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.

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