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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 8, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Trout |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,048 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Bill Haller |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Harry Chappas | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy White | DH |
| Brad Gulden | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 8, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Tiant
Morrison hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Tiant
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Trout
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Trout
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Trout
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tiant
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Tiant
Squires hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Trout
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Trout
Trout fires to first and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Chappas who tags Jackson for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Trout
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Trout
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tiant
May hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chappas vs. Tiant
Chappas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chappas for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Trout
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gulden vs. Trout
Gulden bunts towards the mound. Trout settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Trout
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Trout
Randolph takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Trout
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Tiant
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Tiant
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Garr goes all the way around to score. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Tiant
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Tiant
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Tiant
There goes Squires. The throw from Gulden and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Trout
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Trout
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Trout
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Trout
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chappas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tiant
May hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chappas vs. Tiant
Chappas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gulden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Tiant drops the ball. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Tiant
Morrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Trout
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gulden vs. Trout
Gulden strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Trout
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Trout
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Trout
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Tiant
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tiant
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Tiant
There goes Orta. The throw from Gulden and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tiant
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Trout
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Trout
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Trout
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Trout
Nettles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Tiant
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Tiant
Washington hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gulden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tiant
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Trout
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Trout
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Brad Gulden.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Trout
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Trout, and towards Orta, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chappas vs. Tiant
Jerry Narron now catching.
Chappas is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tiant
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Tiant
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Trout
Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Trout
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Trout
There's a wild pitch. Randolph moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Trout
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Trout
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Trout
Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Trout
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Davis
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Davis
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1979 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 4 1 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 1 3 0
Torres R, lf 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 4 1 1 0
Morrison J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 1
Orta J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 2 1 0 0
Johnson L, dh 4 1 1 1 Chambliss C, 1b 4 1 2 3
Lemon C, cf 4 1 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Squires M, 1b 3 0 1 1 White R, dh 4 0 1 0
Washington C, rf 3 0 0 0 Gulden B, c 2 0 0 0
May M, c 3 0 0 0 Randle L, ph 1 0 0 0
Chappas H, ss 3 0 0 0 Narron J, c 0 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 3 0 1 0
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31 3 4 3 31 4 10 4
Chicago 000 300 000 -- 3
New York 000 000 04x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trout S (L) 7.1 10 4 4 3 2
Proly M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 8.0 4 3 3 1 4
Davis R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Gulden B, Tiant L
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 2, New York 6
2B -- Johnson L, Lemon C
HR -- Chambliss C
SB -- Squires M
CS -- Jackson R, Orta J
WP -- Trout S
T -- 2:12
A -- 20048
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