New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
April 13, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1979 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 12

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 2 1 0 0
Munson c 3 0 1 1
  Narron c 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 1
Jackson rf 2 0 0 0
  Beniquez rf 1 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
  Mirabella p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 0 1 1
  Bosley lf 1 0 0 0
Washington rf 5 3 3 0
Lemon cf 5 2 3 3
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 5 3 4 2
Johnson 1b 5 1 1 0
Bannister 2b 5 2 3 3
Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0
Foley c 4 1 1 1
Kessinger ss 4 0 2 1
Wortham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 18 11
New York 101 000 000244
Chicago 114 031 02x12183
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (0-1) 2.0 7 6 3 0 1
  Clay   3.0 6 3 3 0 1
  Mirabella   2.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Tidrow   1.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
18
12
8
1
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham  W (2-0) 9.0 4 2 1 5 9
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
5
9

  E–Rivers (1), Randolph (2), Beniquez (1), Nettles (1), Johnson (2), Foley (1), Kessinger (1).  2B–New York Munson (1,off Wortham); Beniquez (1,off Wortham), Chicago Washington (1,off Tiant); Lemon (2,off Tiant); Kessinger (1,off Tiant); Garr (1,off Clay).  HR–Chicago Lemon (1,3rd inning off Tiant 1 on, 0 out); Orta (1,3rd inning off Tiant 0 on, 0 out); Bannister (1,5th inning off Clay 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Piniella (1,off Wortham); Foley (1,off Clay).  SB–Randolph (5,2nd base off Wortham/Foley).  CS–Rivers (2,2nd base by Wortham/Foley); Washington (1,2nd base by Clay/Munson).  U-HP–Mike Fitzpatrick, 1B–Bill Sprincz, 2B–Al Scheel, 3B–Woody Urchak.  T–2:32.  A–21,124.
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