Friday August 22, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Ending a personal five-game losing streak, Britt Burns pitched 8 2/3 innings and came out with credit for the victory when the White Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 2-0. Ed Farmer retired the last batter and picked up his 22nd save. The White Sox scored their first run with two out in the first inning when Bob Molinaro beat out an infield hit and Lamar Johnson tripled. Their other run in the seventh was unearned. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Friday, August 22, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 2 4 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Sutherland cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .293 Bailor rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Squires 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Garcia 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Molinaro lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288 Velez dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 L. Johnson dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Ault 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219 Morrison 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .266 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Baines rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Ainge cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .271 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Iorg lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Bell 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .188 Whitt c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Cruz ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Braun ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cannon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 4 0 1 6 Totals 29 2 4 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 15,033 Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, White Sox 6 DP: Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0 Errors: Clancy Doubles: Cruz (8) Triples: L. Johnson (2) Caught Stealing: Garcia (12) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy L(11-10) 8 4 2 1 3 5 0 32 3.18 Totals 8 4 2 1 3 5 0 32 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burns W(11-12) 8.2 4 0 0 1 6 0 29 2.70 Farmer SV(22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.31 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 6 0 30 Wild Pitches: Clancy (8) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor flied out to left; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Sutherland struck out; Squires grounded out (second to first); Molinaro singled to second; Clancy threw a wild pitch [Molinaro to second]; L. Johnson tripled to center [Molinaro scored]; Morrison walked; Baines walked [Morrison to second]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez flied out to center; Ault singled to left; Howell flied out to center; Ainge struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell grounded out (second to first); Cruz doubled to left; Sutherland grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Iorg struck out; Whitt grounded out (second to first); Griffin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro popped to third; L. Johnson flied out to left; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia singled to right; Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Velez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Baines popped to shortstop; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault flied out to right; Howell grounded out (second to first); Ainge grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Cruz struck out; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Squires flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Iorg struck out; Whitt grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro popped to catcher in foul territory; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor flied out to center; Garcia struck out; Velez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Baines grounded out (first unassisted); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell walked; Cruz reached on an error by Clancy [Bell to third]; Sutherland singled to center [Bell scored (unearned), Cruz to second]; Squires struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Ault grounded out (second to first); Howell flied out to left; Ainge struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro struck out; L. Johnson flied out to center; Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Iorg popped to first in foul territory; BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITT; Braun singled to left; CANNON RAN FOR BRAUN; Griffin singled to third [Cannon out at third (third to shortstop to catcher to second)]; Bailor walked [Griffin to second]; FARMER REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Garcia forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 2.

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