Reggie Jackson's three-run homer in the first inning propelled the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the White Sox in their home opener before 44,667. The circuit clout followed a walk to Willie Randolph and single by Mickey Rivers.

As Jackson completed his tour of the bases, the field was littered with hundreds of "Reggie" candy bars named after the Yankee slugger. The confection had been distributed free to the fans. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Thursday, April 13, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 Yankees 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 10 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Moore dh 5 0 1 1 0 1 .111 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .320 Orta 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Rivers cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .333 Bonds rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Jackson rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .292 Lemon cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .474 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Nordhagen lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267 White dh 2 1 0 0 2 1 .182 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .364 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .217 Bannister pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .368 Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .316 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 10 2 2 4 Totals 33 4 10 4 5 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 44,667 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Yankees 11 DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 1 Doubles: Soderholm (2), Nahorodny (1), Nettles (1) Home Runs: Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Bonds (1), Piniella (1) Sacrifice Flies: Dent (2) GIDP: Soderholm (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(0-2) 7.2 10 4 4 5 4 1 38 3.24 LaGrow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.08 Totals 8 10 4 4 5 4 1 39 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(1-0) 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 38 1.69 Totals 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 38 Wild Pitches: Wood (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel WHITE SOX 1ST: Moore struck out; Orta flied out to right; Bonds singled to right; Bonds stole second; Lamar Johnson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Rivers singled to shortstop [Randolph to second]; Munson struck out; Jackson homered [Randolph scored, Rivers scored]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss singled to center; Wood threw a wild pitch [Chambliss to second]; White walked; Nettles flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon flied out to left; Soderholm doubled to left; Nordhagen singled to left [Soderholm scored]; Nahorodny struck out; Kessinger singled to left [Nordhagen to second]; Moore singled to center [Nordhagen scored, Kessinger to second]; Orta made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 2ND: Dent singled to center; Randolph flied out to right; Rivers flied out to center; Munson singled to left [Dent to second]; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bonds flied out to center; Lamar Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Lemon singled to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 3RD: Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to left; White made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen made an out to shortstop; Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles walked; Dent flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nettles to second]; Rivers singled to second [Nettles to third]; Munson forced Rivers (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Moore made an out to second; Orta singled to center; Bonds walked [Orta to second]; Lamar Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Lemon popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Jackson lined to second; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss singled to right; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Nordhagen flied out to center; Nahorodny walked; Kessinger singled to second [Nahorodny to second]; Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles grounded out (third to first); Dent struck out; Randolph singled to third; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta made an out to second; Bonds struck out; Lamar Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to center; Piniella singled to left; Piniella stole second; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon singled to center; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: White walked; Nettles doubled to right [White to third]; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Rivers walked; LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny doubled to center; BANNISTER RAN FOR NAHORODNY; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 4.

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