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The two-hit pitching of Rich Wortham enabled the White Sox to defeat the Yankees, 5-1. The White Sox decided the outcome with three runs in the second inning. Chet Lemon singled, moved to second on a walk to Claudell Washington and scored on a single by Greg Pryor. Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Thursday, August 9, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IWhite Sox 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 12 0 Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Squires 1b 5 0 3 1 0 1 .266 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Bannister lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .304 Murcer cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Orta 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .266 Piniella lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .305 Bell ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Jackson rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Johnson dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .290 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Lemon cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .306 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Washington rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 Randle dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Torres ph,rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269 Gulden c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .154 Pryor ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 .278 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 May c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .277 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morrison 3b,2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Hood 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 Totals 34 5 12 4 5 2 Totals 28 1 2 1 2 3 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 21,535 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 2 DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 3 Errors: Randolph Doubles: Squires (7), Orta (16) Home Runs: Piniella (11) Stolen Bases: Jackson (8) GIDP: Torres (2), Bell (2), Dent (5) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wortham W(12-11) 9 2 1 1 2 3 1 30 4.85 Totals 9 2 1 1 2 3 1 30 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter L(2-7) 2 7 4 2 1 0 0 13 4.97 Hood 6 4 1 1 4 0 0 22 2.85 Clay 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 5.07 Totals 9 12 5 3 5 2 0 39 Wild Pitches: Hood (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires doubled to center [Squires out at third (center to second to third)]; Bannister flied out to right; Orta singled to right; Johnson forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Murcer struck out; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon singled to center; Washington walked [Lemon to second]; Pryor singled to left [Lemon scored, Washington scored (error by Randolph) (unearned) (no RBI), Pryor to third]; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Morrison flied out to left; Squires singled to left [Pryor scored (unearned)]; Bannister flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta doubled to right; Johnson singled to center [Orta scored]; HOOD REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Lemon singled to center [Johnson to second]; Washington forced Lemon (shortstop to second) [Johnson to third]; Pryor lined into a double play (third to first) [Washington out at first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Randle singled to shortstop; Gulden flied out to center; Dent flied out to center; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: May flied out to center; Morrison flied out to left; Squires singled to pitcher; Hood threw a wild pitch [Squires to second]; Bannister walked; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (third to first); Piniella homered; Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Lemon singled to left; TORRES BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Torres grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); Randle flied out to center; Gulden grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Pryor flied out to right; May grounded out (second to first); Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Dent flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Murcer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister walked; BELL BATTED FOR ORTA; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MORRISON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson walked; Chambliss flied out to left; Jackson stole second; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Yankees 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon lined to shortstop; Torres walked; Pryor walked [Torres to second]; May singled to left [Torres scored, Pryor to third, May out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Gulden walked; Dent grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gulden out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: CLAY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Morrison struck out; Squires was called out on strikes; Bannister singled to left; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 1. YANKEES 9TH: Randolph flied out to center; Murcer flied out to center; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 1. |
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