A three-run homer by Tony Armas in the seventh inning lifted the A's to a 6-4 decision over the White Sox as Rick Langford recorded his 26th complete game of the season. The A's were behind, 4-2, when Rickey Henderson hit a leadoff single. After Dwayne Murphy walked, Mike Heath sacrificed the runners along. Mike Proly replaced Britt Burns on the mound for the White Sox and was greeted by Armas' blast. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   4 14  0
A's          0  1  0    0  0  1    3  1  x  -   6 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lemon cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .290      Henderson lf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .299
Squires 1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Murphy cf             2   1   0   0     3   1   .276
Baines rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Heath dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .235
L. Johnson dh         3   1   2   0     1   1   .278      Armas rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .273
  Moore pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Klutts 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Molinaro lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Newman 1b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Morrison 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .278        Gonzalez pr,1b      2   2   1   0     1   0   .227
Foley c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .226      McKay 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Mullins 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .235      Essian c              2   0   1   1     2   0   .238
Cruz ss               3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
  Sutherland ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wortham p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  14   4     2   4             Totals               29   6  10   6     7   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  3,069
Left on Base: White Sox 7, A's 9
DP: White Sox 0, A's 1
Doubles: Lemon (29), Sutherland (3)
Home Runs: Foley (4), Armas (34)
Stolen Bases: Heath (3), Henderson (89)
Caught Stealing: Morrison (6), Molinaro (6), Essian (2), Gonzalez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Baines (2), Heath (6), Guerrero (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Henderson (2)
GIDP: Lemon (12)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns                   6.1   8   4   4   4   5   0  30   2.96
Proly L(4-10)           1.1   2   2   2   2   0   1   7   3.27
Wortham                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.66
Totals                  8    10   6   6   7   5   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(18-11)       9    14   4   4   2   4   1  38   3.05
Totals                  9    14   4   4   2   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Foley 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Langford (7)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - John Shulock


WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon struck out; Squires flied out to left;
Baines grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy walked;
Heath singled to center [Murphy to third]; Heath stole second;
Armas struck out; Klutts flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson singled to right; Molinaro flied out
to center; Morrison singled to left [L. Johnson to second];
Foley grounded out (first to pitcher) [L. Johnson to third,
Morrison to second]; Mullins singled to right [L. Johnson
scored, Morrison to third]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to right; GONZALEZ RAN FOR NEWMAN;
McKay grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gonzalez to second];
Essian walked; Guerrero struck out; Henderson singled to left
[Gonzalez scored, Essian to second]; Murphy struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lemon
doubled to right; Langford threw a wild pitch [Lemon to third];
Squires flied out to right; Baines made an out to shortstop; L.
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath singled to shortstop; Foley allowed a
passed ball [Heath to second]; Armas made an out to first;
Klutts flied out to center; Gonzalez walked; McKay flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Morrison
walked; Morrison was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Foley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian flied out to center; Guerrero flied out to
center; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Mullins flied out to center; Cruz singled to
center; Lemon grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy made an out to first; Heath struck out;
Armas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires singled to center; Baines out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Squires to second]; L. Johnson
walked; Molinaro singled to right [Squires scored, L. Johnson to
third, Molinaro out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)];
Morrison flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Klutts flied out to center; Gonzalez singled to
right; McKay singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Essian
singled to center [Gonzalez scored, McKay to second]; Essian was
caught stealing second (catcher to second) [McKay to third];
Guerrero made an out to catcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Foley homered; Mullins singled to left; Cruz
struck out; Lemon singled to right [Mullins to third]; Squires
singled to center [Mullins scored, Lemon to third, Squires out
at second (center to third to second)]; Baines grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy walked; Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Henderson to third, Murphy to second]; PROLY REPLACED
BURNS (PITCHING); Armas homered [Henderson scored, Murphy
scored]; Klutts walked; Gonzalez forced Klutts (second to
shortstop); Gonzalez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: L. Johnson singled to left; MOORE RAN FOR L.
JOHNSON; Molinaro singled to left [Moore to second]; Morrison
forced Moore (pitcher to third) [Molinaro to second]; Molinaro
was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Morrison to
second]; Foley struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McKay singled
to right; Foley allowed a passed ball [McKay to second]; Essian
walked; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[McKay to third, Essian to second]; Henderson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [McKay scored]; WORTHAM REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING);
Murphy walked; Heath forced Murphy (third to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Mullins flied out to left; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR
CRUZ; Sutherland doubled to center; Lemon flied out to center;
Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 4, Athletics 6.