A three-run homer by Chris Chambliss capped a four-run rally in the eighth inning and lifted the Yankees to a 4-3 decision over the White Sox. Consecutive one-out singles by Willie Randolph, Bobby Murcer and Lou Piniella accounted for the first run and, one out later, Chambliss lined the ball into the right field seats for the game-winning round-tripper. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 0 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 x - 4 10 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Randolph 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 .280 Torres lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Murcer cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Morrison 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Piniella lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .305 Orta 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Jackson rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .295 Johnson dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .291 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .280 Lemon cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .302 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Squires 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .255 White dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179 Washington rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Gulden c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 May c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Randle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chappas ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .050 Narron c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Trout p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 4 3 1 4 Totals 31 4 10 4 3 2 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 20,048 Left on Base: White Sox 2, Yankees 6 DP: White Sox 2, Yankees 0 Errors: Gulden, Tiant Doubles: Johnson (18), Lemon (29) Home Runs: Chambliss (14) Stolen Bases: Squires (9) Caught Stealing: Orta (5), Jackson (5) GIDP: Murcer (5), White (5) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Trout L(6-5) 7.1 10 4 4 3 2 1 33 3.75 Proly 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.88 Totals 8 10 4 4 3 2 1 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(8-6) 8 4 3 3 1 4 0 29 3.77 Davis SV(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.52 Totals 9 4 3 3 1 4 0 32 Wild Pitches: Trout (1) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Bill Haller WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Morrison lined to third; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to third; Murcer grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Randolph out at second]; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Lemon struck out; Squires lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Jackson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher); Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington grounded out (second to first); May flied out to right; Chappas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: White singled to right; On a bunt Gulden made an out to pitcher; Dent forced White (first to shortstop); Randolph walked [Dent to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr singled to center; Morrison flied out to left; Orta flied out to left; Johnson doubled to left [Garr scored, Johnson to third (on throw to home)]; Lemon doubled to right [Johnson scored]; Squires singled to center [Lemon scored]; Squires stole second [Squires to third (error by Gulden)]; Washington was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson walked; Chambliss forced Jackson (second to shortstop); Nettles forced Chambliss (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: May flied out to center; Chappas popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr reached on an error by Tiant (assist by Chambliss); Morrison made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: White grounded out (third to first); Gulden struck out; Dent singled to left; Randolph singled to center [Dent to second]; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta walked; Johnson flied out to center; Orta was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (third to first); Chambliss singled to left; Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (catcher to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); RANDLE BATTED FOR GULDEN; Randle grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 8TH: NARRON REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING C ); Chappas was called out on strikes; Garr flied out to right; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 8TH: TORRES REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Randolph singled to left; Murcer singled to second [Randolph to second]; Trout threw a wild pitch [Randolph to third, Murcer to second]; Piniella singled to left [Randolph scored, Murcer to third]; Jackson forced Piniella (first to shortstop); Chambliss homered [Murcer scored, Jackson scored]; Nettles singled to third; PROLY REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); White grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nettles out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Orta grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied out to center; Lemon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 4.

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