A homer and triple by Chet Lemon keyed the White Sox to a 2-1 decision over the Mariners. The round-tripper came with the bases empty in the third inning and the triple led off the ninth frame. Lemon then scored the winning run on a one-out double by Harold Baines. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .292      Cruz 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .208
Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Simpson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Baines rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Milbourne dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
L. Johnson dh         3   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Bochte 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .301
Nordhagen lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Allen pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Kuntz lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Meyer lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Morrison 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Craig cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .245
Foley c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Narron c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .147
Mullins 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Edler 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .108
Cruz ss               2   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Mendoza ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Anderson ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     3   3             Totals               30   1   7   1     2   1

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  5,149
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Mariners 5
DP: White Sox 2, Mariners 1
Doubles: Baines (21)
Triples: Lemon (6)
Home Runs: Lemon (11)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (41)
Caught Stealing: Baines (4), Craig (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Narron (1)
GIDP: Squires (5), Meyer (9), Edler (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson W(11-9)          8.2   7   1   1   2   1   0  32   4.04
Farmer SV(27)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.21
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   1   0  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(10-11)         9     5   2   2   3   3   1  33   4.03
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   3   1  33

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon flied out to center; Squires grounded out
(catcher to first); Baines flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Simpson flied out to
center; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson singled to center; Nordhagen made an
out to shortstop; Morrison forced L. Johnson (second
unassisted); Foley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte singled; Meyer grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bochte out at second]; Craig
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Mullins struck out; Cruz flied out to left; Lemon
homered; Squires grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Narron singled to left; Edler grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Narron out at
second]; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Baines grounded out (second to first); L. Johnson
flied out to left; Nordhagen popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz flied out to center; Simpson grounded out
(second to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison struck out; Foley grounded out (first
unassisted); Mullins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Bochte flied out to center; Meyer grounded out
(first unassisted); Craig singled to center; Craig was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Cruz walked; Lemon flied out to right; Squires
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Narron was called out on strikes; Edler flied out
to center; Mendoza singled to third; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Baines singled to right; Baines was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); L. Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted); Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Simpson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Bochte singled
to left; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Foley
grounded out (first to pitcher); Mullins walked; Cruz struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: Craig singled to right; Narron out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Craig to second]; Edler flied out to
center; PACIOREK BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Paciorek flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: J. ANDERSON REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING SS); Lemon
tripled to center; Squires grounded out (first unassisted);
Baines doubled to right [Lemon scored]; L. Johnson walked;
Nordhagen grounded out (pitcher to first) [Baines to third, L.
Johnson to second]; Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: KUNTZ REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING LF); Cruz
walked; Simpson popped to third in foul territory; Cruz stole
second; Milbourne popped to catcher in foul territory; Bochte
walked; ALLEN RAN FOR BOCHTE; Meyer singled to center [Cruz
scored, Allen to third]; FARMER REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING);
Craig forced Meyer (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Mariners 1.