Scattering seven hits, Britt Burns pitched the White Sox to a 2-1 decision over the Rangers. The White Sox scored in the second inning on a double by Todd Cruz and broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth with a homer by Bob Molinaro. The Rangers' Buddy Bell cracked a fourth-inning double, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      15, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro dh           3   1   1   1     1   0   .289      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Morrison 2b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .248      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .249
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .300
  Squires pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Nordhagen lf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .291      Zisk rf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .287
Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .267      Ellis dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Baines rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .258        Sample pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   3   .172      Putnam 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Seilheimer c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .182      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Cruz ss               3   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Harrelson ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .248
  Bosley ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237        Roberts ph,ss       1   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Pryor ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   7   2     2  13             Totals               30   1   7   1     0   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 13,777
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Rangers 4
DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Harrelson 2
Doubles: Cruz (5), Seilheimer (2), Wills (17), Bell (15)
Home Runs: Molinaro (4)
Stolen Bases: Molinaro (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosley (1), Wills (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (4)
GIDP: Sundberg (9), Putnam (7)
Hit by Pitch: Molinaro (5,by Jenkins)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns W(10-7)           9     7   1   1   0   2   0  32   2.64
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   2   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(7-8)          8     7   2   2   1  13   1  35   3.61
Kern                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.44
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2  13   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (2)
Wild Pitches: Jenkins (3)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Rick Reed


WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro was hit by a pitch; Morrison singled to
left [Molinaro to second]; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Molinaro
to third, Morrison to second]; L. Johnson flied out to center;
Nordhagen struck out; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Rivers lined to center; Wills doubled to left;
Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines singled to right; Bell struck out;
Seilheimer struck out; Cruz doubled to center [Baines scored];
Molinaro grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk made an out to second; Ellis flied out to
left; Putnam grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Nordhagen struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrelson
struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon struck out; Baines grounded out (first
unassisted); Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to right; Bell doubled to left [Oliver to third]; Zisk
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Oliver scored]; Ellis made an out
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Seilheimer was called out on strikes; Cruz struck
out; Molinaro homered; Morrison singled to left; L. Johnson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam singled to center; Sundberg grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Putnam out at second];
Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Lemon
singled to left; Rangers Manager Pat Corrales ejected by 1B
umpire Fred Spenn arguing a failed pick off by the Rangers on
Chet Lemon; Baines struck out; Bell reached on an error by
Harrelson [Lemon to second]; Seilheimer flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Rivers singled to left; Wills out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rivers to second]; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Molinaro
flied out to right; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk struck out; Ellis singled to left; SAMPLE RAN
FOR ELLIS; Putnam grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Sample out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SAMPLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); L. Johnson
reached on an error by Harrelson [L. Johnson to first]; SQUIRES
RAN FOR L. JOHNSON; Nordhagen struck out; Lemon walked [Squires
to second]; Baines flied out to center; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); ROBERTS BATTED FOR HARRELSON;
Roberts singled to left; Rivers grounded out (second to first)
[Roberts to second]; Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Seilheimer
doubled to center; KERN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); BOSLEY
BATTED FOR CRUZ; Bosley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Seilheimer to third]; Molinaro was walked intentionally;
Molinaro stole second; Morrison lined to second; Squires flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: PRYOR REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING SS); Oliver lined to
center; Bell flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.