Jim Kaat claimed his 18th victory when Jerry Hairston's two-out RBI single broke a tie in the top of the ninth to give the White Sox a 2-1 decision over the Yankees. A single by Deron Johnson and Bill Melton's infield hit set the stage for Hairston's decisive hit.

New York, losing a fifth straight game, scored their only run in the second when Chris Chambliss hit into a bases-loaded forceout. The Sox tied the score in the third on singles by Carlos May and Brian Downing, an error and Pat Kelly's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    21, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  2
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .275      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Bonds cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
D. Johnson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Nettles 3b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .270
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Piniella rf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .205
Hairston lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .284        Johnson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Nyman pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .297
May dh                2   1   1   0     2   0   .274      Williams dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Downing c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .246      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     4   2             Totals               32   1   8   1     1   1

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 10,012
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 6
DP: White Sox 3, Yankees 2
Errors: Melton, Hairston, Piniella
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (3)
GIDP: Dent (12), D. Johnson (17), Williams 2 (4), Piniella (12)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (3,by Kaat)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(18-9)            8.2   8   1   1   1   1   0  33   3.04
Gossage SV(19)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.01
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   1   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(11-14)         9     7   2   1   4   2   0  36   3.50
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   2   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (8)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Dent grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kelly out at second]; Orta flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson popped to third in foul territory;
Henderson flied out to center; Melton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson singled to center; Nettles singled to center
[Munson to third]; Piniella was hit by a pitch [Nettles to
second]; Chambliss forced Piniella (second to shortstop) [Munson
scored, Nettles to third]; Williams grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston flied out to left; May singled to right;
Downing singled to right [May to third (error by Piniella)];
Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored (unearned)];
Dent flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley flied out to right; Alomar singled to left
[Alomar to second (error by Hairston)]; White reached on an
error by Melton [Alomar out at third (shortstop to third)];
Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta walked; D. Johnson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Orta out at second]; Henderson
singled to center; Melton forced Henderson (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
walked; Piniella grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hairston grounded out (first to pitcher); May
walked; Downing struck out; Kelly popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss singled to shortstop; Williams grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at
second]; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
flied out to center; D. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Melton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson made an out to shortstop; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); Piniella singled to center; Chambliss
singled to left [Piniella to second]; Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May flied out to left; Downing singled to center;
Kelly forced Downing (first to shortstop); Dent struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley flied out to right; Alomar grounded out
(shortstop to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta flied out to center; D. Johnson singled to
center; Henderson flied out to left; Melton singled to third [D.
Johnson to second]; Hairston singled to center [D. Johnson
scored, Melton to third, Hairston to second (on throw)]; NYMAN
RAN FOR HAIRSTON; May was walked intentionally; Downing flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: NYMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bonds grounded
out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Nettles singled to center; Piniella singled to center
[Nettles to third]; JOHNSON RAN FOR PINIELLA; GOSSAGE REPLACED
KAAT (PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 1.