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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 30, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on July 30, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Wortham |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 22,486 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Fred Spenn |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy White | DH |
| Jerry Narron | Catcher |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Nordhagen | Right Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 30, 1979
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wortham
Randolph bunts towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Wortham
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Wortham
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. John
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. John
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Munson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Squires for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. John
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wortham
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wortham
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wortham
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. John
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. John
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
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wortham
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narron vs. Wortham
Narron hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Wortham
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Wortham
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Wortham
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Munson vs. Wortham
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Munson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. John
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. John
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. John
Morrison hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wortham
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wortham
Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wortham
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wortham
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narron vs. Wortham
Narron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. John
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. John
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. John
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. John
Nordhagen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Squires scores. There goes Nordhagen trying to get to third. Piniella throws the ball in to Nettles, who tags Nordhagen for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wortham
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Wortham
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Wortham
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Wortham
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wortham
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. John
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Munson fields the ball and throws to John covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. John
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. John
Pryor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wortham
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Wortham
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wortham
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Narron vs. Wortham
Narron bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Nettles scores. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Wortham
There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. Narron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Wortham
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Wortham
Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. White scores. Narron scores. Stanley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beniquez vs. Howard
Fred Howard now pitching.
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Howard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. John
Morrison hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. John
Bannister 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 -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. John
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. John
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. John
Nordhagen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Howard
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Howard
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Howard
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Howard
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. John
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Beniquez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Beniquez. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. John
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Davis
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Davis
Morrison is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narron vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
Narron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Proly
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Proly
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Davis
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Davis
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Davis
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Proly
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Proly
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Proly
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nordhagen. Jackson reaches second base with a double. There goes Beniquez trying to get to third. Nordhagen throws the ball in to Orta, who relays the ball to Morrison who tags Beniquez for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Proly
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Proly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Davis
Bobby Murcer now playing center field.
Nordhagen 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 -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Davis
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Davis
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1979 -- New York at Chicago (N)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 4 2 3 3 Bannister A, lf 4 0 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 1 Squires M, 1b 4 1 2 0
Murcer B, cf 0 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0
Munson T, 1b 5 0 1 1 Nordhagen W, rf 3 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 0 Johnson L, dh 4 1 2 1
Piniella L, lf 5 1 1 1 Orta J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Nettles G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Nahorodny B, c 2 0 0 0
White R, dh 2 1 1 0 Pryor G, ss 3 0 0 0
Narron J, c 3 1 0 1 Morrison J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Stanley F, ss 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 9 7 31 2 7 2
New York 000 115 000 -- 7
Chicago 000 100 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T (W)* 6.0 7 2 2 2 1
Davis R (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham R (L) 5.1 7 7 7 5 2
Howard F 1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Proly M 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Beniquez J
DP -- New York 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Johnson L, Jackson R
3B -- Randolph W
HR -- Piniella L
SH -- Narron J
SF -- Beniquez J
WP -- Wortham R
T -- 2:34
A -- 22486
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