With Dick Tidrow failing twice in relief, the Yankees lost both ends of a doubleheader to the White Sox, 4-3 and 1-0. The opener was decided in the 11th inning after Tidrow came to the mound. Bill Stein, who was the first batter to face the Yankee reliever, flied out, but Brian Downing smashed a homer to win the game for the White Sox. The Yankees sent the game into overtime when Graig Nettles tied the score with a two-run triple in the eighth inning.

Larry Gura, who started the nightcap for the Yankees, gave up singles by Pete Varney and Lee Richard around a sacrifice by Pat Kelly before Tidrow took over. Tidrow walked Ken Henderson to load the bases and struck out Deron Johnson, but then hit Bill Melton with a pitch to force in Downing, who ran for Varney. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      24, 1975 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   3  9  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf,rf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .245      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .277
Dempsey dh            5   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   1   .291
White lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .302        Richard ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Munson c              2   0   1   1     1   1   .322      May 1b                4   0   1   0     1   1   .288
  Johnson pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .269      D. Johnson dh         3   0   1   0     0   1   .248
  Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .152        Hairston pr,dh      2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Piniella rf           5   0   0   0     0   2   .189      Henderson cf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .266
  Bladt cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .226
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   2     0   3   .279      Nyman lf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .210
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     1   1   .296      Stein 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .279
Alomar 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .203      Downing c             4   1   2   2     1   0   .245
  Herrmann ph,c       2   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .229        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .255
  Brinkman ss,2b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3   9   3     3  12             Totals               40   4  11   4     5   7

Time of Game: 3:01
Left on Base: Yankees 8, White Sox 10
DP: Yankees 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Medich
Doubles: Bonds (12), White (18)
Triples: Nettles (3)
Home Runs: Downing (6)
GIDP: Piniella (8), Herrmann (5), Nyman (4)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (4,by Gossage)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  5.1   9   3   3   3   2   0  27   3.85
Lyle                    4.2   1   0   0   2   5   0  16   2.77
Tidrow L(6-2)           0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   3.20
Totals                 10.1  11   4   4   5   7   1  45

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    6.2   6   1   1   2   6   0  27   3.93
Gossage W(5-6)          4.1   3   2   2   1   6   0  17   1.94
Totals                 11     9   3   3   3  12   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds doubled to left; On a bunt Dempsey singled
[Bonds to third]; White popped to third in foul territory;
Munson singled to shortstop [Bonds scored, Dempsey to second];
Piniella grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Munson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Dent made an out to second; May
singled to center [Kelly to third]; D. Johnson was called out on
strikes; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
struck out; Alomar walked; Stanley singled to third [Alomar to
second]; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to left; Nyman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Melton out at
second]; Stein singled to center; Stein was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Medich [Stein to second]; Downing made
an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to left; White popped to catcher
in foul territory; Munson walked; Piniella forced Munson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Dent
singled to shortstop; May walked [Dent to second]; D. Johnson
made an out to first; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Chambliss lined to first;
Alomar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton struck out; Nyman made an out to second;
Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley made an out to second; Bonds flied out to
center; Dempsey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing flied out to center; Kelly flied out to
center; Dent singled to center; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to left; Munson struck out;
Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Johnson singled to left; HAIRSTON RAN FOR D.
JOHNSON; Henderson walked [Hairston to second]; On a bunt Melton
forced Hairston (first to third) [Henderson to second]; Nyman
singled to center [Henderson scored, Melton to third, Nyman to
second (on throw)]; Stein singled to right [Melton scored, Nyman
to third]; Downing singled to right [Nyman scored, Stein to
second]; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Kelly struck out; Dent
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Nettles
struck out; Chambliss singled to left; Alomar forced Chambliss
(shortstop to second); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Williams
singled to right [Alomar to third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED WOOD
(PITCHING); Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); May was
called out on strikes; Hairston flied out to left; Henderson
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Dempsey struck out; White doubled to right; Munson
was hit by a pitch; JOHNSON RAN FOR MUNSON; Piniella struck out;
Nettles tripled to center [White scored, Johnson scored];
Chambliss was walked intentionally; HERRMANN BATTED FOR ALOMAR;
Herrmann flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MASON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); BRINKMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HERRMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
C ); Melton grounded out (third to first); Nyman grounded out
(second to first); Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: Brinkman struck out; Bonds struck out; Dempsey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Downing walked; On a bunt Kelly hit into a double
play (catcher to first) [Downing out at second]; RICHARD BATTED
FOR DENT; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
White Sox 3.

YANKEES 10TH: RICHARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); White flied
out to center; Mason flied out to left; Piniella struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 10TH: BLADT REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING CF); BONDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May flied out to left; Hairston
struck out; Henderson singled to left; Melton walked [Henderson
to second]; Nyman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 11TH: Nettles struck out; Chambliss singled to center;
Herrmann grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 11TH: TIDROW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Stein flied out
to right; Downing homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
White Sox 4.