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.

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