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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		4
1
OAK
@CLE		3
2
SEA
@DET		2
4
BOS
@KCR		1
3
BAL
@MIN		6
9		 
(10)
MIL
@TEX		6
8
CAL
@TOR		6
10
PHI
@HOU		0
5
PIT
@LAD		6
7
STL
@SDP		3
4		 
(14)
Monday, May 15, 1978 7:30PM
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 17,569, Time of Game: 2:06
Yankees
4
18-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at White Sox
1
9-19
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
W: Jim Beattie (2-0)
L: Rich Wortham (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   3  1  0   0  0  0    4 10  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .259 .674 0.030 0.74 0.058 -0.028 -0.0 6 2
Roy White LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .145 .435 -0.169 1.22 0.000 -0.169 -2.0 1 0 GDP
Thurman Munson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .551 -0.093 0.84 0.000 -0.093 -1.1 2 0
Reggie Jackson RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .311 .873 0.038 0.63 0.066 -0.028 0.5 5 0 2B
Lou Piniella DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 .369 .946 0.142 0.83 0.148 -0.006 1.6
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .292 .704 0.053 1.02 0.087 -0.035 0.2 7 1
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .260 .822 0.042 1.07 0.091 -0.049 0.3 0 1
Paul Blair CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .778 -0.002 0.82 0.069 -0.071 -0.6 5 0 2B
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 .202 .468 0.097 1.05 0.119 -0.021 0.9 0 4 SH
Jim Beattie P 1
   Sparky Lyle P 2
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 1 3 .286 .648 0.138 0.91 0.638 -0.500 -0.3 27 10
2B: P Blair (1, off R Wortham); R Jackson (4, off R Wortham).
SH: B Dent (2, off R Wortham).
TB: R Jackson 3; L Piniella 3; P Blair 2; G Nettles 2; B Dent; C Chambliss.
GIDP: R White (1).
RBI: B Dent 2 (8); L Piniella (9); G Nettles (13).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Dent-W Randolph-C Chambliss; S Lyle-W Randolph-C Chambliss.
E: W Randolph (2).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Molinaro LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .325 .797 0.036 0.74 0.058 -0.022 0.4 1 0 SB
   Alan Bannister PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.033 1.93 0.000 -0.033 -0.2 0 0
Don Kessinger SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .275 .652 -0.033 1.16 0.057 -0.090 -0.2 1 2
Jorge Orta 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 .726 0.139 1.08 0.174 -0.035 1.3 2 5
Bobby Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .697 -0.166 1.54 0.000 -0.166 -1.5 2 1
Ron Blomberg DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .676 -0.046 0.96 0.000 -0.046 -0.4
   Junior Moore PH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .745 -0.103 1.42 0.026 -0.129 -0.9 GDP
Lamar Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .716 -0.077 0.84 0.013 -0.090 -0.8 13 0 GDP
Chet Lemon CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .812 -0.058 0.74 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 3 0
Eric Soderholm 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .600 -0.045 0.61 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 1 4
Bill Nahorodny C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .791 0.024 0.66 0.048 -0.024 0.1 4 1
Rich Wortham P
   Rich Hinton P 3
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 1 2 .188 .400 -0.362 1.00 0.376 -0.738 -3.3 27 16
TB: J Orta 2; B Molinaro 2; J Moore; B Nahorodny.
GIDP: L Johnson (7); J Moore (2).
RBI: J Orta (13).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Soderholm-J Orta-L Johnson.
E: E Soderholm (6).
Outfield Assists: B Bonds (L Piniella at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: B Molinaro (4, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Beattie, W (2-0) 5.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 3.60 22 57 0.097 0.96 0.7
Sparky Lyle, S (6) 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 11 2 0 0.266 1.09 2.6
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 2 0 1.00 33 57 2 0 0.363 0.91 3.3

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Wortham, L (1-2) 4.1 10 4 4 1 2 0 3.79 23 28 -0.213 1.33 -2.3
Rich Hinton 4.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.90 14 1 0 0.076 0.21 2.6
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 1 3 0 4.00 37 28 1 0 -0.137 1.00 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 17,569.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 51° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Chicago White Sox
1 Willie Randolph 2B 1 Bob Molinaro LF
2 Roy White LF 2 Don Kessinger SS
3 Thurman Munson C 3 Jorge Orta 2B
4 Reggie Jackson RF 4 Bobby Bonds RF
5 Lou Piniella DH 5 Ron Blomberg DH
6 Chris Chambliss 1B 6 Lamar Johnson 1B
7 Graig Nettles 3B 7 Chet Lemon CF
8 Paul Blair CF 8 Eric Soderholm 3B
9 Bucky Dent SS 9 Bill Nahorodny C
Jim Beattie P Rich Wortham P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-4 0 12- R CHW J. Orta J. Beattie -13% 69% Single to RF; Molinaro Scores; Kessinger to 3B
b6 1-4 1 1-3 OO CHW J. Moore S. Lyle 13% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
t4 1-0 1 123 RR NYY B. Dent R. Wortham 12% 84% Single to LF; Piniella Scores; Chambliss Scores; Nettles to 2B
t4 0-0 0 123 R NYY G. Nettles R. Wortham 9% 79% Single to 1B; Jackson Scores; Piniella to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- NYY C. Chambliss R. Wortham 9% 70% Single to P/Bunt; Jackson to 3B; Piniella to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Rich Wortham facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- NYY W. Randolph R. Wortham 4% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY R. White R. Wortham -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY T. Munson R. Wortham -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Molinaro J. Beattie 2% 47% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW D. Kessinger J. Beattie 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Orta J. Beattie 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Rich Wortham facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY R. Jackson R. Wortham -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- NYY L. Piniella R. Wortham 3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O NYY C. Chambliss R. Wortham -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Piniella to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O NYY G. Nettles R. Wortham -3% 45% Single to RF; Piniella out at Hm/RF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Bonds J. Beattie 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHW R. Blomberg J. Beattie 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- CHW L. Johnson J. Beattie -1% 48% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CHW C. Lemon J. Beattie 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Rich Wortham facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- NYY P. Blair R. Wortham 7% 57% Double to LF
t3 0-0 0 -2- O NYY B. Dent R. Wortham -1% 55% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Blair to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 NYY W. Randolph R. Wortham 2% 58% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-3 O NYY R. White R. Wortham -6% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B; Randolph to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -23 O NYY T. Munson R. Wortham -7% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHW E. Soderholm J. Beattie 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHW B. Nahorodny J. Beattie 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 2 --- CHW B. Molinaro J. Beattie -1% 47% Single to CF
b3 0-0 2 1-- CHW D. Kessinger J. Beattie -1% 46% Molinaro Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O CHW D. Kessinger J. Beattie 4% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Rich Wortham facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- NYY R. Jackson R. Wortham 4% 54% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- NYY L. Piniella R. Wortham 7% 61% Single to RF; Jackson to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- NYY C. Chambliss R. Wortham 9% 70% Single to P/Bunt; Jackson to 3B; Piniella to 2B
t4 0-0 0 123 R NYY G. Nettles R. Wortham 9% 79% Single to 1B; Jackson Scores; Piniella to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
t4 1-0 0 123 O NYY P. Blair R. Wortham -6% 73% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 1 123 RR NYY B. Dent R. Wortham 12% 84% Single to LF; Piniella Scores; Chambliss Scores; Nettles to 2B
t4 3-0 1 12- O NYY W. Randolph R. Wortham -2% 82% Strikeout
t4 3-0 2 12- O NYY R. White R. Wortham -2% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- CHW J. Orta J. Beattie -4% 76% Single to RF
b4 0-3 0 1-- O CHW B. Bonds J. Beattie 4% 79% Flyball: RF
b4 0-3 1 1-- O CHW R. Blomberg J. Beattie 3% 82% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-3 2 1-- O CHW L. Johnson J. Beattie 2% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Rich Wortham facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- O NYY T. Munson R. Wortham -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- NYY R. Jackson R. Wortham 2% 86% Double to RF
t5 3-0 1 -2- R NYY L. Piniella R. Wortham 5% 91% Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Piniella to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Rich Hinton replaces Rich Wortham pitching
t5 4-0 1 -2- O NYY C. Chambliss R. Hinton -1% 90% Strikeout
t5 4-0 2 -2- O NYY G. Nettles R. Hinton -1% 89% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 7-8-9
b5 0-4 0 --- O CHW C. Lemon J. Beattie 2% 91% Flyball: RF
b5 0-4 1 --- O CHW E. Soderholm J. Beattie 1% 92% Flyball: CF
b5 0-4 2 --- O CHW B. Nahorodny J. Beattie 1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Rich Hinton facing 8-9-1
t6 4-0 0 --- O NYY P. Blair R. Hinton -1% 92% Flyball: LF
t6 4-0 1 --- O NYY B. Dent R. Hinton -0% 92% Flyball: CF
t6 4-0 2 --- O NYY W. Randolph R. Hinton -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
b6 0-4 0 --- CHW B. Molinaro J. Beattie -3% 88% Single to RF
b6 0-4 0 1-- CHW D. Kessinger J. Beattie -6% 82% Walk; Molinaro to 2B
b6 0-4 0 12- R CHW J. Orta J. Beattie -13% 69% Single to RF; Molinaro Scores; Kessinger to 3B
b6 1-4 0 1-3 O CHW B. Bonds J. Beattie 8% 77% Strikeout
Sparky Lyle replaces Jim Beattie pitching
Junior Moore pinch hits for Ron Blomberg (DH) batting 5th
b6 1-4 1 1-3 OO CHW J. Moore S. Lyle 13% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Rich Hinton facing 2-3-4
t7 4-1 0 --- O NYY R. White R. Hinton -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-1 1 --- O NYY T. Munson R. Hinton -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t7 4-1 2 --- O NYY R. Jackson R. Hinton -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 6-7-8
b7 1-4 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson S. Lyle 3% 91% Lineout: 2B
b7 1-4 1 --- O CHW C. Lemon S. Lyle 2% 93% Flyball: RF
b7 1-4 2 --- O CHW E. Soderholm S. Lyle 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Rich Hinton facing 5-6-7
t8 4-1 0 --- O NYY L. Piniella R. Hinton -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t8 4-1 1 --- O NYY C. Chambliss R. Hinton -0% 92% Lineout: 3B
t8 4-1 2 --- O NYY G. Nettles R. Hinton -0% 92% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
b8 1-4 0 --- CHW B. Nahorodny S. Lyle -5% 87% Single to LF
Alan Bannister pinch hits for Bob Molinaro (LF) batting 1st
b8 1-4 0 1-- O CHW A. Bannister S. Lyle 3% 91% Groundout: P-1B; Nahorodny to 2B
b8 1-4 1 -2- O CHW D. Kessinger S. Lyle 4% 94% Flyball: 2B
b8 1-4 2 -2- O CHW J. Orta S. Lyle 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Rich Hinton facing 8-9-1
Alan Bannister moves from PH to LF
t9 4-1 0 --- O NYY P. Blair R. Hinton -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t9 4-1 1 --- O NYY B. Dent R. Hinton -0% 96% Flyball: SS
t9 4-1 2 --- O NYY W. Randolph R. Hinton -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 4-5-6
b9 1-4 0 --- O CHW B. Bonds S. Lyle 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-4 1 --- CHW J. Moore S. Lyle -3% 96% Single to LF
b9 1-4 1 1-- OO CHW L. Johnson S. Lyle 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, White Sox 1.

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