Reggie Jackson doubled in the 11th inning and scored on a single by Graig Nettles to bring the Yankees a 7-6 victory over the White Sox. Eric Soderholm hit two homers for the White Sox, each with a man on base.

The Yankees averted what could have been their fifth straight defeat when Cliff Johnson hit a pinch-homer in the ninth inning to tie the score at 6-6. The blow was the third of the game for the Yankees, who also had round-trippers by Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  1  0    2  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  -   6  9  1
Yankees      2  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  -   7 12  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister cf          5   0   0   0     0   3   .226      Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  Cruz cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Randolph 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   3   .284        Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Lamar Johnson 1b      5   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Munson rf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .286
Nordhagen dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Piniella lf           4   2   3   2     1   0   .317
  Blomberg ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .291
Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .291      Jackson dh            5   1   1   1     0   1   .268
Nahorodny c           5   1   2   0     0   0   .235      Nettles 3b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Washington rf         5   2   1   0     0   0   .248      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   3   .247
Soderholm 3b          3   2   2   4     1   1   .246        Johnson ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .197
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   2     1   1   .251        Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Heath c               4   0   2   0     0   2   .333
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   6   9   6     3  11             Totals               41   7  12   7     1   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 21,981
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Yankees 6
DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Garr
Doubles: Garr (8), Piniella 2 (12), Jackson (8)
Home Runs: Soderholm 2 (11), Piniella (2), Munson (5), Johnson (5)
Stolen Bases: Nahorodny (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (2)
GIDP: Rivers (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  5     5   4   4   1   3   2  22   3.84
Hinton L(1-3)           5     7   3   3   0   4   1  21   2.98
Totals                 10    12   7   7   1   7   3  43

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  9     8   6   6   3  10   2  38   2.23
Gossage W(5-8)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.25
Totals                 11     9   6   6   3  11   2  45

Wild Pitches: Guidry 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Durwood Merrill


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (third to pitcher to
first); Garr doubled to right; Guidry threw a wild pitch [Garr
to third]; Lamar Johnson struck out; Nordhagen struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson singled to left;
Piniella homered [Munson scored]; Chambliss grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: On a bunt Orta grounded out (pitcher to first);
Nahorodny singled to center; Washington forced Nahorodny (third
to second); Guidry threw a wild pitch [Washington to second];
Soderholm walked; Kessinger singled to right [Washington scored,
Soderholm to third]; Bannister struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr struck out; Lamar Johnson struck out;
Nordhagen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Heath struck out; Rivers popped to catcher in foul
territory; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Nahorodny
singled to second; Nahorodny stole second; Washington grounded
out (second to first) [Nahorodny to third]; Soderholm homered
[Nahorodny scored]; Kessinger walked; Bannister struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson homered; Piniella doubled to left; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to third]; Jackson
grounded out (third to first) [Piniella scored]; Nettles reached
on an error by Garr [Nettles to second]; Stanley was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Lamar
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Heath singled to center; Rivers forced Heath (first
to shortstop); Randolph flied out to center; Munson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta walked; Nahorodny popped to second;
Washington flied out to left; Soderholm homered [Orta scored];
Kessinger was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella walked; HINTON REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING);
Chambliss was called out on strikes; Jackson popped to
shortstop; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bannister struck out; Garr was called out on
strikes; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Stanley struck out; Heath singled to right; Rivers
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Heath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nordhagen flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nahorodny flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to left; Munson singled to left
[Randolph to second]; Piniella flied out to center [Randolph to
third, Munson to second]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington singled to center; Soderholm out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Washington to second];
Kessinger singled to center [Washington scored, Kessinger to
second (on throw to home)]; Bannister flied out to right; Garr
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING CF); Nettles flied
out to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson homered;
Heath struck out; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 10TH: GARCIA REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); GOSSAGE
REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson flied out to left;
BLOMBERG BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Blomberg grounded out (second to
first); Orta singled to left; Nahorodny popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 10TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Randolph
flied out to right; Munson flied out to right; Piniella doubled
to center; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 6, Yankees 6.

WHITE SOX 11TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Washington
flied out to center; Soderholm was called out on strikes;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 11TH: Jackson doubled to right; Nettles singled to right
[Jackson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Yankees 7.