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.

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