Airtight relief pitching by Sparky Lyle highlighted the Yankees' 4-1 victory over the White Sox. Lyle took over from starter Jim Beattie with one out in the sixth after Bob Molinaro singled, Don Kessinger walked and Jorge Orta singled to drive in Molinaro with the Sox run. The ace lefty faced only 11 batters in giving up just two hits in 3 2/3 innings.

The Yankees scored three runs in the fourth frame. Singles by Reggie Jackson, Lou Piniella, Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles brought in one tally and a bases-loaded single by Bucky Dent produced two more. The final Yank run came in the fifth on Jackson's double and Piniella's RBI single. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, May       15, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Molinaro lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .325
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .145        Bannister ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Jackson rf            4   2   2   0     0   1   .311      Orta 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .245
Piniella dh           4   1   3   1     0   0   .369      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .292      Blomberg dh           2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Nettles 3b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .260        Moore ph,dh         2   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Dent ss               3   0   1   2     0   0   .202      Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .309
                                                          Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     1   3             Totals               32   1   6   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 17,569
Left on Base: Yankees 6, White Sox 5
DP: Yankees 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Randolph, Soderholm
Doubles: Blair (1), Jackson (4)
Stolen Bases: Molinaro (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (2)
GIDP: White (1), Moore (2), Lamar Johnson (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie W(2-0)          5.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  22   3.60
Lyle SV(6)              3.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.83
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   2   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham L(1-2)          4.1  10   4   4   1   2   0  23   3.79
Hinton                  4.2   0   0   0   0   1   0  14   0.90
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph reached on an error by Soderholm; White
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Randolph
out at second]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro popped to first; Kessinger was called
out on strikes; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Piniella singled to center;
Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to second];
Nettles singled to right [Piniella out at home (right to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg
flied out to right; Lamar Johnson reached on an error by
Randolph; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Blair doubled to left; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Blair to third]; Randolph walked; White
grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to second]; Munson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to center; Nahorodny flied
out to center; Molinaro singled to center; Molinaro stole
second; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson singled to center; Piniella singled to
right [Jackson to second]; On a bunt Chambliss singled to
pitcher [Jackson to third, Piniella to second]; Nettles singled
to first [Jackson scored, Piniella to third, Chambliss to
second]; Blair flied out to right; Dent singled to left
[Piniella scored, Chambliss scored, Nettles to second]; Randolph
struck out; White forced Dent (third to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Bonds flied out to right;
Blomberg popped to second; Lamar Johnson forced Orta (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Jackson
doubled to right; Piniella singled to left [Jackson scored,
Piniella to second (on throw to home)]; HINTON REPLACED WORTHAM
(PITCHING); Chambliss struck out; Nettles flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon flied out to right; Soderholm flied out to
center; Nahorodny flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Blair flied out to left; Dent flied out to center;
Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro singled to right; Kessinger walked
[Molinaro to second]; Orta singled to right [Molinaro scored,
Kessinger to third]; Bonds struck out; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE
(PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Moore grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Orta out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White grounded
out (second to first); Munson flied out to center; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lamar Johnson lined to second; Lemon flied out to
right; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
lined to third; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny singled to left; BANNISTER BATTED FOR
MOLINARO; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nahorodny
to second]; Kessinger made an out to second; Orta flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 9TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Blair
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent made an out to shortstop;
Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
singled to left; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.