Recording their fifth straight victory, the Yankees scored two runs in the ninth inning to down the White Sox, 3-1. With one out in the ninth, Lou Piniella singled to center and Chris Chambliss doubled down the left field line to score Piniella. Chambliss took third on throw home and scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by Graig Nettles. The game marked the end of Reggie Jackson's five-day suspension, but the Yankees' slugger never entered the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3 10  0
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Molinaro lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Rivers cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Garr dh               4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Munson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Soderholm 3b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .254
Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .303        Bell pr,3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .289      Washington rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Nettles 3b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .255      Spencer cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
White dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .252      Blomberg 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .216
Stanley ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Heath c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Colbern c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                          Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     1   4             Totals               34   1   8   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 27,651
Left on Base: Yankees 6, White Sox 9
DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 1
Doubles: Heath (2), Chambliss (15), Soderholm 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: White (8), Garr (7)
GIDP: Piniella (6), Molinaro (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(9-7)         8     7   1   1   3   0   0  33   3.50
Gossage SV(14)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.21
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   1   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(7-8)           9    10   3   3   1   4   0  36   3.89
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   4   0  36

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


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Rivers
flied out to left; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); Garr
singled to center; Orta flied out to left; Soderholm walked
[Garr to second]; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss struck out;
Nettles walked; White singled to left [Nettles to second];
Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer grounded out (third to first); Blomberg
lined to shortstop; Kessinger singled to right; Nahorodny forced
Kessinger (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, White Sox 0.

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

WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Garr
grounded out (third to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm doubled to left; Washington grounded
out (shortstop to first); Spencer flied out to center; Blomberg
singled to right [Soderholm scored]; Kessinger flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles popped to first in foul territory; White
singled to left; Stanley was called out on strikes; White stole
second; Heath doubled to left [White scored]; Randolph singled
to center [Heath out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first);
Molinaro made an out to third; Garr singled to center; Garr
stole second; Orta walked; Soderholm forced Orta (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Munson
singled to left; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White
Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles
singled to center; White popped to first in foul territory;
Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Kessinger
flied out to right; Nahorodny singled to left; BANNISTER RAN FOR
NAHORODNY; Molinaro grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: COLBERN REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING C ); Heath
grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (second
to first); Blair struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta flied
out to center; Soderholm doubled to center; BELL RAN FOR
SODERHOLM; Washington was walked intentionally; Spencer flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 9TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Munson grounded
out (third to first); Jim Spencer ejected by HP umpire Bill
Kunkel; Piniella singled to center; Chambliss doubled to
left [Piniella scored, Chambliss to third (on throw to home)];
On a bunt Nettles singled to third [Chambliss scored]; White
singled to shortstop [Nettles to second]; Stanley flied out to
center; Heath popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Blomberg
flied out to left; Kessinger singled to left; Colbern struck
out; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, White Sox 1.