Select a date:      
Sunday May 29, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

A no-hit pitching performance by Ken Kravec ended with one out in the sixth inning when the Yankees struck for three runs to defeat the White Sox, 5-2. Mickey Rivers singled for the Yankees' first hit, stole second and scored on a single by Thurman Munson. Chris Chambliss followed with a homer to wipe out the White Sox' 2-0 lead. Chambliss stole home in the eighth when the Yankees added their two other runs. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 29, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  x  -   5  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .312      Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Orta 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Rivers cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .297
Stillman lf,rf        4   1   1   1     0   0   .229      Munson c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .329
Zisk rf               0   0   0   0     1   0   .315      xChambliss 1b         2   2   1   2     1   1   .000
  Nordhagen rf        2   0   0   0     0   2   .455      Piniella dh           2   0   1   1     2   1   .265
  Garr ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   3   .250
Gamble dh             4   0   2   1     0   1   .292        Blair rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Wynn lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .156
  Hairston cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Brohamer 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  B. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               28   5   5   4     3   8

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 22,556
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Yankees 3
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Downing
Doubles: Stillman (4)
Home Runs: Chambliss (5)
Stolen Bases: Orta (2), Rivers (11), Piniella (1), Chambliss (1)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (1)
GIDP: Hairston (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(0-1)           7.1   4   4   4   3   8   1  29   4.91
B. Johnson              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.59
Hamilton                0     1   1   0   0   0   0   2   5.00
LaGrow                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.17
Totals                  8     5   5   4   3   8   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(6-3)         9     6   2   2   2   4   0  34   1.60
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   4   0  34

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to center; Orta singled to
right; Stillman doubled to left [Orta scored]; Zisk walked;
Gamble singled to right [Stillman scored, Zisk to third];
Spencer reached on a fielder's choice [Zisk out at home (pitcher
to catcher), Gamble to second]; Richie Zisk injured at
HP; Lemon lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: NORDHAGEN REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Randolph
flied out to center; Rivers popped to first; Munson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Downing
struck out; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss walked; Piniella struck out; Jackson
struck out; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to center; Orta stole second;
Stillman flied out to left; Nordhagen struck out; Gamble struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Wynn popped to second; Dent grounded out (third to
first); Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer popped to shortstop; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brohamer lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Munson flied
out to right; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing lined to second; Bannister walked; Orta
flied out to center; Stillman forced Bannister (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella walked; Jackson struck out; Nettles popped
to catcher in foul territory; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen struck out; Gamble flied out to center;
Spencer singled to center; Lemon forced Spencer (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph popped
to shortstop; Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second;
Munson singled to left [Rivers scored]; Chambliss homered
[Munson scored]; Piniella walked; Piniella stole second; Jackson
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Brohamer
flied out to center; Downing grounded out (third to first);
Bannister flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: HAIRSTON REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Nettles flied
out to left; Wynn struck out; Dent grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Stillman
popped to third; GARR BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STILLMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to
first); On a bunt Rivers singled to third; B. JOHNSON REPLACED
KRAVEC (PITCHING); Munson flied out to left; HAMILTON REPLACED
B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Chambliss reached on catcher's
interference by Downing [Rivers to second]; Piniella singled to
center [Rivers scored, Chambliss to third]; LAGROW REPLACED
HAMILTON (PITCHING); Chambliss stole home; Piniella was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Gamble singled to center; Spencer popped to
shortstop; Hairston grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 5.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report