Going 5 2/3 innings, Catfish Hunter recorded his first win since May 9 as the Yankees topped the White Sox, 7-2. An RBI single by Graig Nettles and sacrifice fly by Mike Heath put New York ahead, 2-0, in the second inning, and Heath, hitting in his 12th straight game, got an infield hit in the fourth to score Chris Chambliss, who had walked and moved to third on a pair of infield outs.

After an infield out by Chambliss made it 4-0 in the fifth, the Yankees knocked out Sox starter Wilbur Wood with three runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Lou Piniella, RBI single by Nettles and a walk to Fred Stanley with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      22, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  2  0    1  1  0    3  0  0  -   7 11  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Molinaro lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
  Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Garr dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Orta 2b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .283
Munson rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .297      Blomberg 1b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Piniella lf           5   2   3   1     0   0   .304        Lamar Johnson ph,1b 1   1   0   0     1   0   .243
Chambliss 1b          4   2   1   1     1   0   .289      Washington rf         4   0   3   0     0   0   .250
  Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Cruz cf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Nettles 3b            5   1   3   2     0   0   .252        Spencer ph,cf       2   0   1   1     0   0   .333
White dh              3   0   0   0     2   0   .242      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Stanley ss            2   0   0   1     3   0   .244      Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Heath c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .298      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   7     6   2             Totals               30   2   7   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 32,163
Left on Base: Yankees 11, White Sox 5
DP: Yankees 3, White Sox 0
Errors: Heath, Bell
Doubles: Piniella 2 (14), Rivers 2 (11), Nettles (11), Washington (7)
Stolen Bases: Molinaro (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Heath (1), Orta (6)
GIDP: Bell (1), Kessinger (6), Molinaro (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(3-3)           5.2   3   1   0   2   2   0  21   5.06
Lyle                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.16
Gossage                 2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.23
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   2   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(10-7)            6.1   9   7   7   4   0   0  33   4.90
LaGrow                  2.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  12   4.14
Totals                  9    11   7   7   6   2   0  45

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers
popped to first in foul territory; 40 minute rain delay;
Munson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro walked; On a bunt Garr made an out to
catcher; Bob Molinaro tried to steal and throw hit Ralph
Garr's bat; Garr called out for interference and White Sox
protest game; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Molinaro
to second]; Blomberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to left; Chambliss grounded out
(third to first); Nettles singled to left [Piniella scored];
White walked [Nettles to second]; Stanley walked [Nettles to
third, White to second]; Heath hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Nettles scored]; Randolph flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington flied out to center; Cruz flied out to
center; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Bell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Molinaro grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles grounded out (second to
first) [Chambliss to second]; White flied out to left [Chambliss
to third]; Stanley walked; Heath singled to third [Chambliss
scored, Stanley to second]; Randolph forced Stanley (third
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr struck out; Orta popped to first; On a bunt
Blomberg singled to third; Washington doubled to left [Blomberg
to third]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers doubled to left; Munson grounded out (third
to first); Piniella singled to right [Rivers to third, Piniella
to second (on throw to home)]; Chambliss grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rivers scored, Piniella to third]; On a bunt
Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger walked; Nahorodny flied out to right;
Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
White Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; Stanley reached on an
error by Bell; Heath flied out to center; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro singled to center; Molinaro stole second
[Molinaro to third (error by Heath)]; Garr struck out; Orta hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Molinaro scored (unearned)]; LYLE
REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); LAMAR JOHNSON BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: LAMAR JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rivers
flied out to left; Munson singled to left; Piniella doubled to
left [Munson scored]; Chambliss singled to shortstop [Piniella
to third]; Nettles singled to right [Piniella scored, Chambliss
to third]; LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); White walked
[Nettles to second]; Stanley walked [Chambliss scored, Nettles
to third, White to second]; Heath struck out; Randolph forced
Stanley (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 7,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Washington
singled to catcher; SPENCER BATTED FOR CRUZ; Spencer flied out
to right; Kessinger grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Washington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rivers doubled
to center; Munson struck out; Piniella grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Nahorodny
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center;
Molinaro grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7,
White Sox 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles doubled to center; White flied out to left;
Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SPENCER REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); Garr
grounded out (catcher to first); Orta flied out to left; Lamar
Johnson walked; Washington singled to center [Lamar Johnson to
second]; Spencer singled to center [Lamar Johnson scored,
Washington to third]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 2.