Jim Kern pitched 5 2/3 hitless innings and was rewarded with a victory for his superb relief work when the Rangers defeated the White Sox, 6-4. Rusty Staub came through with the game-winning hit, driving in two runs with a single in the eighth inning, to share the laurels with Kern. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    3  2  0  -   6  8  1
White Sox    0  3  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .311      Molinaro dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Wills 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Morrison 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .266
Oliver lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      L. Johnson 1b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .275
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .329      Nordhagen lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Staub dh              4   1   1   2     0   0   .326      Lemon cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .272
Putnam 1b             3   1   1   1     1   1   .288      Baines rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Grubb rf              2   1   1   0     0   0   .303      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .197
  Sample ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Squires ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Roberts ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Seilheimer c          3   1   1   1     1   1   .242
Sundberg c            4   0   1   2     0   0   .256      Pryor ss              2   0   1   2     0   0   .262
Frias ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norris ph,rf        1   0   0   1     0   0   .234        Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Comer p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     3   3             Totals               30   4   7   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 22,491
Left on Base: Rangers 5, White Sox 4
DP: Rangers 4, White Sox 1
Errors: Putnam, Bell
Doubles: Oliver (23), Nordhagen (15), Pryor (13)
Triples: Grubb (1), Seilheimer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Norris (4)
GIDP: L. Johnson (8), Baines (9), Morrison (8), Nordhagen (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Comer                   3.1   7   4   2   1   0   0  17   7.99
Kern W(3-11)            5.2   0   0   0   3   4   0  18   5.18
Totals                  9     7   4   2   4   4   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson                  6.1   3   4   4   1   2   0  24   4.19
Hoffman                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.09
Farmer L(6-5)           2.2   4   2   2   2   1   0  13   3.10
Totals                  9     8   6   6   3   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dale Ford


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro popped to first; Morrison walked; L.
Johnson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Morrison out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell struck out (catcher to first); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen doubled; Lemon singled to center
[Nordhagen scored]; Baines grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at second]; Bell singled to
left; Seilheimer reached on an error by Putnam [Bell to third,
Seilheimer to second]; Pryor doubled to left [Bell scored
(unearned), Seilheimer scored (unearned)]; Molinaro grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb tripled to center; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first) [Grubb scored]; Frias grounded out (third to
first); Rivers made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Morrison singled to third; L. Johnson
flied out to center; Nordhagen made an out to second; Lemon
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox
3.

RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell reached on an error by
Bell [Bell to first]; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Baines singled to left; Bell flied out to left;
Seilheimer tripled to left [Baines scored]; KERN REPLACED COMER
(PITCHING); Pryor grounded out (third to first); Molinaro
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Putnam grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied
out to center; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison grounded out (second to first); L.
Johnson struck out; Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Frias grounded out (third to first); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Wills grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon made an out to shortstop; Baines flied out
to left; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
White Sox 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver doubled to right; Bell walked; Staub forced
Bell (first to shortstop) [Oliver to third]; Putnam singled to
center [Oliver scored, Staub to second]; HOFFMAN REPLACED DOTSON
(PITCHING); SAMPLE BATTED FOR GRUBB; Sample singled to left
[Staub to third, Putnam to second]; FARMER REPLACED HOFFMAN
(PITCHING); Sundberg singled to right [Staub scored, Putnam to
third, Sample to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR FRIAS; Norris
sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Putnam scored,
Sample out at home (center to shortstop to second to first to
catcher to third)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox
4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS
REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING SS); Seilheimer walked; Pryor out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Seilheimer to second];
Molinaro was walked intentionally; Morrison grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Molinaro out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Rivers singled to center; Wills singled to right
[Rivers to third]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wills
to second]; Bell struck out; Staub singled to center [Rivers
scored, Wills scored]; Putnam walked [Staub to second]; Roberts
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: L. Johnson walked; Nordhagen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [L. Johnson out at
second]; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Norris
flied out to center; Rivers walked; Wills forced Rivers
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Baines struck out; SQUIRES BATTED FOR BELL;
Squires flied out to center; Seilheimer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, White Sox 4.