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Sunday April 27, 1980
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Tommy John tossed a six-hitter and Willie Randolph knocked in a run as the Yankees shaded the White Sox, 1-0. The Yanks scored in the fifth inning. Graig Nettles and Rick Cerone singled and were sacrificed along by Fred Stanley. Randolph followed with a single to plate Nettles. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 1, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 27, 1980 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuntz cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .222      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Bannister lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Jones cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .250
Nordhagen rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .400      Jackson rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .185
  Molinaro pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .378      Piniella lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .132
Lemon dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .274        Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Morrison 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Soderholm dh          3   0   1   0     0   1   .188
Kimm c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .234
Pryor ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Cerone c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .222
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .056      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     0   5             Totals               28   1   6   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 20,431
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Yankees 5
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Stanley
Doubles: Lemon (4), Soderholm (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (3)
Caught Stealing: Bannister (2), Cerone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (1), Stanley (1)
GIDP: Lemon (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns L(2-1)            8     6   1   1   1   6   0  30   0.42
Totals                  8     6   1   1   1   6   0  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(3-0)             9     6   0   0   0   5   0  32   2.03
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


WHITE SOX 1ST: 30 minute rain delay before start of game;
Kuntz was called out on strikes; Bannister flied out to right;
Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to center; Jones was called out
on strikes; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lemon doubled to left; Morrison grounded out (third to first);
Kimm singled to third [Lemon to third]; Pryor struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Piniella walked;
Soderholm doubled to left [Piniella to third]; Nettles struck
out; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuntz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
flied out to left; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Johnson was called out on strikes; Lemon singled to shortstop;
Morrison forced Lemon (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Jackson singled to
center; Piniella forced Jackson (third to second) [Piniella to
first]; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kimm reached on an error by Stanley [Kimm to
first]; Pryor out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kimm to
second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuntz struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to right; Cerone singled to third
[Nettles to second]; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Nettles to third, Cerone to second]; Randolph singled
to right [Nettles scored, Cerone to third]; Randolph stole
second; Jones struck out; Watson flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister singled to third; Bannister was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second);
Nordhagen flied out to center; L. Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson flied out to center; Piniella flied out to
right; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison
singled to right; Kimm forced Morrison (second to shortstop)
[Kimm to first]; Pryor forced Kimm (third to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Cerone
singled to third; Cerone was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Stanley made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BROWN REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Bell flied
out to center; Kuntz struck out; Bannister grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
grounded out (first unassisted); Watson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nordhagen grounded out (pitcher to first); L.
Johnson singled to third; MOLINARO RAN FOR L. JOHNSON; Lemon
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Molinaro out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 1.



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