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Yankees 18 @ White Sox 6
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1974

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 31, 1974 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 18 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1974 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 18 H: 25 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 18
Hits: 25
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 6 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherDoc Medich  
Losing PitcherJim Kaat  
SaveSparky Lyle  
Game Winning RBILou Piniella 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1974 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherDoc Medich  
Home Starting PitcherJim Kaat  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance47,993 
Time of Game2 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Odom
1B: Dave Phillips
2B: Bill Deegan
3B: Lou DiMuro

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy White  DH 
Elliott Maddox  Center Fielder 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Lou Piniella  Left Fielder 
Thurman Munson  Catcher 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Bill Sudakis  First Baseman 
Gene Michael  Shortstop 
Sandy Alomar  Second Baseman 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pat Kelly  DH 
Jorge Orta  Second Baseman 
Dick Allen  First Baseman 
Carlos May  Left Fielder 
Ken Henderson  Center Fielder 
Bill Melton  Third Baseman 
Bill Sharp  Right Fielder 
Ed Herrmann  Catcher 
Bucky Dent  Shortstop 
Chuck Tanner  Manager 

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Yankees 18 @ White Sox 6
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1974

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/31/1974 -- New York at Chicago (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
White R, dh-lf        7  3  5  2   Kelly P, dh           5  0  1  0   
Maddox E, cf          7  2  3  1   Orta J, 2b            5  0  1  0   
Murcer B, rf          4  3  1  0   Allen D, 1b           2  1  0  0   
Williams W, rf        1  0  0  0   Santo R, 1b           1  0  0  0   
Piniella L, lf        6  2  3  2   May C, lf             3  1  1  2   
Lyle S, p-p           0  0  0  0   Hairston J, lf        1  0  1  0   
Munson T, c           5  2  4  5   Henderson K, cf       4  1  1  0   
Dempsey R, c          0  0  0  0   Melton B, 3b          3  1  2  0   
Nettles G, 3b         5  1  2  1   Richard L, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Sudakis B, 1b         4  2  1  2   Sharp B, rf           4  1  1  1   
Michael G, ss         6  2  4  0   Herrmann E, c         3  1  2  3   
Alomar S, 2b          5  1  2  2   Varney P, c           1  0  0  0   
                                   Dent B, ss            4  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50 18 25 15                        36  6 11  6

New York         204 013 242 -- 18
Chicago          000 006 000 --  6

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Medich D (W)          5.1  9  6  6  2  7
Lyle S (S)            3.2  2  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kaat J (L)            2.2  5  6  6  3  0
Bahnsen S*            2.1  8  4  3  0  1
Pitlock S             2.0  5  2  2  0  1
Barrios F+            1.0  6  6  6  2  1
Gossage R             1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Henderson K, Sharp B
DP -- New York 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 12, Chicago 5
2B -- Piniella L, Murcer B, Henderson K, Maddox E, Munson T
HR -- Munson T, May C, Herrmann E
SB -- Murcer B
SF -- Nettles G
HBP -- by Bahnsen S (Murcer B)
WP -- Pitlock S
T -- 2:58
A -- 47993

    

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