In a game that saw each club enjoy a seven-run outburst, the Yankees defeated the White Sox, 14-9, in a contest that was stopped by rain with one out in the last half of the eighth inning. The White Sox scored their seven runs in the first, featuring a homer by Bill Stein with two men on base.

The Yankees came back in the second with a similar spree, sending 12 men to bat. After the White Sox picked up a tally in the third, the Yankees decided the outcome with four runs in the fourth on a walk to Roy White, singles by Thurman Munson and Chris Chambliss, a double by Graig Nettles and pinch-single by Carlos May. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 14, Chicago White Sox 9
Game Played on Tuesday, July      20, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  7  0    4  0  0    1  2  -  14 16  2
White Sox    7  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  -   9 11  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             6   1   0   1     0   1   .302      Lemon cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .252
White lf              3   3   1   1     2   0   .284      Nordhagen dh          1   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Munson dh             5   2   3   4     1   0   .327        Kelly ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Chambliss 1b          6   1   3   1     0   2   .302      Orta lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .291
Nettles 3b            4   3   2   2     2   0   .233      L. Johnson 1b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .298
Bernhardt rf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Bell 3b               3   0   0   1     0   1   .264
  Gamble ph,rf        3   0   1   0     1   1   .257      Downing c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .234
Healy c               2   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Stein 2b              4   3   3   3     0   1   .256
  C. May ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .241      Bradford rf           1   1   0   0     0   0   .224
  Hendricks c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Garr ph,rf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Alomar 2b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .241      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Stanley ss            3   1   1   0     2   0   .209      Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  14  16  13     9   4             Totals               32   9  11   8     2   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 19,776
Left on Base: Yankees 12, White Sox 4
DP: Yankees 0, White Sox 1
Errors: White, Bernhardt, Orta, L. Johnson
Doubles: Nettles (15), Munson (18), Stein (5)
Home Runs: Stein (2)
Sacrifice Flies: White (7), Bell (1)
GIDP: Munson (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman                0.1   5   7   6   2   0   1   9   3.05
York W(1-0)             7     6   2   1   0   3   0  26   1.29
Totals                  7.1  11   9   7   2   3   1  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett                   1.1   6   7   6   2   0   0  13   3.05
Vuckovich L(6-3)        4     8   4   4   5   2   0  25   4.14
Jefferson               2.2   2   3   2   2   2   0  12   6.80
Totals                  8    16  14  12   9   4   0  50

Wild Pitches: York (1), Jefferson (4)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to first; White singled to center;
Munson grounded out (pitcher to first) [White to second];
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon singled to center; Nordhagen walked [Lemon
to second]; Orta singled to right [Lemon scored, Nordhagen to
third]; L. Johnson walked [Orta to second]; Bell hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Nordhagen scored, Orta to third]; On a bunt
Downing singled [L. Johnson to second, Orta scored]; Stein
homered [L. Johnson scored, Downing scored]; Bradford reached on
an error by Bernhardt; Dent singled to left [Bradford to third];
YORK REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Lemon singled to center
[Bradford scored (unearned), Dent out at third (center to first
to second to catcher to third)]; Nordhagen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
White Sox 7.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Bernhardt singled to left [Nettles
to second]; Healy singled to left [Nettles scored, Bernhardt to
third]; Alomar singled to left [Bernhardt scored, Healy to
second]; Stanley walked [Healy to third, Alomar to second];
Rivers forced Stanley (first to shortstop) [Healy scored, Alomar
to third]; White reached on an error by Orta on a sacrifice fly
[Alomar scored, Rivers to third, White to second]; Munson
singled to center [White scored (unearned), Rivers scored];
Chambliss singled to center [Munson to third]; VUCKOVICH
REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Nettles singled to right [Munson
scored, Chambliss to second]; GAMBLE BATTED FOR BERNHARDT;
Gamble flied out to right; Healy forced Nettles (second
unassisted); 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox
7.

WHITE SOX 2ND: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Orta flied
out to left; L. Johnson flied out to right; Bell lined to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 7.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(second to first); Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing flied out to center; Stein singled to
third; GARR BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Garr flied out to right; Dent
reached on an error by White [Stein scored (unearned)]; Lemon
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 8.

YANKEES 4TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); White walked;
Munson singled to left [White to second]; Chambliss singled to
center [White scored, Munson to third]; Nettles doubled to
center [Munson scored, Chambliss to third]; Gamble was walked
intentionally; C. MAY BATTED FOR HEALY; C. May singled to center
[Chambliss scored, Nettles scored, Gamble to second]; Alomar
walked [Gamble to third, C. May to second]; Stanley forced
Gamble (pitcher to catcher) [C. May to third, Alomar to second];
Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; White flied out to
left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 11, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 4TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED C. MAY (PLAYING C ); KELLY
BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Kelly flied out to center; Orta singled to
right [Orta out at second (right to shortstop)]; L. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
11, White Sox 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson walked; Chambliss singled to second [Munson
to second]; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Gamble
struck out; Hendricks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 11, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell struck out; Downing flied out to right;
Stein doubled to left; Garr singled to right [Stein scored];
Dent forced Garr (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 11, White Sox 9.

YANKEES 6TH: Alomar singled to right; On a bunt Stanley singled
to pitcher [Alomar to second]; Rivers forced Alomar (third to
shortstop) [Stanley to second]; White walked [Stanley to third,
Rivers to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING);
Munson grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Rivers to third, White to second, Stanley out at home]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 11, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 11, White Sox 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles walked; Gamble
singled to right [Nettles to second]; Hendricks flied out to
center; Jefferson threw a wild pitch [Nettles scored, Gamble to
second]; Alomar flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 12, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: L. Johnson singled to center; York threw a wild
pitch [L. Johnson to second]; Bell popped to third; Downing
struck out; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 12,
White Sox 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley walked; Rivers flied out to center; White
reached on an error by L. Johnson [Stanley to second]; Munson
doubled to right [Stanley scored, White scored (unearned)];
Chambliss struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 14, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Game
called due to rain; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 14, White
Sox 9.