The White Sox knocked out Catfish Hunter in the second inning and built up a 5-0 lead, but the Yankees came back behind the hitting of Thurman Munson, Chris Chambliss and Reggie Jackson to gain an 8-6 victory. Oscar Gamble homered with a man on base in the first before the White Sox chased Hunter while scoring three more runs in the second.

Munson paced Yankee rallies by driving in three runs with a triple and sacrifice fly. Jackson and Chambliss each accounted for two RBIs. Jackson hit a homer in the second to spark a five-run outburst and drove in the go-ahead tally with a single in the fifth. Two more runs in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Munson and single by Chambliss produced the deciding margin before Richie Zisk homered in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 6

Game Played on Friday, May 27, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox    2  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  1
Yankees      0  5  0    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   8 15  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Randolph 2b           3   2   1   0     2   0   .286
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .296      Rivers cf             5   1   4   1     0   0   .301
Zisk rf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .306      Munson c              4   1   2   3     0   0   .335
Gamble dh             4   1   1   2     0   0   .283      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   2     0   1   .297
  L. Johnson ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .276        Blair lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Stillman lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .227      Jackson rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .255
Lemon cf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .320      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .217
Brohamer 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .314      Piniella dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Essian c              3   0   2   2     0   1   .281      Dent ss               4   2   3   0     0   1   .256
  Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Downing c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     3   2             Totals               35   8  15   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 20,643
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 7
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Essian
Doubles: Zisk (6), Bannister (8), Munson (7), Chambliss (9)
Triples: Munson (4)
Home Runs: Gamble (8), Zisk (13), Jackson (7)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (9)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (4), Nettles (2), Dent (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (3), Munson (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett                   1.2   6   5   5   1   1   1  12   5.55
Dal Canton L(0-2)       3.2   5   3   3   2   1   0  16   3.75
Hamilton                2.2   4   0   0   0   1   0  11   5.00
Totals                  8    15   8   8   3   3   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  1     5   5   5   1   0   1   9   5.84
Tidrow W(4-2)           7     6   1   1   2   2   1  28   1.71
Lyle SV(8)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.99
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   2   2  40

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Al Clark


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(second to first); Zisk doubled to right; Gamble homered [Zisk
scored]; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to center; Rivers forced Randolph
(first to shortstop); Munson doubled to right [Rivers to third];
Chambliss struck out; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Stillman walked; Lemon singled to left [Stillman
to second]; Brohamer singled to second [Stillman to third, Lemon
to second]; Essian singled to left [Stillman scored, Lemon
scored, Brohamer to second]; TIDROW REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING);
Bannister grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer to third,
Essian to second]; Orta was walked intentionally; Zisk hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Brohamer scored, Essian to third];
Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson homered; Nettles walked; Piniella flied out
to center; Dent singled to left [Nettles to second]; Randolph
forced Nettles (third unassisted) [Dent to second]; Rivers
singled to left [Dent scored, Randolph to second]; Munson
tripled to left [Randolph scored, Rivers scored]; DAL CANTON
REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to second [Munson
scored]; White flied out to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Spencer singled to right; Stillman flied out to
left; Lemon forced Spencer (second to first); Brohamer lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson popped to shortstop; Nettles flied out to
center; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Essian struck out; Bannister grounded out (second
to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Dent struck out; Randolph walked; Randolph was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers singled to
center; Rivers stole second [Rivers to third (error by Essian)];
Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); Spencer popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss doubled to left; White flied out to right
[Chambliss to third]; Jackson singled to center [Chambliss
scored]; Nettles forced Jackson (first to shortstop); Nettles
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Stillman flied out to center; Lemon singled to
left; Lemon was picked off first (catcher to first); Brohamer
walked; Essian singled to left [Brohamer to third]; Bannister
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Dent singled to left;
Randolph walked [Dent to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED DAL CANTON
(PITCHING); Rivers singled to pitcher [Dent to third, Randolph
to second]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Dent scored];
Chambliss singled to left [Randolph scored, Rivers to third];
White popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 5, Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk
homered; Gamble flied out to center; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson flied out to center; Nettles struck out;
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 6, Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stillman grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon
singled to right; Brohamer flied out to left; GARR BATTED FOR
ESSIAN; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: DOWNING REPLACED GARR (PLAYING C ); Dent singled to
center; Dent was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Randolph grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to left;
Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bannister doubled to left; Roy White was
injured on this play; BLAIR REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF);
LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Orta reached on a fielder's
choice [Bannister out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Zisk
flied out to center; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GAMBLE; L. Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Yankees
8.

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