Rich Wortham and Ed Farmer combined on a four-hitter as the White Sox trimmed the Royals, 2-0. The White Sox scored their first run in the second inning on a double by Chet Lemon and single by Wayne Nordhagen. Junior Moore singled home the other run in the eighth. Farmer recorded his league-leading eighth save with two innings of one-hit relief. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       6, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bannister lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
White 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Moore 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .188
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .050      Morrison 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      L. Johnson 1b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .329
Porter dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Squires 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Wathan c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .412      Lemon cf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Nordhagen dh          3   0   1   1     0   0   .367
Chalk 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Baines rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Detherage rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kimm c                2   0   1   0     1   0   .298
  G. Brett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Chappas pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .208
  Hurdle rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Foley c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Washington ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Pryor ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   0   4   0     3   3             Totals               28   2   7   2     2   0

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  7,938
Left on Base: Royals 4, White Sox 5
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Baines
Doubles: Lemon (6)
Stolen Bases: Morrison (1)
Caught Stealing: L. Johnson (2), Lemon (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (2)
GIDP: Aikens (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(3-2)             7.2   7   2   2   2   0   0  30   1.84
Quisenberry             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.93
Totals                  8     7   2   2   2   0   0  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham W(3-0)          7     3   0   0   3   2   0  24   3.96
Farmer SV(8)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.27
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   3   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White flied
out to center; McRae singled to center [McRae out at second
(center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to right; Moore flied out to
center; Morrison made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); Wathan
grounded out (third to first); Aikens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson lined to center; Lemon doubled to
left; Nordhagen singled to center [Lemon scored, Nordhagen to
second (on throw to home)]; Baines grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Nordhagen to third]; Kimm lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Chalk struck out; Detherage flied out to right;
Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor lined to center; Bannister flied out to
right; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson flied out to right; White flied out to right;
McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Morrison lined to left; L. Johnson walked; L.
Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Lemon
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to left; Wathan singled to center;
Aikens singled to right [Wathan to third (error by Baines)];
Chalk walked [Aikens to second]; Detherage lined into a double
play (second unassisted) [Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen made an out to shortstop; Baines flied
out to left; Kimm walked; Pryor lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); White walked; McRae flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moore grounded out (second to first); Morrison singled to left;
Morrison stole second; L. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; Wathan walked; Aikens
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon singled to left; Lemon was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Nordhagen
popped to second in foul territory; Baines popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: SQUIRES REPLACED L. JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); FARMER
REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); Chalk lined to right; G. BRETT
BATTED FOR DETHERAGE; G. Brett grounded out (second to first);
Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HURDLE REPLACED G. BRETT (PLAYING RF); Kimm
singled to center; CHAPPAS RAN FOR KIMM; Pryor out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Chappas to second];
Bannister grounded out (third to first); Moore singled to left
[Chappas scored]; Morrison singled to right [Moore to third];
QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Squires forced Morrison
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 2.

ROYALS 9TH: FOLEY REPLACED CHAPPAS (PLAYING C ); Wilson singled
to right; BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Braun made an out to
shortstop; McRae grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to
second]; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, White Sox 2.