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New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox

May 16, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
NYY203210000814011
CWS0001200003816
loss:Chicago White Sox logoW. Woodwin:New York Yankees logoK. Holtzmansave:New York Yankees logoR. Gossage

Scoring Summary

NYYCWS
  • New York Yankees logo
    1
    Thurman Munson singles on a to center fielder Chet Lemon. Willie Randolph scores. [1 run]
    10
  • New York Yankees logo
    1
    Lou Piniella singles on a to left fielder Wayne Nordhagen. Thurman Munson scores. Lou Piniella to 2nd. Lou Piniella advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Wayne Nordhagen. [1 run]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    3
    Reggie Jackson singles on a to right fielder Bobby Bonds. Roy White scores. Thurman Munson to 2nd. [1 run]
    30
  • New York Yankees logo
    3
    Chris Chambliss singles on a to left fielder Wayne Nordhagen. Thurman Munson scores. Reggie Jackson to 3rd. Lou Piniella to 2nd. [1 run]
    40
  • New York Yankees logo
    3
    Graig Nettles out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Chet Lemon. Reggie Jackson scores. Lou Piniella to 3rd. Chris Chambliss to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
    50
  • New York Yankees logo
    4
    Chris Chambliss singles on a to center fielder Chet Lemon. Roy White scores. Thurman Munson scores. Chris Chambliss out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Chet Lemon to shortstop Don Kessinger to second baseman Jorge Orta. Lou Piniella to 3rd. [2 runs] [2 outs]
    70
  • Chicago White Sox logo
    4
    Bobby Bonds hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    71
  • New York Yankees logo
    5
    Thurman Munson grounds into a force out, shortstop Don Kessinger to second baseman Jorge Orta. Bucky Dent scores. Willie Randolph to 3rd. Roy White out at 2nd. Thurman Munson to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    81
  • Chicago White Sox logo
    5
    Junior Moore grounds into a double play, shortstop Bucky Dent to second baseman Willie Randolph to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Jorge Orta scores. Eric Soderholm to 3rd. Bill Nahorodny out at 2nd. Junior Moore out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    82
  • Chicago White Sox logo
    5
    Don Kessinger singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Eric Soderholm scores. [1 run]
    83

Player Stats

New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie Randolph2B15100104.256
2Roy WhiteLF34200101.182
3Thurman MunsonC24321103.262
4Reggie JacksonDH15111006.306
5Lou PiniellaRF22010300.388
6Chris Chambliss1B25030003.297
7Graig Nettles3B24010002.269
8Paul BlairCF04001103.231
9Bucky DentSS14100103.204
TOTAL14378838025-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ken HoltzmanLHP5.1833131364.91
Rich GossageRHP3.2000100132.08
TOTAL9.083323149-
Chicago White Sox logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Junior MooreDH03000002.286
Ralph GarrPH01000000.256
2Don KessingerSS13010100.278
3Bobby BondsRF13110111.278
4Wayne NordhagenLF04000002.279
5Lamar Johnson1B14001000.257
6Chet LemonCF24001000.303
7Jorge Orta2B24100002.255
8Eric Soderholm3B13100004.221
Bob MolinaroPH01000000.317
9Bill NahorodnyC02000102.300
Henry CruzPH01000000.111
TOTAL8333223113-
Chicago White Sox logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Wilbur WoodLHP2.0755000134.25
Pablo TorrealbaLHP2.1433060345.68
Ron SchuelerRHP2.2300210183.38
Lerrin LaGrowRHP2.0000110113.52
TOTAL9.0148838076-

Play-by-Play

1st inningNYYCWS
  • TOP 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    DOUBLE — Willie Randolph doubles (4) on a to center fielder Chet Lemon.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    STOLEN BASE 3B — Willie Randolph steals (7) 3rd base.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Roy White out, third baseman Eric Soderholm to first baseman Lamar Johnson. [1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Thurman Munson singles on a to center fielder Chet Lemon. Willie Randolph scores. [1 run]
    10
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Reggie Jackson out, second baseman Jorge Orta to first baseman Lamar Johnson. Thurman Munson to 2nd. [2 outs]
    10
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Lou Piniella singles on a to left fielder Wayne Nordhagen. Thurman Munson scores. Lou Piniella to 2nd. Lou Piniella advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Wayne Nordhagen. [1 run]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    LINEOUT — Chris Chambliss lines out to second baseman Jorge Orta. [3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Chicago White Sox logo
    BATTER OUT — Junior Moore out, third baseman Graig Nettles to first baseman Chris Chambliss. [1 out]
    20
  • Chicago White Sox logo
    WALK — Don Kessinger walks.
    20
  • Chicago White Sox logo
    FORCEOUT — Bobby Bonds grounds into a force out, shortstop Bucky Dent to second baseman Willie Randolph. Don Kessinger out at 2nd. Bobby Bonds to 1st. [2 outs]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    PICKOFF CAUGHT STEALING 2B — With Wayne Nordhagen batting, Bobby Bonds picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, second baseman Willie Randolph. [3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

8Runs3
14Hits8
0Errors1
.378Batting Avg.242
37At Bats33
1Extra-base Hits1
0Home Runs1
8Runs-Batted-In2
8Walks3
1Stolen Bases0
3Strikeouts2
11Left on Base6
15Total Bases11

Game Details

Tuesday, May 16, 1978 · 8:05 PM
Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL
attendance: 21,837 (53.8%)
weather: 54 degrees, unknown