Lashing out 19 hits, the White Sox enjoyed a 11-3 rout of the Tigers. The Sox scored in the first inning on an RBI single by Lamar Johnson and again in the third on a run-scoring single by Wayne Nordhagen. A five-run fifth was highlighted by Glenn Borgmann's two-run homer and a two-run triple by Mike Squires. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    1  0  1    2  5  1    1  0  0  -  11 19  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              4   3   3   2     2   0   .277      Peters cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
  Kuntz cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Stegman cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Squires 1b            5   0   3   2     0   0   .281      Trammell ss           2   1   0   0     3   0   .296
Nordhagen lf          6   0   3   2     0   0   .279      Kemp dh               4   1   2   2     1   0   .304
  Moore lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Wockenfuss 1b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .273
L. Johnson dh         4   0   1   1     1   0   .273      Parrish c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Morrison 2b           5   2   2   1     0   1   .270        Dyer c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Pryor 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Baines rf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .254        Corcoran ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Borgmann c            4   2   1   3     1   0   .208      Lentine lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .233
  Kimm c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Papi 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Mullins 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Bell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .184      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cruz ss               5   2   2   0     0   2   .238        Robbins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  11  19  11     4   5             Totals               35   3   7   2     5   4

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 11,412
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Tigers 10
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Bell, Burns, Lentine
Doubles: Nordhagen (21), Wockenfuss (7), Parrish (30)
Triples: Squires (2)
Home Runs: Morrison (11), Borgmann (1), Kemp (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Squires (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns W(12-12)          7     7   3   2   3   4   1  32   2.69
Robinson                2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   3.06
Totals                  9     7   3   2   5   4   1  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(13-12)         3.1   6   4   3   3   3   0  19   4.38
Robbins                 1     4   4   4   0   0   2   7   6.31
Tobik                   4.2   9   3   3   1   2   0  22   6.00
Totals                  9    19  11  10   4   5   2  48

Passed Balls: Parrish (12)
Wild Pitches: Robbins (3)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel


WHITE SOX 1ST: Prior to the game Al Cowens and Ed Farmer
brought out the lineup cards and shook hands; Cowens had
attacked Farmer earlier in the season, resulting in a 7-game
suspension; this was a carryover from 1979 when a pitch from
Farmer had broken Cowens' jaw; Lemon walked; Squires out on
a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Lemon to second]; Nordhagen
grounded out (pitcher to first); L. Johnson singled to left
[Lemon scored]; Morrison struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters lined to first; Trammell walked; Kemp flied
out to right; Wockenfuss doubled to center [Trammell to third];
Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines grounded out (shortstop to first);
Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Mullins was called
out on strikes; Debut game for Fran Mullins; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Lentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Papi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Lemon made an out to
shortstop; Squires singled to left [Cruz to second]; Nordhagen
singled to left [Cruz scored (RBI), Squires to third (error by
Lentine), Nordhagen to second]; L. Johnson was walked
intentionally; Morrison made an out to second; Baines lined to
first; Fran Mullens left with back problem; 1 R, 3 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: BELL REPLACED MULLINS (PLAYING 3B); Whitaker flied
out to center; Peters singled to right; Trammell popped to
second in foul territory; Kemp singled to second [Peters to
second]; Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Borgmann walked; Bell was called out on strikes;
Cruz singled to left [Borgmann to second]; Parrish allowed a
passed ball [Borgmann to third, Cruz to second]; Lemon singled
to right [Borgmann scored, Cruz scored (unearned)]; ROBBINS
REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Squires flied out to center;
Nordhagen made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish flied out to center; Cowens singled to
right; Lentine was called out on strikes; Papi was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Morrison homered; Baines singled to left; Robbins threw a wild
pitch [Baines to second]; Borgmann homered [Baines scored]; Bell
singled to left; TOBIK REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Cruz was
called out on strikes; Lemon walked [Bell to second]; Squires
tripled to right [Bell scored, Lemon scored]; Nordhagen made an
out to second; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Peters flied out
to center; Trammell walked; Kemp homered [Trammell scored];
Wockenfuss flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
9, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: STEGMAN REPLACED PETERS (PLAYING CF); L. Johnson
popped to third in foul territory; Morrison singled to center;
Baines singled to center [Morrison to third]; Borgmann forced
Baines (shortstop to second) [Morrison scored, Borgmann to
first]; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 10, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish doubled to right; Cowens flied out to left;
Lentine flied out to center; Papi singled to pitcher [Parrish
scored (error by Burns) (unearned) (no RBI), Papi to second];
Whitaker reached on an error by Bell [Papi to third, Whitaker to
first]; Stegman forced Whitaker (shortstop to second); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 10, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DYER REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Cruz popped
to third in foul territory; Lemon singled to left; Squires
singled to right [Lemon to second]; Nordhagen doubled to left
[Lemon scored, Squires out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; L. Johnson lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell walked; Kemp flied out to center;
Wockenfuss lined to shortstop; Dyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 11, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Baines
singled to center; Borgmann made an out to second; Bell popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 11,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: PRYOR REPLACED MORRISON (PLAYING 2B); KIMM REPLACED
BORGMANN (PLAYING C ); ROBINSON REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING);
CORCORAN BATTED FOR COWENS; Corcoran popped to catcher in foul
territory; Lentine walked; Papi flied out to right; Whitaker
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 11, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cruz was
called out on strikes; Lemon singled to center; Squires flied
out to right; Nordhagen singled to left [Lemon to third,
Nordhagen out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 11, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); MOORE REPLACED
NORDHAGEN (PLAYING LF); Stegman grounded out (third to first);
Trammell made an out to second; Kemp walked; Wockenfuss forced
Kemp (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 11,
Tigers 3.