Dave Stapleton drove in two runs and scored two to lead the attack of the Red Sox in an 8-5 victory over the White Sox. Stapleton knocked in the first run with a double in the first inning and added another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, August    15, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      2  0  0    1  1  3    0  1  0  -   8 15  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  2  -   5 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   3   1     1   0   .284      Sutherland lf         4   0   1   1     0   0   .412
Stapleton 2b          4   2   1   2     1   0   .309      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Lynn cf               6   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Squires 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Perez 1b              3   1   2   0     2   1   .280      Nordhagen rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
Fisk c                3   0   1   1     1   1   .292      Molinaro dh           4   1   1   0     0   1   .300
Yastrzemski dh        5   1   3   1     0   0   .274      Morrison 2b           4   2   2   0     0   2   .271
  Hancock pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Borgmann c            3   0   2   1     0   1   .273
Rice lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .255        Kimm pr,c           1   1   0   1     0   0   .245
Evans rf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .257      Pryor 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Hoffman 3b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .289      Cruz ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Proly p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Robinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  15   7     6   4             Totals               36   5  10   4     1   8

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 22,521
Left on Base: Red Sox 13, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Pryor
Doubles: Stapleton (18), Yastrzemski 2 (21), Hoffman (7), Borgmann (1), Morrison (34), Pryor (17)
Triples: Evans (3), Perez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (2), Stapleton (3), Sutherland (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(9-10)       8     6   3   3   1   8   0  31   4.34
Campbell                0.2   4   2   2   0   0   0   6   5.59
Stanley SV(9)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.63
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   8   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Proly L(2-7)            5    10   7   6   2   2   0  27   3.26
Robinson                2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   1.42
Hoffman                 2     3   1   1   2   1   0  11   3.38
Totals                  9    15   8   7   6   4   0  48

Wild Pitches: Campbell (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Shulock


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to shortstop; Stapleton doubled
[Burleson scored]; Lynn lined to center [Stapleton to third];
Perez walked; Fisk lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Stapleton scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Sutherland flied out to left; Lemon singled;
Squires popped to catcher in foul territory; Nordhagen grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice made an out to second; Evans made an out to
second; Hoffman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: On a bunt Molinaro made an out to first; Morrison
struck out; Borgmann singled; Pryor grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled; Stapleton grounded out (third to
first) [Burleson to second]; Lynn flied out to left; Perez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Cruz struck out; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lemon popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Yastrzemski doubled; Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans tripled [Yastrzemski scored];
Hoffman flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires grounded out (second to first); Nordhagen
struck out; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson walked; Stapleton forced Burleson (second
to shortstop); Lynn flied out to center; Perez singled
[Stapleton to second]; Fisk singled to third [Stapleton scored
(error by Pryor) (unearned) (no RBI), Perez to second];
Yastrzemski flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison struck out; Borgmann was called out on
strikes; Pryor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled; Evans singled to shortstop [Rice to
third (on throw)]; Hoffman doubled [Rice scored, Evans to
third]; ROBINSON REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Burleson singled
[Evans scored, Hoffman to third]; Stapleton hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hoffman scored, Burleson to second]; Lynn popped to
catcher in foul territory; Perez walked; Fisk flied out to left;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Cruz struck out; Sutherland flied out to center;
Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski doubled; Rice made an out to second;
Evans struck out; Hoffman walked; Burleson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires lined to second; Nordhagen struck out;
Molinaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox
0.

RED SOX 8TH: HOFFMAN REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Stapleton
grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez tripled; Fisk walked; Yastrzemski singled [Perez
scored, Fisk to third]; HANCOCK RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Rice struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HANCOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); On a bunt
Morrison singled; Borgmann doubled [Morrison scored]; KIMM RAN
FOR BORGMANN; Pryor singled [Kimm to third]; Cruz popped to
third in foul territory; Sutherland hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Kimm scored]; Lemon walked [Pryor to second]; Squires
singled [Pryor scored, Lemon to second]; Nordhagen forced
Squires (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8,
White Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: KIMM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hoffman singled; Burleson forced
Hoffman (shortstop to second); Stapleton walked [Burleson to
second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Molinaro
singled to first; ball hit 1B bag and bounced over Tony
Perez's head; Morrison doubled [Molinaro to third]; Campbell
threw a wild pitch [Molinaro scored, Morrison to third]; Kimm
grounded out (second to first) [Morrison scored]; Pryor doubled;
BAINES BATTED FOR CRUZ; Baines made an out to second; Sutherland
singled [Pryor to third]; STANLEY REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
Lemon grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 8, White Sox 5.