Reggie Jackson doubled in the 11th inning and scored on a single by Graig Nettles to bring the Yankees a 7-6 victory over the White Sox. Eric Soderholm hit two homers for the White Sox, each with a man on base.

The Yankees averted what could have been their fifth straight defeat when Cliff Johnson hit a pinch-homer in the ninth inning to tie the score at 6-6. The blow was the third of the game for the Yankees, who also had round-trippers by Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 6

Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 1 Yankees 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 7 12 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bannister cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .226 Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Cruz cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Randolph 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Garr lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .284 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Lamar Johnson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Munson rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .286 Nordhagen dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Piniella lf 4 2 3 2 1 0 .317 Blomberg ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .291 Orta 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .291 Jackson dh 5 1 1 1 0 1 .268 Nahorodny c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .235 Nettles 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .243 Washington rf 5 2 1 0 0 0 .248 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 .247 Soderholm 3b 3 2 2 4 1 1 .246 Johnson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .197 Kessinger ss 4 0 2 2 1 1 .251 Garcia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heath c 4 0 2 0 0 2 .333 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 6 9 6 3 11 Totals 41 7 12 7 1 7 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 21,981 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Yankees 6 DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Garr Doubles: Garr (8), Piniella 2 (12), Jackson (8) Home Runs: Soderholm 2 (11), Piniella (2), Munson (5), Johnson (5) Stolen Bases: Nahorodny (1) Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (1) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (2) GIDP: Rivers (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec 5 5 4 4 1 3 2 22 3.84 Hinton L(1-3) 5 7 3 3 0 4 1 21 2.98 Totals 10 12 7 7 1 7 3 43 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry 9 8 6 6 3 10 2 38 2.23 Gossage W(5-8) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.25 Totals 11 9 6 6 3 11 2 45 Wild Pitches: Guidry 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Durwood Merrill WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (third to pitcher to first); Garr doubled to right; Guidry threw a wild pitch [Garr to third]; Lamar Johnson struck out; Nordhagen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson singled to left; Piniella homered [Munson scored]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: On a bunt Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); Nahorodny singled to center; Washington forced Nahorodny (third to second); Guidry threw a wild pitch [Washington to second]; Soderholm walked; Kessinger singled to right [Washington scored, Soderholm to third]; Bannister struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to center; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr struck out; Lamar Johnson struck out; Nordhagen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Heath struck out; Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Nahorodny singled to second; Nahorodny stole second; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Nahorodny to third]; Soderholm homered [Nahorodny scored]; Kessinger walked; Bannister struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Munson homered; Piniella doubled to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Piniella to third]; Jackson grounded out (third to first) [Piniella scored]; Nettles reached on an error by Garr [Nettles to second]; Stanley was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 4. YANKEES 5TH: Heath singled to center; Rivers forced Heath (first to shortstop); Randolph flied out to center; Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta walked; Nahorodny popped to second; Washington flied out to left; Soderholm homered [Orta scored]; Kessinger was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 4. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella walked; HINTON REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Chambliss was called out on strikes; Jackson popped to shortstop; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Bannister struck out; Garr was called out on strikes; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: Stanley struck out; Heath singled to right; Rivers grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Heath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Nordhagen flied out to center; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Nahorodny flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to left; Munson singled to left [Randolph to second]; Piniella flied out to center [Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to left [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Yankees 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington singled to center; Soderholm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Washington to second]; Kessinger singled to center [Washington scored, Kessinger to second (on throw to home)]; Bannister flied out to right; Garr struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Yankees 5. YANKEES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING CF); Nettles flied out to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson homered; Heath struck out; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Yankees 6. WHITE SOX 10TH: GARCIA REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson flied out to left; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to left; Nahorodny popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Yankees 6. YANKEES 10TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Randolph flied out to right; Munson flied out to right; Piniella doubled to center; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Yankees 6. WHITE SOX 11TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Washington flied out to center; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Yankees 6. YANKEES 11TH: Jackson doubled to right; Nettles singled to right [Jackson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Yankees 7.

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