New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
May 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1978 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 4, Chicago White Sox 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 2 2 0
Piniella dh 4 1 3 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 2 1
Blair cf 4 0 1 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 2
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Molinaro lf 3 1 2 0
  Bannister ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Orta 2b 4 0 2 1
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0
Blomberg dh 2 0 0 0
  Moore ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0
Wortham p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York 000 310 0004101
Chicago 000 001 000161
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  W (2-0) 5.1 4 1 1 1 2
  Lyle  SV (6) 3.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham  L (1-2) 4.1 10 4 4 1 2
  Hinton   4.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
3

  E–Randolph (2), Soderholm (6).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Blair (1,off Wortham); Jackson (4,off Wortham).  SH–Dent (2,off Wortham).  SB–Molinaro (4,2nd base off Beattie/Munson).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:06.  A–17,569.
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