Recording their fifth straight victory, the Yankees scored two runs in the ninth inning to down the White Sox, 3-1. With one out in the ninth, Lou Piniella singled to center and Chris Chambliss doubled down the left field line to score Piniella. Chambliss took third on throw home and scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by Graig Nettles. The game marked the end of Reggie Jackson's five-day suspension, but the Yankees' slugger never entered the game. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, July 23, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 10 0 White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Molinaro lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Rivers cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Garr dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Blair cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Orta 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Munson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Soderholm 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .254 Piniella lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Bell pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .289 Washington rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Nettles 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .255 Spencer cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 White dh 4 1 3 0 0 0 .252 Blomberg 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Stanley ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236 Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .262 Heath c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colbern c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 10 3 1 4 Totals 34 1 8 1 3 1 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 27,651 Left on Base: Yankees 6, White Sox 9 DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 1 Doubles: Heath (2), Chambliss (15), Soderholm 2 (10) Stolen Bases: White (8), Garr (7) GIDP: Piniella (6), Molinaro (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(9-7) 8 7 1 1 3 0 0 33 3.50 Gossage SV(14) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.21 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 1 0 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(7-8) 9 10 3 3 1 4 0 36 3.89 Totals 9 10 3 3 1 4 0 36 Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied out to left; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); Garr singled to center; Orta flied out to left; Soderholm walked [Garr to second]; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss struck out; Nettles walked; White singled to left [Nettles to second]; Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer grounded out (third to first); Blomberg lined to shortstop; Kessinger singled to right; Nahorodny forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. YANKEES 3RD: Heath made an out to shortstop; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (third to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm doubled to left; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer flied out to center; Blomberg singled to right [Soderholm scored]; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 1. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles popped to first in foul territory; White singled to left; Stanley was called out on strikes; White stole second; Heath doubled to left [White scored]; Randolph singled to center [Heath out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro made an out to third; Garr singled to center; Garr stole second; Orta walked; Soderholm forced Orta (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Munson singled to left; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles singled to center; White popped to first in foul territory; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Kessinger flied out to right; Nahorodny singled to left; BANNISTER RAN FOR NAHORODNY; Molinaro grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. YANKEES 8TH: COLBERN REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING C ); Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); Blair struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta flied out to center; Soderholm doubled to center; BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; Washington was walked intentionally; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 1. YANKEES 9TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Munson grounded out (third to first); Jim Spencer ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; Piniella singled to center; Chambliss doubled to left [Piniella scored, Chambliss to third (on throw to home)]; On a bunt Nettles singled to third [Chambliss scored]; White singled to shortstop [Nettles to second]; Stanley flied out to center; Heath popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Blomberg flied out to left; Kessinger singled to left; Colbern struck out; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

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