Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees
August 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1977 at Yankee Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 10, New York Yankees 11

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 0 0 0
Bannister ss 4 1 2 1
Orta 2b 5 1 1 1
Zisk rf 3 2 1 1
Johnson dh 5 0 4 0
  Nordbrook pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 1
Lemon cf 4 1 1 1
  Gamble ph,cf 1 0 1 2
Spencer 1b 4 2 2 3
Downing c 3 2 1 0
Barrios p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Wiles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 10
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 1 0
White lf 4 1 2 2
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 0
  Piniella pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 3 2 3
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
May dh 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,dh 1 1 1 1
Dent ss 4 1 2 3
Stanley 2b 3 1 1 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 10
Chicago 001 101 10610132
New York 020 020 14211120
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios   7.0 7 7 6 5 1
  Hamilton   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Wiles  L (1-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.1
12
11
10
6
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry   8.0 9 7 7 4 5
  Lyle   0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Clay  W (1-3) 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
6
5

  E–Zisk (3), Lemon (10).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Zisk (16,off Guidry); Bannister (17,off Lyle), New York Dent (14,off LaGrow).  HR–Chicago Spencer 2 (17,7th inning off Guidry 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Guidry 1 on, 0 out), New York White (11,5th inning off Barrios 1 on, 1 out); Chambliss (13,9th inning off Wiles 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Soderholm (3,off Guidry); Zisk (7,off Lyle).  IBB–Spencer (5,by Clay).  SH–Piniella (3,off Wiles).  SB–Jackson (12,2nd base off Barrios/Downing).  CS–White (8,2nd base by Barrios/Downing); Nettles (5,3rd base by LaGrow/Downing).  IBB–Clay (1,Spencer).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:55.  A–29,312.
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