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.

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