Combining on a six-hitter, Doc Medich and Sparky Lyle hurled the Rangers to a 5-1 triumph over the White Sox. The Rangers registered three runs in the second inning. Buddy Bell smacked a leadoff double and scored on a single by John Ellis.

Richie Zisk followed with a two-bagger that plated Ellis and he later came home as Pepe Frias grounded into a double play. A sacrifice fly by Ellis drove in a fifth-inning run and the final marker came in the sixth frame on a double by Frias. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       11, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0
Rangers      0  3  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington rf         4   0   1   1     0   1   .311      Rivers cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .308
Bosley cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Lemon ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Molinaro lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .364        Norris lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Bannister ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .352
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Ellis 1b              2   1   1   2     0   0   .273
Nordhagen dh          2   0   0   0     0   1   .356        Putnam 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
  Baines ph,dh        2   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Zisk dh               4   1   2   1     0   1   .235
Morrison 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Sample rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .206
Moore 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     2   1   .273
Kimm c                1   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Frias ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
  Chappas ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pryor ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foley ph,c          1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   6             Totals               30   5   9   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 17,849
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Rangers 6
DP: White Sox 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Bell (10), Zisk 2 (3), Frias (3)
Triples: Washington (2)
Stolen Bases: Sample (2)
Caught Stealing: Wills (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Ellis (1)
GIDP: Molinaro (1), Pryor (3), Frias (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham L(3-1)          4.2   7   4   4   4   1   0  23   4.55
Proly                   3.1   2   1   1   0   5   0  12   1.45
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   6   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(3-0)           7.1   6   1   1   1   4   0  28   3.76
Lyle                    1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.79
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Deegan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Washington struck out; Bosley singled to center;
Molinaro grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bosley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Wills forced Rivers
(shortstop to second); Wills was caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop); Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson singled to right; Nordhagen flied out
to center; Morrison flied out to right; Moore forced L. Johnson
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell doubled to left; Ellis singled to right [Bell
scored, Ellis to second (on throw to home)]; Zisk doubled to
right [Ellis scored]; Sample walked; Sundberg walked [Zisk to
third, Sample to second]; Frias grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Zisk scored, Sample to third,
Sundberg out at second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kimm walked; Pryor grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kimm out at second]; Washington
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Molinaro
reached on an error by Wills; L. Johnson flied out to right;
Nordhagen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis flied out to center; Zisk doubled to center;
Sample lined to second; Sundberg walked; Frias struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
flied to right in foul territory; Kimm grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers singled to shortstop; Wills singled to left
[Rivers to second]; Oliver made an out to first [Wills to
second, Rivers to third]; Bell was walked intentionally; Ellis
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; PROLY REPLACED
WORTHAM (PITCHING); Zisk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Pryor grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); Bosley flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Sample singled to center; Sample stole second;
Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Sample to third]; Frias
doubled to center [Sample scored]; Rivers struck out; Wills
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers
5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: PUTNAM REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Molinaro
singled to center; L. Johnson was called out on strikes; BAINES
BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Baines singled to center [Molinaro to
third]; Morrison popped to catcher in foul territory; Moore
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: BAINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oliver struck
out; Bell flied out to right; Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: NORRIS REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING LF); CHAPPAS
BATTED FOR KIMM; Chappas struck out; FOLEY BATTED FOR PRYOR;
Foley singled to center; Washington tripled to center [Foley
scored]; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); LEMON BATTED FOR
BOSLEY; Lemon struck out; BANNISTER BATTED FOR MOLINARO;
Bannister flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: LEMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BANNISTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CHAPPAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FOLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Zisk struck out; Sample grounded
out (third to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: L. Johnson lined to second; Baines lined to
shortstop; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Rangers 5.