A homer by Wayne Nordhagen in the seventh inning for his third RBI of the game provided the White Sox with their deciding run in a 5-4 victory over the Orioles. Nordhagen drove in one run with a double in the first and another with an infield out in the second. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Friday, July      11, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  7  1
White Sox    2  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 12  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .321      Molinaro dh           4   2   2   1     1   0   .294
Kelly dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Morrison 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Singleton rf          3   1   1   0     2   0   .293      Nordhagen lf          4   2   2   3     0   0   .304
Murray 1b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .281      L. Johnson 1b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .271
Lowenstein lf         5   1   3   1     0   0   .265        Squires pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Graham c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
  Belanger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Baines rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .259
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .176
Dauer 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .277      Seilheimer c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .326        Kimm c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Garcia ss             2   0   0   1     1   1   .220      Cruz ss               3   1   1   0     0   1   .257
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   4     9   5             Totals               35   5  12   5     1   5

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 28,457
Left on Base: Orioles 13, White Sox 9
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Dauer, Morrison, Cruz
Doubles: Murray (17), Lowenstein (2), Nordhagen (13), Cruz (4), Morrison (26)
Home Runs: Murray (14), Nordhagen (11)
Stolen Bases: Garcia (6), Lowenstein (2)
Caught Stealing: Squires (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Garcia (2)
GIDP: Crowley (5)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(8-6)           6.1  11   5   5   0   3   1  31   3.20
Stewart                 1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.03
Totals                  8    12   5   5   1   5   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson                  4.2   3   1   1   8   4   0  26   3.67
Proly W(1-3)            2.1   2   2   2   0   1   1   9   2.70
Farmer SV(18)           2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.05
Totals                  9     7   4   4   9   5   1  44

Passed Balls: Graham (1)
Hit by Pitch: Palmer (2)
Wild Pitches: Dotson (4)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly was
called out on strikes; Singleton walked; Murray popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro singled to right; Morrison out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Molinaro to second]; Nordhagen
doubled to right [Molinaro scored]; L. Johnson singled to left
[Nordhagen scored]; Lemon popped to catcher in foul territory;
Baines singled to right [L. Johnson to second]; Bell flied out
to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Lowenstein singled to right; Graham flied out to
left; DeCinces singled to left [Lowenstein to second]; Dauer
walked [Lowenstein to third, DeCinces to second]; Garcia hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Lowenstein scored, DeCinces to third];
Bumbry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Seilheimer struck out; Cruz doubled; Molinaro
singled to right [Cruz scored]; Morrison doubled to left
[Molinaro to third]; Nordhagen grounded out (second to first)
[Molinaro scored]; L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Kelly flied out to center; Singleton walked; Murray
reached on an error by Morrison [Singleton to second];
Lowenstein flied out to left; Graham grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Baines
struck out; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to left; Dauer grounded out
(third to first); Garcia walked; Garcia stole second; Bumbry
walked; Kelly walked [Garcia to third, Bumbry to second];
Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Seilheimer popped to shortstop; Cruz was hit by a
pitch; Molinaro flied out to right; Morrison flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: KIMM REPLACED SEILHEIMER (PLAYING C ); Murray was
called out on strikes; Lowenstein singled to right; Lowenstein
stole second; Graham struck out; DeCinces walked; Dotson threw a
wild pitch [Lowenstein to third, DeCinces to second]; Dauer
walked; PROLY REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING); Garcia struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen flied out to right; L. Johnson flied
out to center; Lemon popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry popped to shortstop; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); Singleton singled to center; Murray homered
[Singleton scored]; Lowenstein grounded out (first to pitcher);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Baines grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bell singled to left; Kimm singled to right [Bell to third];
Cruz struck out; Molinaro flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Graham flied out to center; DeCinces popped to
first; Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
3, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen homered; L. Johnson singled to center; SQUIRES RAN FOR
L. JOHNSON; STEWART REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Squires was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Lemon struck out but
advanced to first on a passed ball; Baines was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FARMER
REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Garcia grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bumbry walked; Kelly flied out to center; Singleton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox
5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bell singled to center; Kimm forced Bell (third
to second) [Kimm to second (error by Dauer)]; Cruz popped to
third; Molinaro was walked intentionally; Morrison grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, White Sox 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray doubled to right; Lowenstein doubled [Murray
scored]; Graham reached on an error by Cruz [Lowenstein stayed
at second]; BELANGER RAN FOR GRAHAM; DeCinces flied out to left;
CROWLEY BATTED FOR DAUER; Crowley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Belanger out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 5.