third (right to third)]; Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar flied out to right; Stanley popped to first
in foul territory; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Johnson struck out; Muser grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Stein singled to right; Downing
forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Maddox flied out to right; White grounded out
(second to first); Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
walked; Dent singled to right [Orta to second]; May was called
out on strikes; Henderson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Johnson made an out to shortstop; Muser
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar grounded out (third to first); Stanley
singled to left; Williams singled to first [Stanley to second];
Maddox walked [Stanley to third, Williams to second]; White
flied out to center; Munson forced Maddox (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing singled to center; Kelly singled to left
[Downing to second]; On a bunt Orta forced Downing (catcher to
third) [Kelly to second]; Medich threw a wild pitch [Kelly to
third, Orta to second]; Dent walked; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); May walked [Kelly scored, Orta to third, Dent to
second]; Henderson struck out; D. Johnson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Dempsey singled to center; Nettles singled to left
[Dempsey to third, Nettles to second (error by May)]; Chambliss
singled to center [Dempsey scored, Nettles scored (unearned),
Chambliss to second (on throw to home)]; Alomar flied out to
center; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams made
an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: COLUCCIO BATTED FOR MUSER; Coluccio flied out to
right; Stein singled to right; Downing flied out to right;
BRADFORD BATTED FOR KELLY; Bradford forced Stein (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.