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.