Making his first major league start, Lamarr Hoyt came out a winner when Harold Baines hit a homer in the ninth inning to break a tie and give the White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Rangers in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. Ricky Seilheimer had knotted the count, hitting his first major league homer in the seventh. The second game ended in a 1-1 tie when rain forced the stoppage of play in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      26, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4  8  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Squires 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Morrison 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .269
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Molinaro lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .280
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .331      L. Johnson dh         4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Staub dh              4   1   3   1     0   0   .335      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Norris pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Baines rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .253
Putnam 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Grubb rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .295      Seilheimer c          2   1   1   1     1   0   .257
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Pryor ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Frias ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Hoyt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   1     1   5             Totals               30   4   8   4     3   1

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Rangers 7, White Sox 5
DP: Rangers 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Morrison, Pryor
Doubles: Putnam (11), Staub (15)
Home Runs: Seilheimer (1), Baines (8)
Stolen Bases: Norris (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (12)
GIDP: Oliver (7), Baines (10), Pryor (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(8-9)          8     8   4   4   3   1   2  33   3.50
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   1   2  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hoyt W(3-0)             9     9   3   1   1   5   0  37   3.62
Totals                  9     9   3   1   1   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Jenkins (4)

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


RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Rivers singled to shortstop; Wills struck
out; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires singled to right; Morrison singled to
left [Squires to third]; Molinaro singled to right [Squires
scored, Morrison to third]; L. Johnson singled to left [Morrison
scored, Molinaro to second]; Lemon forced L. Johnson (third to
second) [Molinaro to third]; Baines grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at second]; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Staub singled to center;
Putnam doubled to right [Staub to third]; Grubb was called out
on strikes; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell flied out to left; Seilheimer walked; Pryor
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Seilheimer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Frias made an out to second; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires popped to shortstop in foul territory; On
a bunt Morrison singled to third; Molinaro popped to first; L.
Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
singled to center; Staub doubled to left [Bell scored]; Putnam
grounded out (second to first) [Staub to third]; Grubb walked;
Sundberg reached on an error by Pryor [Staub scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Grubb to second]; Frias struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon made an out to second; Baines made an out
to shortstop; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
White Sox 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Rivers singled to left; Wills out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Rivers to second]; Oliver flied out to
center; Bell singled to second [Rivers scored (error by
Morrison) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Staub flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Seilheimer flied out to left; Pryor popped to
first; Squires singled to center; Morrison walked [Squires to
second]; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Squires to third, Morrison
to second]; Molinaro walked; L. Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Putnam made an out to second; Grubb flied out to
center; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Baines
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (second to first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Seilheimer homered; Pryor flied out to center;
Squires grounded out (first unassisted); Morrison flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to left; NORRIS
RAN FOR STAUB; Norris stole second; Putnam grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Molinaro
popped to catcher in foul territory; L. Johnson flied out to
center; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Grubb was called out on strikes; Sundberg grounded
out (shortstop to first); Frias singled to center; Rivers flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Baines homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
White Sox 4.