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Reggie Jackson's three-run homer in the first inning propelled the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the White Sox in their home opener before 44,667. The circuit clout followed a walk to Willie Randolph and single by Mickey Rivers. New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 2Game Played on Thursday, April 13, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IWhite Sox 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 10 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moore dh 5 0 1 1 0 1 .111 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .320 Orta 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Rivers cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .333 Bonds rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Jackson rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .292 Lemon cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .474 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Nordhagen lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267 White dh 2 1 0 0 2 1 .182 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .364 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .217 Bannister pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .368 Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .316 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 10 2 2 4 Totals 33 4 10 4 5 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 44,667 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Yankees 11 DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 1 Doubles: Soderholm (2), Nahorodny (1), Nettles (1) Home Runs: Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Bonds (1), Piniella (1) Sacrifice Flies: Dent (2) GIDP: Soderholm (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(0-2) 7.2 10 4 4 5 4 1 38 3.24 LaGrow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 Totals 8 10 4 4 5 4 1 39 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(1-0) 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 38 1.69 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 38 Wild Pitches: Wood (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel WHITE SOX 1ST: Moore struck out; Orta flied out to right; Bonds singled to right; Bonds stole second; Lamar Johnson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Rivers singled to shortstop [Randolph to second]; Munson struck out; Jackson homered [Randolph scored, Rivers scored]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss singled to center; Wood threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to second]; White walked; Nettles flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon flied out to left; Soderholm doubled to left; Nordhagen singled to left [Soderholm scored]; Nahorodny struck out; Kessinger singled to left [Nordhagen to second]; Moore singled to center [Nordhagen scored, Kessinger to second]; Orta made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 2ND: Dent singled to center; Randolph flied out to right; Rivers flied out to center; Munson singled to left [Dent to second]; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bonds flied out to center; Lamar Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Lemon singled to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 3RD: Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to left; White made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen made an out to shortstop; Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles walked; Dent flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nettles to second]; Rivers singled to second [Nettles to third]; Munson forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Moore made an out to second; Orta singled to center; Bonds walked [Orta to second]; Lamar Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Lemon popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson lined to second; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss singled to right; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Nordhagen flied out to center; Nahorodny walked; Kessinger singled to second [Nahorodny to second]; Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (third to first); Dent struck out; Randolph singled to third; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta made an out to second; Bonds struck out; Lamar Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to center; Piniella singled to left; Piniella stole second; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon singled to center; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: White walked; Nettles doubled to right [White to third]; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Rivers walked; LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny doubled to center; BANNISTER RAN FOR NAHORODNY; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 4. |
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