Ranking the Left Fielders Joe DiMaggio once said that it “wasn’t possible to describe just how great Stan Musial was.” Musial was “The Man” in St. Louis, leading the Cardinals to pennants in four of his first five seasons, winning three Most Valuable Player awards and seven batting titles. He ranks at the…
Roy White Position: Leftfielder Bats: Both • Throws: Right 5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg) Born: December 27, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA High School: Centennial HS (Compton, CA) Debut: September 7, 1965 (12,417th in major league history) vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 27, 1979 vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB Full Name: Roy Hilton White Twitter: @RoyWhite_6…
New York stays a game ahead of the Red Sox by edging Cleveland, 7 – 5. The Yankees get home runs from Chris Chambliss, Roy White, Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles.
Before 54,940 at Yankee Stadium, Roy White launches a dramatic two-out two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Yanks a 5 – 5 tie with the Red Sox, and New York scores in the next inning on Reggie Jackson’s bases-loaded single to win, 6 – 5. White’s key hit comes after Bill Campbell retires the first two Yankees in the 9th and then Willie Randolph triples to bring up Bobby Murcer. Sparky Lyle picks up the win, handing Boston their first loss in eight games. With homers from Carl Yastrzemski, Butch Hobson and George Scott, the Sox set a major-league record of 33 homers in 10 games.
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