New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
August 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1977 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 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 5 3
White lf 5 0 0 0
Munson c 5 1 1 0
Jackson dh 3 2 1 1
Piniella rf 4 0 2 1
Chambliss 1b 3 2 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 3 3 3
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 0 1 1
Bannister ss 5 0 1 0
Orta 2b 5 0 3 1
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0
Gamble dh 4 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 3 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Lemon cf 3 1 1 1
Downing c 3 1 1 0
  Stillman ph 1 0 0 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
New York 030 000 1408131
Chicago 002 100 0003111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  W (15-10) 9.0 11 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (6-6) 7.0 11 6 6 3 1
  LaGrow   1.0 1 2 1 0 1
  Kirkwood   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
4
2

  E–Torrez (3), Orta (15).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–New York Nettles (18,off Wood); Munson (19,off Wood), Chicago Downing (3,off Torrez); Soderholm (14,off Torrez).  HR–New York Nettles (30,8th inning off LaGrow 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Piniella (4,off LaGrow).  SB–Jackson (13,2nd base off Wood/Downing); Lemon (7,2nd base off Torrez/Munson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:33.  A–39,340.
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