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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 28, 1971
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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 July 28, 1971 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 28, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 28, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,217 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Dave Phillips |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
John Ellis | First Baseman |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
Mike Hershberger | Center Fielder |
Rich McKinney | Second Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
Mike Andrews | First Baseman |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Rich Morales | Shortstop |
Wilbur Wood | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 28, 1971
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Wood
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wood
Munson bunts towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Wood
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Wood
White takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cater vs. Wood
Cater strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Wood
Ellis is hit by the pitch. Munson scores. Murcer moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swoboda vs. Wood
The ball gets by Egan for a passed ball. Murcer scores. White moves to third. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Swoboda vs. Wood
The ball gets by Egan for a passed ball. White scores. Ellis moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Swoboda vs. Wood
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clarke vs. Wood
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Peterson
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Peterson
Hershberger bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKinney vs. Peterson
McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKinney is thrown out after the base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Peterson
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Wood
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Wood
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wood
Munson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Peterson
Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Peterson
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Peterson
Egan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Peterson
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Wood
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wood
White hits a popup towards first. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Wood
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Wood
Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Wood
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Peterson
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Peterson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Peterson
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Peterson
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wood
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Wood
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Wood
Michael strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Peterson
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Peterson
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Peterson
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Peterson
Egan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wood
Munson hits a line drive into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Wood
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wood
White hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Peterson
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Michael. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Peterson
Wood bunts towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Peterson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Peterson
There's a wild pitch. Morales moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hershberger vs. Peterson
Hershberger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Wood
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wood
Ellis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Wood
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Peterson
McKinney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Peterson
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Peterson
Reichardt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Peterson
Andrews hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Peterson
Egan hits a popup towards third. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wood
Clarke hits a popup towards first. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Wood
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Wood
Michael is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Peterson
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Peterson
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Peterson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wood
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Wood
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wood
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Peterson
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Peterson
Jay Johnstone pinch runs for Mike Hershberger.
McKinney bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Clarke covering - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Peterson
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Peterson
Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Wood
Jay Johnstone now playing center field.
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wood
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Wood
Swoboda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wood
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Wood
Peterson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Peterson
Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Danny Cater now playing first base.
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. McDaniel
Lee Richard pinch runs for Mike Andrews. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Pat Kelly pinch hits for Tom Egan.
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richard moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. McDaniel
Carlos May pinch hits for Rich Morales.
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richard scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarado vs. McDaniel
Luis Alvarado pinch hits for Wilbur Wood.
Alvarado bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. McDaniel
Ed Herrmann pinch hits for Walt Williams.
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael throws to second for one, and Clarke throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Kelly scores. Herrmann moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/28/1971 -- New York at Chicago (N) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Michael G, ss 4 0 0 0 Williams W, rf 4 1 2 0 Munson T, c 4 1 1 0 Herrmann E, ph 1 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 4 1 1 0 Hershberger M, cf 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 3 1 0 0 Johnstone J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Cater D, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0 McKinney R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ellis J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Melton B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kenney J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Reichardt R, lf 4 1 3 1 Swoboda R, rf 3 1 1 1 Andrews M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 0 Richard L, pr 0 1 0 0 Peterson F, p 4 0 0 0 Egan T, c 2 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Kelly P, ph 1 1 1 0 Morales R, ss 3 0 0 0 May C, ph 1 0 1 1 Wood W, p 2 0 0 0 Alvarado L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 6 2 33 5 10 3 New York 300 000 001 -- 4 Chicago 100 002 002 -- 5 2 outs when winning run was scored. New York IP H R ER BB SO Peterson F* 8.0 8 4 4 3 4 McDaniel L (L) 0.2 2 1 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood W (W) 9.0 6 4 3 2 10 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Michael G, Clarke H DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 5, Chicago 6 2B -- Williams W HR -- Reichardt R, Andrews M, Swoboda R SH -- Wood W HBP -- by Wood W (Ellis J) WP -- Peterson F PB -- Egan T 2 T -- 2:21 A -- 10217
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