New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
April 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1979 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 6, Chicago White Sox 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 1 1
Randolph 2b 5 0 2 1
Munson c 5 1 0 0
Piniella dh 3 1 1 0
  Spencer ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Beniquez lf 2 1 1 3
  Johnstone ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 3 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 0 1 0
Washington rf 5 1 3 1
Lemon cf 5 2 3 1
Orta dh 3 0 1 0
Bannister 2b 5 1 3 1
Soderholm 3b 5 0 1 1
Squires 1b 3 0 1 1
Foley c 4 0 1 0
  Bosley pr 0 0 0 0
  Nahorodny c 0 0 0 0
Chappas ss 2 1 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Pryor ss 0 0 0 0
Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
New York 000 103 0026100
Chicago 002 110 0015142
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  W (1-1) 8.1 13 5 5 2 3
  Gossage  SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten   5.1 7 4 3 2 3
  Proly  L (0-2) 3.2 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
5

  E–Bannister (3), Chappas (3).  DP–New York 1, Chicago 2.  2B–New York Rivers (1,off Proly), Chicago Washington 3 (4,off Figueroa 3); Lemon (4,off Figueroa); Bannister (2,off Figueroa).  HR–New York Beniquez (1,6th inning off Baumgarten 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Squires (1,off Figueroa).  SB–Randolph (6,2nd base off Proly/Nahorodny).  WP–Baumgarten (1).  U-HP–Bill Laude, 1B–Mike Fitzpatrick, 2B–Woody Urchak, 3B–Bill Sprincz.  T–2:38.  A–18,681.
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