Tuesday August 26, 1980
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Aurelio Lopez pitched six innings of two-hit relief, enabling the Tigers to edge the White Sox, 5-4. The game was tied, 4-4, when Champ Summers began the fifth inning with a single and John Wockenfuss and Tom Corcoran followed with walks to fill the bases. Tom Brookens then delivered a groundout to plate the tie-breaking run. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1980 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 1 White Sox 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Sutherland lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307 Squires 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .272 Kemp lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .305 Lemon cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .272 Summers dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 .300 L. Johnson dh 4 0 2 3 0 0 .271 Parrish c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .289 Morrison 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Wockenfuss 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .275 Baines rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Corcoran rf 1 2 1 0 2 0 .179 Borgmann c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Lentine ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Molinaro ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Brookens 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .281 Nordhagen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Whitaker 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .238 Dotson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ujdur p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .194 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoyt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 10 3 7 5 Totals 32 4 8 3 2 1 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 10,061 Left on Base: Tigers 9, White Sox 4 DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 1 Errors: Wockenfuss, Hoyt Doubles: Peters (14), Parrish (28), Pryor (18) Triples: Corcoran (1), L. Johnson (3) Caught Stealing: Sutherland (1) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (11), Squires (4) GIDP: Summers (7), Pryor (11) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ujdur 2.1 6 4 3 2 0 0 13 6.75 Lopez W(10-4) 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.51 Underwood SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.78 Totals 9 8 4 3 2 1 0 35 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hoyt 3.2 7 4 2 4 3 0 20 4.46 Wortham L(4-6) 3 2 1 1 3 2 0 13 5.58 Proly 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.97 Totals 9 10 5 3 7 5 0 41 Passed Balls: Parrish (11) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Don Denkinger TIGERS 1ST: Peters doubled to left; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Peters to third]; Kemp singled to center [Peters scored]; Summers grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kemp out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Sutherland made an out to second; Squires walked; Lemon singled to shortstop [Squires to second]; L. Johnson singled to center [Squires scored, Lemon to third]; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Lemon scored (unearned), L. Johnson to second]; Morrison lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [L. Johnson out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss struck out; Corcoran walked; Brookens singled to left [Corcoran to second]; Whitaker singled to pitcher [Corcoran scored (error by Hoyt) (unearned) (no RBI), Brookens scored (unearned) (no RBI), Whitaker to second]; Peters grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann singled to left; Bell singled to right [Borgmann to second]; Pryor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; Trammell was picked off first (catcher to first); Kemp struck out; Summers singled to first; Parrish walked [Summers to second]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Sutherland singled to center; Squires out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Sutherland to second]; Lemon walked; L. Johnson tripled to right [Sutherland scored, Lemon scored]; LOPEZ REPLACED UJDUR (PITCHING); Morrison made an out to second; Baines flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 4. TIGERS 4TH: Corcoran tripled to right; Brookens grounded out (second to first) [Corcoran scored]; Whitaker walked; Peters flied out to left; Trammell singled to left [Whitaker to second]; WORTHAM REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); Kemp struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Bell struck out; Pryor doubled to center; Sutherland flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 4. TIGERS 5TH: Summers singled to center; Parrish made an out to first; Wockenfuss walked [Summers to second]; Corcoran walked [Summers to third, Wockenfuss to second]; Brookens forced Corcoran (second unassisted) [Summers scored, Wockenfuss to third, Brookens to first]; Wockenfuss was out trying to advance to home (pitcher to first to catcher); Tom Brookens picked off 1B; John Wockenfuss out trying to score while Brookens was headed to 2B; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires made an out to shortstop; Lemon made an out to second; L. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Peters flied out to left; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Morrison grounded out (second to first); Baines flied out to left; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Summers struck out; Parrish doubled to right; Wockenfuss was walked intentionally; LENTINE BATTED FOR CORCORAN; PROLY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); Lentine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: LENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bell flied out to center; Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland reached on an error by Wockenfuss [Sutherland to first]; Sutherland was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. TIGERS 8TH: Brookens flied out to center; Whitaker singled to left; Peters flied out to right; Trammell forced Whitaker (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires flied out to left; Lemon made an out to shortstop; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to center; Summers grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Morrison flied out to left; Baines singled to center; MOLINARO BATTED FOR BORGMANN; UNDERWOOD REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR MOLINARO; Nordhagen forced Baines (shortstop to second) [Nordhagen to first]; DOTSON RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; Bell forced Dotson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

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