Pinch-hitting, Jay Johnstone smashed the third grand-slam homer of his major league career to power the Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the White Sox. Johnstone's blow in the eighth capped a comeback by the Yankees, who trailed after the first two innings, 5-0. Marv Foley hit his first major league homer for the White Sox.

Graig Nettles had a round-tripper for the Yankees, who used five pitchers including Ron Guidry, who retired the last two batters to pick up his first save since 1977. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5

Game Played on Saturday, April 14, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Yankees 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 8 1 White Sox 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Garr lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Moore ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Munson c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Bosley ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Piniella dh 2 0 0 1 0 0 .118 Washington rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Spencer ph,dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Lemon cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .467 Jackson rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 .235 Orta dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Nettles 3b 2 2 1 1 2 0 .345 Bannister 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .438 Beniquez lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .167 Johnstone ph,lf 1 1 1 4 0 0 .400 Squires 1b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .417 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .179 Foley c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Dent ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nordhagen ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chappas pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 8 8 8 3 4 Totals 35 5 10 5 4 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 43,373 Left on Base: Yankees 4, White Sox 8 DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Dent Doubles: Jackson (2), Soderholm (2), Squires (2), Lemon (3) Home Runs: Nettles (3), Johnstone (1), Foley (1) Sacrifice Hits: Foley (2) Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (2) GIDP: Orta (1) Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1,by Kravec) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter 1.1 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 33.75 Mirabella 4.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 18 0.00 Tidrow W(1-0) 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 12 4.05 Guidry SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.97 Totals 9 10 5 5 4 3 1 40 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec 6 6 4 4 1 3 1 26 4.82 Robinson L(0-1) 1.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 7 9.95 LaGrow 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 14.54 Totals 9 8 8 8 3 4 2 39 Hit by Pitch: Kravec (1) Wild Pitches: Mirabella 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Sprincz, 1B - Bill Laude, 2B - Mike Fitzpatrick, 3B - Woody Urchak YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph lined to center; Munson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Washington singled to center [Garr to second]; Lemon walked [Garr to third, Washington to second]; Orta made an out to third; Bannister was called out on strikes; Soderholm doubled to left [Garr scored, Washington scored, Lemon to third]; Squires singled to right [Lemon scored, Soderholm scored, Squires out at second (right to pitcher to shortstop)]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 4. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson struck out; Nettles walked; Beniquez made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 2ND: Foley homered; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); MIRABELLA REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Garr walked; Mirabella threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 5. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss singled to center; Dent singled to right [Chambliss to second]; Rivers singled to left [Chambliss scored, Dent to second]; Randolph flied out to right; Munson singled to left [Dent scored, Rivers to third]; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; Jackson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta flied out to left; Bannister flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 5. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles homered; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires singled to center; Foley out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Squires to second]; Kessinger flied out to right [Squires to third]; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph flied out to left; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington reached on an error by Dent; Lemon flied out to right; Orta forced Washington (shortstop to second); Bannister forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson was hit by a pitch; Nettles flied out to center; Beniquez singled to third [Jackson to second]; Chambliss made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires doubled to center; Foley made an out to shortstop; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Mirabella threw a wild pitch [Squires to third]; Nordhagen was walked intentionally; CHAPPAS RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; MOORE BATTED FOR GARR; TIDROW REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); BOSLEY BATTED FOR MOORE; Bosley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. YANKEES 7TH: BOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CHAPPAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROBINSON REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Dent flied out to center; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Lemon doubled to left; Orta flied out to center; Bannister walked; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 5. YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to left; SPENCER BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Spencer walked; Jackson doubled to center [Spencer to third]; Nettles was walked intentionally; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BENIQUEZ; LAGROW REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Johnstone homered [Spencer scored, Jackson scored, Nettles scored]; Chambliss struck out; Dent flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Squires flied out to right; Foley struck out; Chappas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, White Sox 5. YANKEES 9TH: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Bosley singled to left; Washington forced Bosley (second to shortstop); Lemon singled to right [Washington to third]; GUIDRY REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, White Sox 5.

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