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Friday June 3, 1977
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Sending 13 men to bat, the White Sox erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning and defeated the Yankees, 9-5. Eric Soderholm drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and Alan Bannister batted in two more with a triple to feature the outbutst. Graig Nettles hit a three-run homer for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 9, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Friday, June 3, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
White Sox    0  0  1    7  0  1    0  0  x  -   9 13  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .280      Garr lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .261
Rivers cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .311      Bannister ss          3   1   1   3     1   0   .314
Munson c              5   1   2   0     0   3   .320      Orta 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   1     0   0   .306      Zisk rf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .303
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Gamble dh             4   1   2   0     1   1   .286
Jackson rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .253      Spencer 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .273
Nettles 3b            3   1   1   3     1   0   .225        L. Johnson ph,1b    2   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Piniella dh           4   1   1   0     0   1   .295      Lemon cf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .317
Dent ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .245      Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .329
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              1   1   1   2     3   0   .279
  Holtzman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     3   6             Totals               34   9  13   8     7   1

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 30,396
Left on Base: Yankees 8, White Sox 9
DP: Yankees 3, White Sox 0
Errors: Bannister, Essian
Doubles: Munson (9), Piniella (1), Dent (8), Gamble (4)
Triples: Bannister (2)
Home Runs: Nettles (12)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (6), Jackson (4), Rivers (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Bannister (2)
GIDP: Orta (2), Soderholm (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(6-4)           3.1   7   6   6   3   0   0  18   4.40
Holtzman                2.1   5   3   3   2   0   0  14   6.11
Tidrow                  2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  10   1.64
Totals                  8    13   9   9   7   1   0  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(1-1)           5.2   7   5   5   3   4   1  27   6.23
LaGrow SV(8)            3.1   3   0   0   0   2   0  13   1.24
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   6   1  40

Wild Pitches: Holtzman (4)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Randolph stole second [Randolph to
third (error by Essian)]; Rivers struck out; Munson struck out;
Chambliss singled to left [Randolph scored]; White flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to left; Jackson stole second;
Nettles flied out to right [Jackson to third]; Piniella struck
out; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Gamble walked; Spencer
lined into a double play (second to first) [Gamble out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph popped to shortstop; Rivers singled to
left; Rivers stole second; Munson struck out; Chambliss grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon singled to right; Soderholm singled to
right [Lemon to third]; Essian walked [Soderholm to second];
Garr popped to third in foul territory; Bannister hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Lemon scored]; Orta flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
flied out to center; Nettles walked; Piniella flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Gamble
doubled to center; Spencer walked; On a bunt Lemon singled to
third [Gamble to third, Spencer to second]; Soderholm singled to
left [Gamble scored, Spencer to third, Lemon to second]; Essian
singled to right [Spencer scored, Lemon scored, Soderholm to
third]; HOLTZMAN REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Garr reached on a
fielder's choice [Soderholm scored, Essian to second];
Yankees Manager Billy Martin ejected by HP umpire Terry Cooney
while changing the pitcher; Bannister tripled to right
[Essian scored, Garr scored]; Holtzman threw a wild pitch
[Bannister scored]; Orta singled to pitcher; Zisk flied out to
center; Gamble singled to left [Orta to third]; Spencer grounded
out (pitcher to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White
Sox 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent flied out to left; Randolph popped to second;
Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon walked; Soderholm grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemon out at second];
Essian walked; Garr singled to right [Essian to third];
Bannister grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 1, White Sox 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson doubled to center; Chambliss grounded out
(first unassisted) [Munson to third]; White popped to catcher in
foul territory; Jackson walked; Nettles homered [Munson scored,
Jackson scored]; Piniella doubled to center; Dent doubled to
left [Piniella scored]; LAGROW REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING);
Randolph singled to left [Dent to third]; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk
singled to center; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher) [Zisk
to second]; TIDROW REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); L. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR SPENCER; L. Johnson singled to right [Zisk scored, L.
Johnson to second (on throw to home)]; Lemon popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 9.

YANKEES 7TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Munson
singled to third; Chambliss flied out to left; White forced
Munson (second to shortstop) [White to second (error by
Bannister)]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
5, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
Essian walked; Garr forced Essian (first to shortstop);
Bannister walked [Garr to second]; Orta forced Bannister
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, White
Sox 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Piniella popped to
first in foul territory; Dent popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
struck out; L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 9.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
singled to shortstop; Munson struck out; Chambliss flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 9.



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