Sunday May 29, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
A no-hit pitching performance by Ken Kravec ended with one out in the sixth inning when the Yankees struck for three runs to defeat the White Sox, 5-2. Mickey Rivers singled for the Yankees' first hit, stole second and scored on a single by Thurman Munson. Chris Chambliss followed with a homer to wipe out the White Sox' 2-0 lead. Chambliss stole home in the eighth when the Yankees added their two other runs. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Sunday, May 29, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 x - 5 5 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bannister ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .312 Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Orta 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Rivers cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .297 Stillman lf,rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .229 Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .329 Zisk rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 xChambliss 1b 2 2 1 2 1 1 .000 Nordhagen rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .455 Piniella dh 2 0 1 1 2 1 .265 Garr ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .250 Gamble dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .292 Blair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Lemon cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Wynn lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .156 Hairston cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Brohamer 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 4 Totals 28 5 5 4 3 8 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 22,556 Left on Base: White Sox 5, Yankees 3 DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 1 Errors: Downing Doubles: Stillman (4) Home Runs: Chambliss (5) Stolen Bases: Orta (2), Rivers (11), Piniella (1), Chambliss (1) Caught Stealing: Piniella (1) GIDP: Hairston (2) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(0-1) 7.1 4 4 4 3 8 1 29 4.91 B. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.59 Hamilton 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5.00 LaGrow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.17 Totals 8 5 5 4 3 8 1 32 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(6-3) 9 6 2 2 2 4 0 34 1.60 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to center; Orta singled to right; Stillman doubled to left [Orta scored]; Zisk walked; Gamble singled to right [Stillman scored, Zisk to third]; Spencer reached on a fielder's choice [Zisk out at home (pitcher to catcher), Gamble to second]; Richie Zisk injured at HP; Lemon lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: NORDHAGEN REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Randolph flied out to center; Rivers popped to first; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Downing struck out; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss walked; Piniella struck out; Jackson struck out; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to center; Orta stole second; Stillman flied out to left; Nordhagen struck out; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Wynn popped to second; Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer popped to shortstop; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Munson flied out to right; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing lined to second; Bannister walked; Orta flied out to center; Stillman forced Bannister (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella walked; Jackson struck out; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen struck out; Gamble flied out to center; Spencer singled to center; Lemon forced Spencer (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Randolph popped to shortstop; Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second; Munson singled to left [Rivers scored]; Chambliss homered [Munson scored]; Piniella walked; Piniella stole second; Jackson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); Brohamer flied out to center; Downing grounded out (third to first); Bannister flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: HAIRSTON REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Nettles flied out to left; Wynn struck out; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Stillman popped to third; GARR BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STILLMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Rivers singled to third; B. JOHNSON REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Munson flied out to left; HAMILTON REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Chambliss reached on catcher's interference by Downing [Rivers to second]; Piniella singled to center [Rivers scored, Chambliss to third]; LAGROW REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Chambliss stole home; Piniella was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Gamble singled to center; Spencer popped to shortstop; Hairston grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 5.

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