Ruppert Jones slammed a bases-loaded homer in the 10th inning to power the Yankees to an 8-4 decision over the White Sox. The game was tied, 4-4. when Aurelio Rodriguez drew a one-out walk and moved to third on a pinch-single by Jim Spencer. After Willie Randolph was walked intentionally, Jones delivered the first grand slam of his career on a 3-2 pitch. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    12, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  1  0    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  -   4 14  4
Yankees      0  0  1    2  0  1    0  0  0    4  -   8 13  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sutherland lf         5   0   3   1     0   0   .625      Randolph 2b           5   2   3   0     1   0   .292
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .274      Jones cf              6   1   1   4     0   1   .224
Squires 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Nordhagen rf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Jackson rf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .298
Molinaro dh           5   2   4   1     0   0   .301      Soderholm dh          3   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Morrison 2b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .271        Murcer ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Pryor 3b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .255      Cerone c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .280
  Baines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Piniella lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .261
  Bell 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .181        Gamble ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .225
Borgmann c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Rodriguez 3b          3   2   2   0     1   0   .209
Cruz ss               4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Dent ss               4   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .230
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .210
                                                          Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  14   4     0   6             Totals               41   8  13   6     4   2

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 27,883
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 11
DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Squires, Pryor, Cruz, Trout
Doubles: Cruz (7), Randolph (16)
Triples: Nordhagen (4), Molinaro (3)
Home Runs: Jones (9)
Stolen Bases: Morrison (8)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (2), Rodriguez (2), Soderholm (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Pryor (5), Borgmann (1)
GIDP: Squires (2), Jones (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout                   6.1  10   4   2   1   2   0  32   3.46
Farmer L(6-6)           3     3   4   4   3   0   1  15   3.46
Totals                  9.1  13   8   6   4   2   1  47

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5    10   4   4   0   4   0  23   5.13
Bird W(3-0)             5     4   0   0   0   2   0  18   1.80
Totals                 10    14   4   4   0   6   0  41

Passed Balls: Borgmann (1)
Wild Pitches: Trout (4)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc


WHITE SOX 1ST: Sutherland lined to second; Lemon struck out;
Squires struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (first unassisted); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to second;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen flied to center; Molinaro singled to
center; Morrison singled to right [Molinaro to third]; Pryor hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Molinaro scored]; Morrison stole
second; Borgmann popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Soderholm popped to shortstop; Cerone grounded out
(second to first); Piniella singled to second; Rodriguez singled
to shortstop [Piniella to second]; Dent popped to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Cruz flied to right; Sutherland singled to right;
Sutherland was picked off first (pitcher to first); Lemon struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to left; Randolph was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Trout [Randolph to second];
Jones struck out; Borgmann allowed a passed ball [Randolph to
third]; Watson walked; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Randolph scored (unearned), Watson to second]; Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires flied to right; Nordhagen flied to
center; Molinaro singled to left; Morrison singled to shortstop
[Molinaro to second]; Pryor popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Cerone singled to left; Piniella singled to center
[Cerone to second]; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Cerone to third, Piniella to second]; Dent reached on
an error by Cruz [Cerone scored, Piniella to third, Dent to
second]; Trout threw a wild pitch [Piniella scored (unearned),
Dent to third]; Randolph grounded out (second to first); Jones
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Borgmann singled to left; Cruz doubled to right
[Borgmann to third]; Sutherland singled to second [Borgmann
scored, Cruz to third]; Lemon struck out; Squires grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sutherland out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm reached on an error
by Pryor; Cerone singled to center [Soderholm to third];
Piniella flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen tripled to center; Molinaro tripled to
right [Nordhagen scored]; BIRD REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
Morrison singled to pitcher [Molinaro stayed at third]; Pryor
popped to second; Borgmann hit a sacrifice fly to left [Molinaro
scored]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Dent reached on an error
by Squires [Rodriguez to second]; Randolph singled to right
[Rodriguez to third, Dent to second]; Jones grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez scored (no
RBI), Dent to third, Randolph out at second]; Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Sutherland singled to center; Lemon out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sutherland to second];
Squires flied to left; Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson singled to right; Soderholm out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jackson to second]; FARMER
REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Cerone grounded out (third to first);
GAMBLE BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Gamble was walked intentionally;
Rodriguez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
4, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Molinaro
singled to center; Morrison grounded out (second to first)
[Molinaro to second]; BAINES BATTED FOR PRYOR; Baines struck
out; Borgmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: BELL REPLACED BAINES (PLAYING 3B); Dent popped to
first in foul territory; Randolph doubled; Jones flied to left;
Watson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Cruz struck out; Sutherland grounded out (pitcher
to first); Lemon singled to pitcher; Lemon was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); MURCER
BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cerone popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Squires
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Molinaro flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 10TH: Gamble grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
walked; SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; Spencer singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; STANLEY RAN FOR SPENCER; Randolph was
walked intentionally [Stanley to second]; Jones homered
[Rodriguez scored, Stanley scored, Randolph scored]; 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 8.