The White Sox knocked out Luis Tiant in the third inning, spoiling the veteran righthander's debut in a New York uniform, and pounded their way to a 12-2 victory over the Yankees behind the four-hit hurling of Rich Wortham. In the third, Chet Lemon smashed a two-run homer and Jorge Orta followed with another circuit clout.

Singles by Lamar Johnson and Alan Bannister then routed Tiant before Ken Clay relieved. Marc Foley hit a sacrifice fly to add the fourth run of the frame. Bannister homered with a man on base off Clay in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 12, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, April     13, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  4
White Sox    1  1  4    0  3  1    0  2  x  -  12 18  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Garr lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Randolph 2b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .174        Bosley lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Munson c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Washington rf         5   3   3   0     0   0   .292
  Narron c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemon cf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .462
Piniella lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .133        Torres cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jackson rf            2   0   0   0     1   2   .214      Orta dh               5   3   4   2     0   0   .333
  Beniquez rf         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Johnson 1b            5   1   1   0     0   3   .250
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .333      Bannister 2b          5   2   3   3     0   0   .538
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .150
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Foley c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     5   9             Totals               42  12  18  11     1   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,124
Left on Base: Yankees 8, White Sox 8
DP: Yankees 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Rivers, Randolph, Beniquez, Nettles, Johnson, Foley, Kessinger
Doubles: Munson (1), Beniquez (1), Washington (1), Lemon (2), Kessinger (1), Garr (1)
Home Runs: Lemon (1), Orta (1), Bannister (1)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (5)
Caught Stealing: Rivers (2), Washington (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (1), Foley (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(0-1)            2     7   6   3   0   1   2  15  13.50
Clay                    3     6   3   3   0   1   1  13   3.24
Mirabella               2     1   1   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Tidrow                  1     4   2   2   1   1   0   8   6.75
Totals                  8    18  12   8   1   3   3  44

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham W(2-0)          9     4   2   1   5   9   0  37   1.10
Totals                  9     4   2   1   5   9   0  37

Umpires: HP - Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B - Bill Sprincz, 2B - Al Scheel, 3B - Woody Urchak


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph walked; Randolph stole
second [Randolph to third (error by Foley)]; Munson doubled to
left [Randolph scored]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); Jackson walked; Nettles struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington
doubled to center; Lemon doubled to left [Washington scored];
Orta flied out to center [Lemon to third]; Johnson was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson struck out; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bannister reached on an error by Nettles;
Soderholm made an out to first; Foley made an out to third;
Kessinger doubled to left [Bannister scored (unearned)]; Garr
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: On a bunt Rivers singled to pitcher; Rivers was
caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Johnson;
assists by Foley and Kessinger); Randolph walked; Munson
grounded out (third to first) [Rivers to third, Randolph to
second]; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored
(unearned), Randolph to third]; Jackson struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington reached on an error by Rivers
[Washington to second]; Lemon homered [Washington scored
(unearned)]; Orta homered; Johnson singled to center; Bannister
singled to left [Johnson to third, Bannister to second (on throw
to 3b)]; CLAY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Soderholm grounded out
(third to first); Foley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Johnson
scored (unearned)]; Kessinger flied out to left; 4 R (2 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 6.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles walked; Chambliss struck out; Johnson flied
out to center [Nettles to second]; Dent flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr flied out to center; Washington singled to
left; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Lemon grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph grounded out
(second to first); Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta singled to center; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Bannister homered [Orta scored]; Soderholm grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foley singled to left; Kessinger singled
to right [Foley to second]; Garr doubled to right [Foley scored,
Kessinger out at home (right to second to shortstop to catcher
to third to first)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox
9.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
struck out; Nettles reached on an error by Kessinger; Chambliss
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); MIRABELLA
REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Washington grounded out (second to
first); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta singled to
center; Johnson reached on an error by Randolph [Orta scored
(error by Beniquez) (unearned), Johnson to second]; Bannister
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
White Sox 10.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 7TH: NARRON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Soderholm
flied out to right; Debut game for Jerry Narron; Foley
flied out to right; Kessinger lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 10.

YANKEES 8TH: BOSLEY REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Randolph
grounded out (second to first); Narron flied out to center;
Piniella singled to center; Beniquez doubled to left [Piniella
to third]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: TIDROW REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Bosley
lined to shortstop; Washington singled to left; Lemon singled to
right [Washington to third]; Orta singled to right [Washington
scored, Lemon to third]; Johnson struck out; Bannister singled
to right [Lemon scored, Orta to third]; Soderholm walked
[Bannister to second]; Foley lined to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 12.

YANKEES 9TH: TORRES REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Chambliss flied
out to center; Johnson was called out on strikes; Dent walked;
Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 12.