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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 16, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 16, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 16, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Tidrow |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 32,750 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Ron Blomberg | DH |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Thurman Munson | DH |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 16, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tidrow
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tidrow
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Tidrow
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kravec
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Kravec
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Kravec covering, for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Kravec
Munson hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Kravec
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Tidrow
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tidrow
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Tidrow
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Tidrow
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Tidrow
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kravec
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Kravec
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kravec
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Kravec
There's a wild pitch. Piniella scores. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Kravec
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Kravec
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Kravec
Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Tidrow
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tidrow
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tidrow
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Tidrow
Orta hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Kravec
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Kravec
There goes Rivers. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Orta applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Kravec
Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Munson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Kravec
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Kravec
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Tidrow
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tidrow
There goes Bonds. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Tidrow
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Tidrow
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Tidrow
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kessinger vs. Tidrow
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kravec
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kravec
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kravec
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Tidrow
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Tidrow
Garr hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tidrow
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Kravec
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Kravec
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Kravec
There goes Randolph. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Randolph steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Kravec
Rivers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Kravec
Paul Blair pinch runs for Mickey Rivers.
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Kravec
Jackson hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Tidrow
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Tidrow
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tidrow
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kravec
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Kravec
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first, with Kravec covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kravec
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Kravec
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Tidrow
Blomberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Tidrow
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Tidrow
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Tidrow
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Kravec
Wayne Nordhagen now playing left field.
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Kravec
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Kravec
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent scores. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Kravec
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Hinton
Rich Hinton now pitching.
There goes Munson. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Munson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Hinton
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Hinton
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lyle
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lyle
Orta hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lyle
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lyle
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Hinton
Chambliss hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Orta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hinton
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hinton
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Hinton
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lyle
Junior Moore pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Moore strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lyle
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lyle
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/1978 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Garr R, lf 3 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 0 2 0 Nordhagen W, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 2 0 1 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0 Blair P, pr-cf 1 0 1 1 Orta J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Munson T, dh 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 2 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 3 1 0 0 Blomberg R, dh 3 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 1 0 0 Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson C, c 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 3 1 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 5 0 30 3 7 2 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 New York 020 000 10x -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Kravec K (L) 6.1 7 3 3 4 1 Hinton R 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Tidrow D (W) 6.2 4 0 0 3 4 Lyle S (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 9 2B -- Munson T SB -- Bonds B, Randolph W, Munson T CS -- Rivers M HBP -- by Kravec K (Rivers M) WP -- Kravec K T -- 2:18 A -- 32750
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