Pinch-hitting, Jay Johnstone smashed the third grand-slam homer of his major league career to power the Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the White Sox. Johnstone's blow in the eighth capped a comeback by the Yankees, who trailed after the first two innings, 5-0. Marv Foley hit his first major league homer for the White Sox.

Graig Nettles had a round-tripper for the Yankees, who used five pitchers including Ron Guidry, who retired the last two batters to pick up his first save since 1977. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  3    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   8  8  1
White Sox    4  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .222      Garr lf               2   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Randolph 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Moore ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Munson c              5   0   1   1     0   0   .273        Bosley ph,lf        2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Piniella dh           2   0   0   1     0   0   .118      Washington rf         5   1   1   0     0   0   .276
  Spencer ph,dh       0   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Lemon cf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .467
Jackson rf            3   1   1   0     0   2   .235      Orta dh               5   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Nettles 3b            2   2   1   1     2   0   .345      Bannister 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .438
Beniquez lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .167
  Johnstone ph,lf     1   1   1   4     0   0   .400      Squires 1b            4   0   3   2     0   0   .417
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .179      Foley c               3   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nordhagen ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chappas pr,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Guidry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   8   8   8     3   4             Totals               35   5  10   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 43,373
Left on Base: Yankees 4, White Sox 8
DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Jackson (2), Soderholm (2), Squires (2), Lemon (3)
Home Runs: Nettles (3), Johnstone (1), Foley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Foley (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (2)
GIDP: Orta (1)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Kravec)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  1.1   5   5   5   1   1   1   9  33.75
Mirabella               4.1   2   0   0   2   0   0  18   0.00
Tidrow W(1-0)           2.2   3   0   0   1   2   0  12   4.05
Guidry SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.97
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   3   1  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  6     6   4   4   1   3   1  26   4.82
Robinson L(0-1)         1.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   7   9.95
LaGrow                  1.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   6  14.54
Totals                  9     8   8   8   3   4   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (1)
Wild Pitches: Mirabella 2 (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph lined to center; Munson
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Washington singled to
center [Garr to second]; Lemon walked [Garr to third, Washington
to second]; Orta made an out to third; Bannister was called out
on strikes; Soderholm doubled to left [Garr scored, Washington
scored, Lemon to third]; Squires singled to right [Lemon scored,
Soderholm scored, Squires out at second (right to pitcher to
shortstop)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 4.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson struck out;
Nettles walked; Beniquez made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Foley homered; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); MIRABELLA REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Garr walked;
Mirabella threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Washington
grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Lemon grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
White Sox 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss singled to center; Dent singled to right
[Chambliss to second]; Rivers singled to left [Chambliss scored,
Dent to second]; Randolph flied out to right; Munson singled to
left [Dent scored, Rivers to third]; Piniella hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Rivers scored]; Jackson was called out on strikes;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta flied out to left; Bannister flied out to
right; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles homered; Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires singled to center; Foley out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Squires to second]; Kessinger
flied out to right [Squires to third]; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White
Sox 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
flied out to left; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington reached on an error by Dent; Lemon
flied out to right; Orta forced Washington (shortstop to
second); Bannister forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson was hit by a
pitch; Nettles flied out to center; Beniquez singled to third
[Jackson to second]; Chambliss made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
Squires doubled to center; Foley made an out to shortstop;
NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Mirabella threw a wild pitch
[Squires to third]; Nordhagen was walked intentionally; CHAPPAS
RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; MOORE BATTED FOR GARR; TIDROW REPLACED
MIRABELLA (PITCHING); BOSLEY BATTED FOR MOORE; Bosley struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 7TH: BOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CHAPPAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBINSON REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Dent
flied out to center; Rivers grounded out (second to first);
Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Lemon
doubled to left; Orta flied out to center; Bannister walked;
Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 4, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to left; SPENCER BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; Spencer walked; Jackson doubled to center [Spencer to
third]; Nettles was walked intentionally; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
BENIQUEZ; LAGROW REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Johnstone homered
[Spencer scored, Jackson scored, Nettles scored]; Chambliss
struck out; Dent flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 8, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSTONE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Squires flied out to right; Foley
struck out; Chappas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, White Sox 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 8, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bosley singled to left; Washington forced Bosley
(second to shortstop); Lemon singled to right [Washington to
third]; GUIDRY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Orta grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, White Sox 5.