Beating the throw to the plate, Chet Lemon scored the winning run for the White Sox in a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. Lemon walked with one out in the ninth inning and reached third on a double by pinch-hitter Rusty Kuntz. Harold Baines than hita  chopper to second baseman Julio Cruz, whose throw home came too late to catch Lemon. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 18, 1980 (Night game) at Kingdome
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  1  -   5  8  0
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 11  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              1   1   0   0     4   0   .289      Allen 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .300
Sutherland lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Simpson ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Kuntz ph,lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Beniquez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Baines rf             5   0   0   1     0   0   .255      Craig cf              5   0   3   1     0   1   .249
L. Johnson 1b         2   2   1   0     2   0   .278      Walton rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Squires pr,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Narron ph,c         1   0   1   1     0   0   .158
Molinaro dh           3   1   2   0     0   0   .284        Stein ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Pryor ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        L. Cox pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Morrison 2b           4   1   2   3     0   1   .274      Paciorek 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Foley c               3   0   2   1     0   0   .206        Bochte ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .301
  Borgmann ph,c       0   0   0   0     1   0   .243      L. Roberts lf         3   0   1   0     1   2   .262
Mullins 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Cruz pr,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Cruz ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Horton dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edler 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .143
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .256
  Wortham p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milbourne ph,ss     1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hill c                3   1   2   2     0   0   .196
  Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Anderson pr,2b   0   1   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Meyer ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                          Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Roberts p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     7   3             Totals               35   4  11   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  4,293
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Mariners 10
DP: White Sox 2, Mariners 0
Doubles: Foley 2 (4), Molinaro (16), Morrison (40), Kuntz (4)
Home Runs: Hill (2)
Caught Stealing: Morrison (4), Lemon (6), Edler (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (9), Horton (1)
GIDP: Paciorek (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout                   6.1   7   4   4   3   4   1  27   3.41
Farmer                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.20
Wortham                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.82
Proly W(4-9)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.19
Hoffman SV(1)           1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.26
Totals                  9    11   4   4   5   4   1  41

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 7     7   4   4   5   1   0  31   5.09
Rawley L(7-7)           1.1   1   1   1   2   2   0   8   3.33
D. Roberts              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.05
Sarmiento               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Totals                  9     8   5   5   7   3   0  41

Passed Balls: Foley (3)

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


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

MARINERS 1ST: Allen singled to pitcher; Craig singled to center
[Allen to second]; Walton made an out to shortstop; Paciorek
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Craig
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson flied out to right; Molinaro grounded
out (second to first); Morrison singled to center; Morrison was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: L. Roberts was called out on strikes; Horton flied
out to left; Edler walked; Edler was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Foley doubled to right; Mullins flied out to
right; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Foley to third];
Lemon walked; Sutherland flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to first); Hill
homered; Allen made an out to shortstop; Craig struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Baines grounded out (second to first); L. Johnson
walked; Molinaro doubled to left [L. Johnson to third]; Morrison
grounded out (third to first) [L. Johnson scored]; Foley flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Walton flied out to right; Paciorek grounded out
(second to first); L. Roberts singled to third; Horton flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Mullins flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lemon walked; Lemon was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Edler grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza
singled to center; Foley allowed a passed ball [Mendoza to
second]; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen walked;
Craig grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sutherland grounded out (first unassisted);
Baines grounded out (first unassisted); L. Johnson singled to
left; Molinaro singled to right [L. Johnson to second]; Morrison
doubled to right [L. Johnson scored, Molinaro scored]; Foley
doubled to left [Morrison scored]; Mullins grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Walton struck out; Paciorek grounded out (second
to first); L. Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
walked; Sutherland flied out to left; Baines grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Horton singled to center; Edler walked [Horton to
second]; On a bunt Mendoza forced Horton (pitcher to third)
[Edler to second]; Hill singled to left [Edler scored, Mendoza
to second]; FARMER REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); J. ANDERSON RAN
FOR HILL; SIMPSON BATTED FOR ALLEN; Simpson flied out to center
[Mendoza to third]; Craig singled to left [Mendoza scored, J.
Anderson to second]; NARRON BATTED FOR WALTON; Narron singled to
center [J. Anderson scored, Craig to second]; BOCHTE BATTED FOR
PACIOREK; WORTHAM REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Bochte flied out
to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: NARRON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BOCHTE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); J. ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); L. Johnson walked; RAWLEY
REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); SQUIRES RAN FOR L. JOHNSON; PRYOR
BATTED FOR MOLINARO; Pryor out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Squires to second]; Morrison struck out; BORGMANN
BATTED FOR FOLEY; Borgmann walked; Mullins popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: PRYOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BORGMANN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.
Roberts walked; Horton reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [L. Roberts to second]; CRUZ RAN FOR L. ROBERTS;
PROLY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); On a bunt Edler made an out
to first; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Milbourne flied out to
right; MEYER BATTED FOR J. ANDERSON; Meyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Mariners 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MILBOURNE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MEYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
Cruz struck out; Lemon walked; KUNTZ BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND;
Kuntz doubled to right [Lemon to third]; Baines reached on a
fielder's choice [Lemon scored, Kuntz to third]; D. ROBERTS
REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Squires popped to third in foul
territory; Shane Rawley left with strained left shoulder
muscle; SARMIENTO REPLACED D. ROBERTS (PITCHING); Pryor
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HOFFMAN
REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Beniquez
flied out to center; Craig singled to shortstop; STEIN BATTED
FOR NARRON; Stein singled to left [Craig to third]; L. COX RAN
FOR STEIN; Bochte walked [L. Cox to second]; Cruz lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [L. Cox out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Mariners 4.