Four RBIs by Roy White led the Yankee attack as the Bronx Bombers beat the White Sox, 7-4. White's two-run single in the sixth off losing pitcher Rich Hinton broke a 4-4 tie. Hinton walked Gary Thomasson and Fred Stanley before an infield out and intentional pass to Cliff Johnson loaded the bases. New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IYankees 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 - 7 12 1 White Sox 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .257 Molinaro lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .291 White dh 5 1 2 4 0 0 .246 Lamar Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Munson rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .298 Bannister lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Chambliss 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .290 Garr dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Nettles 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .246 Orta 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Thomasson lf 4 1 0 1 1 0 .237 Nahorodny 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Stanley ss,2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .248 Washington rf 4 1 0 1 0 0 .238 Heath c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Colbern c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Doyle 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Cruz cf 1 2 1 0 1 0 .233 Johnson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 Spencer ph,cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Blair 2b,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Kessinger ss 2 0 2 3 1 0 .261 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Barrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 12 7 3 1 Totals 35 4 8 4 3 7 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 30,348 Left on Base: Yankees 9, White Sox 7 DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Doyle Doubles: Kessinger 2 (12), Orta (13) Home Runs: White (7) Stolen Bases: Rivers (12) Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (2) Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (3) GIDP: Molinaro (2) Hit by Pitch: Rivers (3,by Hinton) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie 4.1 7 4 3 2 1 0 22 4.55 Lyle W(7-1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 3.21 Gossage SV(13) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 2.18 Totals 9 8 4 3 3 7 0 38 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barrios 5 7 3 3 0 0 1 22 4.09 Hinton L(1-4) 0.2 1 3 3 3 0 0 7 3.40 Willoughby 3.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 14 3.57 Totals 9 12 7 7 3 1 1 43 Hit by Pitch: Hinton (2) Wild Pitches: Beattie (4) Balks: Beattie (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White popped to catcher in foul territory; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to center; Nahorodny made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to center; Nettles flied out to left; Thomasson forced Chambliss (first to shortstop); Stanley forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington reached on an error by Doyle; Colbern struck out; Cruz walked [Washington to second]; Kessinger doubled to center [Washington scored (unearned), Cruz scored]; Bell walked; Molinaro grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 2. YANKEES 3RD: Heath singled to right; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Heath to second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr singled to left; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Nahorodny singled to pitcher [Garr stayed at third]; Washington forced Nahorodny (second to shortstop) [Garr scored]; Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 3. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to second; Chambliss singled to center [Munson to third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to right [Munson scored]; Thomasson grounded out (second to pitcher) [Chambliss to second]; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Cruz singled to center; Kessinger doubled to center [Cruz scored]; Beattie balked [Kessinger to third]; Bell made an out to second; Molinaro popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 4. YANKEES 5TH: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers singled to center; White homered [Rivers scored]; Munson singled to center; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta doubled to center; Nahorodny flied out to left; LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Washington grounded out (second to first) [Orta to third]; Colbern struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 4. YANKEES 6TH: HINTON REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Nettles flied out to center; Thomasson walked; Stanley walked [Thomasson to second]; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thomasson to third, Stanley to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Johnson was walked intentionally; Rivers was hit by a pitch [Thomasson scored, Stanley to third, Johnson to second]; White singled to center [Stanley scored, Johnson scored, Rivers to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Munson forced White (shortstop to second); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); SPENCER BATTED FOR CRUZ; Spencer flied out to right; Kessinger walked; Bell was called out on strikes; LAMAR JOHNSON BATTED FOR MOLINARO; Lamar Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4. YANKEES 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BANNISTER REPLACED LAMAR JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles singled to right; Thomasson flied out to center; Stanley forced Nettles (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: On a bunt Garr grounded out (catcher to first); On a bunt Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4. YANKEES 8TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Blair grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to second; Rivers stole second; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Washington grounded out (catcher to first); Colbern flied out to center; Spencer singled to left; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 4. YANKEES 9TH: PRYOR REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING SS); Munson singled to right; Chambliss struck out; Nettles singled to right [Munson to third]; Thomasson forced Nettles (first to shortstop) [Munson scored]; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Bell popped to third in foul territory; Bannister struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 4. |
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