New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
August 30, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1974 at Comiskey Park I. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White dh 2 0 2 2
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 5 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 2 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1
  Williams pr 0 1 0 0
  Michael ss 1 0 1 0
Munson c 3 2 2 2
Mason ss 3 0 0 0
  Sudakis ph,1b 2 1 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Dent ss 4 1 2 2
Orta 2b 4 0 2 1
Allen 1b 4 0 1 1
Melton 3b 4 1 2 1
Henderson cf 4 0 0 0
Santo dh 4 1 1 0
Downing rf 4 0 1 0
Herrmann c 4 1 0 0
Hairston lf 2 1 0 0
  Sharp lf 1 0 0 0
Kucek p 0 0 0 0
  Pitlock p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York 012 000 4108110
Chicago 000 500 000594
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   3.2 6 5 5 2 3
  Martinez   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw  W (1-5) 3.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Lyle   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kucek   5.1 8 3 3 4 6
  Pitlock   0.2 1 2 0 1 0
  Gossage  L (3-5) 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
  Forster   3.0 2 2 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
4
7
7

  E–Melton (21), Hairston (1), Pitlock (4), Gossage (2).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Herrmann (14).  2B–New York Nettles (18,off Kucek); White (14,off Kucek), Chicago Santo (11,off Gura); Dent (12,off Lyle).  3B–New York Chambliss (3,off Kucek).  HR–Chicago Melton (21,4th inning off Gura 0 on, 0 out).  SH–White (6,off Forster).  SF–Munson 2 (7,off Kucek,off Forster); White (3,off Forster).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–3:02.  A–12,723.
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