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.

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