A three-run homer by Jim Spencer highlighted a 7-3 victory by the Yankees over the White Sox. Spencer's round-tripper came in the fourth inning and followed a single by Lou Piniella and walk to Graig Nettles. The Yankees scored three more runs in the sixth stanza on an RBI double by Nettles, run-scoring infield single by Bobby Murcer and RBI fielder's choice by Jerry Narron. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  0    3  0  3    1  0  0  -   7  8  3
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   0   0     1   0   .273      Bannister lf          5   0   2   0     0   1   .305
Munson dh             5   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Moore dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Jackson rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .296        Washington ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Piniella lf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .305      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Nettles 3b            2   2   1   1     2   0   .255      Nordhagen rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
  Doyle 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Johnson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .291
Spencer 1b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .279      Nahorodny c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .253
Murcer cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Pryor ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Narron c              3   0   0   1     1   0   .180        Squires ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Stanley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .171        Kessinger ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morrison 2b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .220
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Orta ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
                                                          Bell 3b               3   1   2   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .296
                                                          Scarbery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   8   7     4   2             Totals               38   3  10   2     0   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 24,972
Left on Base: Yankees 6, White Sox 8
DP: Yankees 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Jackson, Nettles 2, Pryor
Doubles: Nettles (8), Lemon (27)
Home Runs: Spencer (13), Morrison (2)
GIDP: Moore (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(9-7)           7.1  10   3   3   0   4   1  33   2.55
Gossage SV(6)           1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   4.74
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   7   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scarbery L(1-6)         5.1   4   5   5   2   0   1  23   4.26
Hoffman                 3.2   4   2   2   2   2   0  17   4.91
Totals                  9     8   7   7   4   2   1  40

Wild Pitches: Guidry 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jim Evans


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister struck out; Moore struck out; Lemon
doubled to left; Nordhagen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to left; Nettles walked; Spencer
reached on an error by Pryor [Nettles to second]; Murcer flied
out to right; Narron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson reached on an error by Nettles; Nahorodny
made an out to shortstop; Pryor flied out to center; Guidry
threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Morrison struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell singled to left; Bannister singled to right
[Bell to third, Bannister to second (error by Jackson)]; Guidry
threw a wild pitch [Bell scored, Bannister to third]; Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon made an out to
shortstop; Nordhagen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson flied out to center; Piniella singled to
center; Nettles walked [Piniella to second]; Spencer homered
[Piniella scored, Nettles scored]; Murcer popped to catcher in
foul territory; Narron grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson singled to right; Nahorodny forced
Johnson (third to second); Pryor flied out to center; Morrison
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Bannister
singled to left; Moore grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson singled to right; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Jackson to second]; Nettles doubled to
left [Jackson scored]; HOFFMAN REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING);
Spencer singled to second [Nettles to third]; Murcer singled to
first [Nettles scored, Spencer to second]; Narron forced Murcer
(second unassisted) [Spencer scored]; Stanley struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon flied out to left; Nordhagen reached on an
error by Nettles; Johnson flied out to center; Nahorodny flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph walked; Munson grounded out (third to
first) [Randolph to second]; Jackson singled to center [Randolph
scored]; Piniella singled to center [Jackson to second]; Nettles
flied out to right; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DOYLE REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Pryor flied
out to right; Morrison homered; Bell singled to left; Bannister
flied out to right; Moore flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer flied out to center; Narron walked; Stanley
flied out to right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen
singled to left; Johnson singled to left [Nordhagen to second];
Nahorodny singled to left [Nordhagen scored, Johnson to second];
SQUIRES BATTED FOR PRYOR; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING);
Squires flied out to right; ORTA BATTED FOR MORRISON; Orta
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: KESSINGER REPLACED SQUIRES (PLAYING SS); ORTA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Munson grounded out (second to
first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); Piniella struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GARR BATTED FOR BELL; Garr struck out; Bannister
flied out to right; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR MOORE; Washington
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, White Sox 3.