Roy White

Last year in 15 games, they played before 612,937, an average of 40,000-plus per date.

And as members of the New York Yankees, Roy White and Willie Randolph, jog in the outfield, the pitchers loosen up in their respective bullpens.

Let's take a look at the starting lineup for today's ballgame.

For the Boston Red Sox, leading off playing shortstop, Rick Burleson.

Greg Nettles is three for 14 in this series.

We'll play third base and bet seven.

In the eighth slot in left field, Roy White.

White five for 11.

Bobby Mercer in center field, hitting third.

In the cleanup spot in left field, Roy White.

Felipe Alou will be at first base, batting fifth.

The right fielder batting sixth, Johnny Callison.

Flies out to Rudy.

One down.

It will bring up Roy White, the Yankee left fielder, with a batting average of 259.

You know, this is, look at this, Bill.

Del Alston, one of the reserves.

Rivers, Roy White.

And the bullpen gets going now for Kansas City.

Willie Randolph stops at second.

Richie Jackson's gone.

He's out of the game.

He did not go out defensively, but he's got Roy White, who's steady.

Fred Stanley, George Siebert, infielder.

Coach Farmer being careful with Mickey, walks him.

And now here's Roy White, who's batting fourth for the first time this year.

Roy leading the American League in hitting, batting at .428.

Mantle, incidentally, was batting at .255 with three home runs and six RBIs.

Here's Roy White.

Two doubles, a home run, five RBIs, six stolen bases.

Madeline first.

White will bunt.

Man on first for New York.

Nobody down, and it'll be Roy White, the Swiss batter.

Roy, one of the top hitters in the first two games, hitting .375.

That's three for eight.

White digging in now, waiting on a track two delivery from Hasler.

Rivers, though wittily, doesn't go.

The pick is wide, and the count is 1-2 now on Roy White.

Brett Griefer at third base with two strikes on the batter.

If Rivers does not get on base, the Yankees have a lot of double-scoring runs.

And here's switch hitter Roy White.

286 hitter on the air for the Yankees.

He fakes a punt, takes a strike.

And Lee Weier at right.

The one-strike pitch is low.

One ball, one strike on Roy White.

Roy was one for four yesterday.

His tenth and eleven for the Yankees.

And Roy White had one for the Yankees.

His tenth.

Second game in Yankee Stadium is in the seventh inning.

The Yankees won a doubleheader from California, winning 10-1 in the first game and 9-3 in the second.

A route-going performance by Catfish in the first game and the same by Ed Figueroa in the nightcap.

Chambliss, two homers in the first game, and also Roy White and Reggie Jackson, two homers in the nightcap.

The Red Sox beat Seattle 7-2 for Rick Wise, Jim Rice, in his 30th.

They had Hal Chase back in the early 1900s.

Career, 248, but now Roy White had 233.

And Maisel had 183, but Rizzuto had 149.

Lazzari, 147.

Not only was he a great ballplayer, but – You know, a class gentleman of the Yankees back in the 70s and 80s.

We got Mr. Roy White with us.

Roy, thanks for being on the show with us tonight.

Yeah, I actually go back to the 60s, Dom.

Yeah.

And I mean, that's that is something I would, if you don't mind, I would like to ask you, you know, there was there was a lot you and Dom were right there when there was some some real, let's say, tense moments, obviously, obviously, with Billy Martin and Penella and Reggie and everything.

You know, what was it like for you, Roy White, who at least to us fans, to us lay people, you seem like a cool, calm, collected, as Dom just said, gentlemanly kind of to be surrounded by.

I mean, goose gotchas is a nut job.