Mike Torrez, in six-hit form, pitched the Yankees to a 6-2 triumph over the White Sox for his fifth straight complete-game victory. A two-run single by Graig Nettles, following a costly error by Alan Bannister, keyed the Yankees' four-run fourth inning. White Sox tallies came on homers by Eric Soderholm and Oscar Gamble. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, August    15, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  1
Yankees      1  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Rivers cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .322
Bannister ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      White lf              3   2   1   0     0   1   .289
Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Nettles 3b            3   0   2   2     1   0   .237
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .311      Jackson rf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .286
Gamble dh             4   1   2   1     0   1   .272      Piniella dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     1   2   .300
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Johnson c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   1     0   1   .292      Dent ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Stanley 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .212
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     0   5             Totals               30   6   7   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 33,902
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Yankees 5
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Bannister, Nettles
Doubles: Lemon (28), Garr (22), Chambliss (26)
Home Runs: Soderholm (19), Gamble (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (10), White (6)
GIDP: Spencer (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(7-5)           8     7   6   3   3   7   0  35   3.92
Totals                  8     7   6   3   3   7   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(13-10)         9     6   2   2   0   5   2  33   4.08
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   5   2  33

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Ken Kaiser


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Bannister popped to
second; Orta popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; White singled to shortstop;
Nettles singled to right [White to third]; Jackson forced
Nettles (first to shortstop) [White scored]; Piniella flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk struck out; Gamble flied out to left; Lemon
doubled to right; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to right; Johnson flied out to
center [Chambliss to third]; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Chambliss scored]; Stanley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to left; Essian grounded out
(third to first); Garr lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to center; White out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Rivers to second]; Nettles walked;
Jackson struck out; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister struck out; Orta flied out to right;
Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss struck out; Johnson singled to left; Dent
singled to left [Johnson to second]; Stanley walked [Johnson to
third, Dent to second]; Rivers forced Stanley (shortstop to
second) [Johnson scored, Dent to third]; White reached on an
error by Bannister [Dent scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rivers to
third, White to second]; Nettles singled to right [Rivers scored
(unearned), White scored (unearned)]; Jackson forced Nettles
(shortstop to second); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Gamble was called out on strikes; Lemon grounded
out (second to first); Spencer popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm homered; Essian grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister
reached on an error by Nettles [Bannister to first]; Orta
singled to center [Bannister to third, Orta to second (on throw
to 3b)]; Zisk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Gamble singled to center; Lemon popped to
shortstop; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: White was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Soderholm struck out; Essian flied out to right;
Garr doubled to center; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss walked; Johnson forced Chambliss (shortstop to
second); Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Zisk
grounded out (third to first); Gamble homered; Lemon grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 6.