The White Sox spoiled the comeback attempt of Steve Busby by pounding the erstwhile All-Star pitcher for six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings en route to a 6-1 victory over the Royals. Busby, coming back from the minors, made his first start since last August 3.

The White Sox broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning, loading the bases and scoring two runs on grounders by Greg Pryor and Bob Molinaro. Three tallies followed in the fifth, two coming in on a double by Kevin Bell. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      22, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro dh           4   0   0   1     1   0   .283      Washington ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Morrison 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .261      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
L. Johnson 1b         5   0   2   1     0   1   .275      G. Brett 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .377
  Squires pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Nordhagen rf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .290      Wathan lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .305
Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .272      Porter c              3   0   2   0     1   0   .278
Bosley lf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .250      Aikens 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Bell 3b               3   1   1   2     1   0   .193      Hurdle rf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .307
Seilheimer c          4   0   1   1     0   2   .233      Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Pryor ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .259      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   6     3   5             Totals               35   1  11   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 28,891
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Royals 8
DP: White Sox 3, Royals 1
Errors: Bell, Hurdle
Doubles: Pryor (12), Bell (5), Washington (10)
Caught Stealing: McRae (1)
GIDP: Bosley (4), Washington (10), White (9), Aikens (12)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(5-10)           7     8   1   0   1   4   0  28   3.51
Proly                   2     3   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.87
Totals                  9    11   1   0   1   4   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(0-1)            4.2   9   6   6   3   2   0  25  10.03
Pattin                  4.1   3   0   0   0   3   0  16   4.32
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Shulock


WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted);
Morrison struck out; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Washington doubled to right; White grounded out
(third to first); G. Brett lined to right [Washington to third];
McRae reached on an error by Bell [Washington scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Wathan singled to center [McRae to third]; Porter
forced Wathan (second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen singled to right; Lemon walked
[Nordhagen to second]; Bosley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nordhagen to third, Lemon out at
second]; Bell lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens singled to left; Hurdle singled to center
[Aikens to second]; Torres forced Hurdle (second to shortstop);
Washington grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Torres out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Seilheimer flied out to center; Pryor doubled to
left; Molinaro walked; Morrison popped to shortstop in foul
territory; L. Johnson singled to right [Pryor scored, Molinaro
to second]; Nordhagen lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out
(first unassisted); McRae singled to left; McRae was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to left; Bosley singled to right
[Lemon to second]; Bell walked [Lemon to third, Bosley to
second]; Seilheimer struck out; Pryor singled to left [Lemon
scored, Bosley to third, Bell to second]; Molinaro grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bosley scored, Bell to third, Pryor to
second]; Morrison grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan struck out; Porter walked; Aikens popped to
third in foul territory; Hurdle was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: L. Johnson grounded out (second to first);
Nordhagen singled to left; Lemon flied out to center; Bosley
singled to right [Nordhagen to third, Bosley to second (error by
Hurdle)]; Bell doubled to center [Nordhagen scored, Bosley
scored]; PATTIN REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Seilheimer singled to
right [Bell scored]; Pryor flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Torres struck out; Washington singled to center;
White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Washington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Royals 1.

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

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett flied out to right; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wathan singled to left; Porter singled to
right [Wathan to third]; Aikens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Lemon
struck out; Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle struck out; Torres grounded out (second to
first); Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Seilheimer
struck out; Pryor lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: PROLY REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); White grounded out
(pitcher to first); G. Brett singled to right; McRae forced G.
Brett (shortstop to second); Wathan grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Molinaro flied out to left; Morrison singled to
left; L. Johnson singled to left [Morrison to second]; SQUIRES
RAN FOR L. JOHNSON; Nordhagen flied out to right; Lemon flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Porter singled
to center; Aikens grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Porter out at second]; Hurdle singled to
right; Torres grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 1.