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. Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Thursday, August 21, 1975 (Night game) at Shea StadiumWhite 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. |
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