Going 5 2/3 innings, Catfish Hunter recorded his first win since May 9 as the Yankees topped the White Sox, 7-2. An RBI single by Graig Nettles and sacrifice fly by Mike Heath put New York ahead, 2-0, in the second inning, and Heath, hitting in his 12th straight game, got an infield hit in the fourth to score Chris Chambliss, who had walked and moved to third on a pair of infield outs.

After an infield out by Chambliss made it 4-0 in the fifth, the Yankees knocked out Sox starter Wilbur Wood with three runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Lou Piniella, RBI single by Nettles and a walk to Fred Stanley with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 22, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Yankees 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 - 7 11 1 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Molinaro lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .291 Doyle 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Garr dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Rivers cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Orta 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .283 Munson rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .297 Blomberg 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Piniella lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .304 Lamar Johnson ph,1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 Chambliss 1b 4 2 1 1 1 0 .289 Washington rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .250 Spencer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Cruz cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Nettles 3b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .252 Spencer ph,cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .333 White dh 3 0 0 0 2 0 .242 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Stanley ss 2 0 0 1 3 0 .244 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Heath c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .298 Bell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 11 7 6 2 Totals 30 2 7 2 3 2 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 32,163 Left on Base: Yankees 11, White Sox 5 DP: Yankees 3, White Sox 0 Errors: Heath, Bell Doubles: Piniella 2 (14), Rivers 2 (11), Nettles (11), Washington (7) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (16) Sacrifice Flies: Heath (1), Orta (6) GIDP: Bell (1), Kessinger (6), Molinaro (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(3-3) 5.2 3 1 0 2 2 0 21 5.06 Lyle 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.16 Gossage 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 2.23 Totals 9 7 2 1 3 2 0 34 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(10-7) 6.1 9 7 7 4 0 0 33 4.90 LaGrow 2.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 12 4.14 Totals 9 11 7 7 6 2 0 45 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers popped to first in foul territory; 40 minute rain delay; Munson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro walked; On a bunt Garr made an out to catcher; Bob Molinaro tried to steal and throw hit Ralph Garr's bat; Garr called out for interference and White Sox protest game; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Molinaro to second]; Blomberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to left; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Nettles singled to left [Piniella scored]; White walked [Nettles to second]; Stanley walked [Nettles to third, White to second]; Heath hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nettles scored]; Randolph flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington flied out to center; Cruz flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 0. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Molinaro grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, White Sox 0. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles grounded out (second to first) [Chambliss to second]; White flied out to left [Chambliss to third]; Stanley walked; Heath singled to third [Chambliss scored, Stanley to second]; Randolph forced Stanley (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr struck out; Orta popped to first; On a bunt Blomberg singled to third; Washington doubled to left [Blomberg to third]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 0. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers doubled to left; Munson grounded out (third to first); Piniella singled to right [Rivers to third, Piniella to second (on throw to home)]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted) [Rivers scored, Piniella to third]; On a bunt Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger walked; Nahorodny flied out to right; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 0. YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to right; Stanley reached on an error by Bell; Heath flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro singled to center; Molinaro stole second [Molinaro to third (error by Heath)]; Garr struck out; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to right [Molinaro scored (unearned)]; LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); LAMAR JOHNSON BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1. YANKEES 7TH: LAMAR JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rivers flied out to left; Munson singled to left; Piniella doubled to left [Munson scored]; Chambliss singled to shortstop [Piniella to third]; Nettles singled to right [Piniella scored, Chambliss to third]; LAGROW REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); White walked [Nettles to second]; Stanley walked [Chambliss scored, Nettles to third, White to second]; Heath struck out; Randolph forced Stanley (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Washington singled to catcher; SPENCER BATTED FOR CRUZ; Spencer flied out to right; Kessinger grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Washington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 1. YANKEES 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rivers doubled to center; Munson struck out; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to center; Molinaro grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 1. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles doubled to center; White flied out to left; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: SPENCER REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); Garr grounded out (catcher to first); Orta flied out to left; Lamar Johnson walked; Washington singled to center [Lamar Johnson to second]; Spencer singled to center [Lamar Johnson scored, Washington to third]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 2.

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