New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
May 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1986 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
Henderson cf 5 2 2 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 2 2
Mattingly 1b 5 0 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
Easler dh 4 0 0 0
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 2 1 1
Meacham ss 2 0 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 4 0 1 0
Tolleson 3b 4 1 0 0
Baines rf 4 0 0 0
Hairston dh 4 0 2 1
Fisk lf 4 0 0 0
Bonilla 1b 3 0 0 0
Hulett 2b 3 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 0
Skinner c 2 0 0 0
  Craig ph 1 0 1 0
  Hill c 0 0 0 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
New York 000 010 102472
Chicago 100 000 000140
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (4-0) 7.2 4 1 0 0 4
  Righetti  SV (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
0
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  L (1-3) 7.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Nelson   2.0 1 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
4

  E–Randolph (2), Pagliarulo (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Chicago Hairston (1,off Niekro).  HR–New York Pagliarulo (4,5th inning off Dotson 0 on, 1 out); Henderson (3,7th inning off Dotson 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Henderson 2 (19,2nd base off Dotson/Skinner,2nd base off Nelson/Hill); Tolleson (6,2nd base off Niekro/Hassey); Cangelosi 2 (17,2nd base off Niekro/Hassey,3rd base off Niekro/Hassey).  WP–Dotson (3).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:52.  A–17,347.
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