Yankees @ White Sox
August 23, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 13 1
White Sox 3 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 8 13 1
White Sox 3 11 1

Jorge Orta Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .282
OBP .750 .341
At Bats 4 447
Hits 3 126
• Singles 3 90
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 1 70

Mike Torrez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 10 0
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Comiskey Park - August 23, 1977
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Out
Mike Torrez
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Lou Piniella
Jorge Orta
Alan Bannister
Ralph Garr

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 8 13 1 6
Chicago White Sox 3 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Mike Torrez
Losing Pitcher Wilbur Wood
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mickey Rivers
Attendance 39,340
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Torrez. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 9 Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Royle Stillman pinch hits for Brian Downing. Stillman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Rivers moves to second.
Top 9 Munson hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Don Kirkwood now pitching. Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Soderholm reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Torrez, and towards Dent, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randolph strikes out.
Top 8 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta. Jackson moves to third.
Top 8 Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. Piniella bunts towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piniella for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Top 8 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores.
Top 8 Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out.
Top 7 White hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles scores.
Top 7 Dent hits a popup in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Downing is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There goes Lemon. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Lemon steals second.
Bottom 6 Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Soderholm moves to third.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second.
Bottom 6 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gamble strikes out.
Top 6 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a line drive towards short. Bannister catches it and throws to second to double up Dent.
Top 5 White hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Top 5 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Soderholm scores.
Bottom 4 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. Soderholm moves to second.
Bottom 4 Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nettles hits a line drive towards first. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing scores.
Bottom 3 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. Lemon scores. Downing moves to third.
Bottom 3 Downing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Downing reaches second base with a double. Lemon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Lemon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Wood fires to first and has Piniella trapped. There's the throw to Bannister who tags Piniella for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. Nettles scores. Dent moves to second.
Top 2 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to third. Nettles moves to second.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 2 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr throws the ball in to Orta who tags Piniella, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jackson scores.
Top 2 There goes Jackson. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Randolph fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.