A three-run homer by Jim Morrison in the fourth inning lifted the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Angels in a game that saw 57-year-old Minnie Minoso become only the second player in major league history to play in five decades.

The White Sox coach, who was activated recently, batted for Greg Pryor in the seventh inning and fouled out. Nick Altrock of the Chicago White Sox and the old Washington Senators was the first player whose career spanned five decades. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 2

Game Played on Saturday, October 4, 1980 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
White Sox    0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Lemon dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .331      Squires 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .284
Lansford 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Baines rf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .255
  Campaneris ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Nordhagen lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Thompson dh           3   0   1   1     1   0   .288      Morrison 2b           4   1   1   3     0   0   .284
Harris lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .316      Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Kuntz cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Kubski rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .233      Pryor 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Thon ss,3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .258        Minoso ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .197        Bell 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .181
  Harlow ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Cruz ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hoyt p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     4   4             Totals               31   4   6   3     2   1

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  7,788
Left on Base: Angels 8, White Sox 5
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Thon, Skaggs, Cruz
Doubles: Lansford (27), Harlow (13)
Home Runs: Morrison (15)
Stolen Bases: Kubski (1), Thon (7), Lansford (14), Pryor (2)
Caught Stealing: Carew (15), Harris (1)
GIDP: Thon (5)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (4,by Hoyt)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(11-12)         8     6   4   3   2   1   1  33   4.15
Totals                  8     6   4   3   2   1   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hoyt W(9-3)             8     6   2   2   3   4   0  33   4.57
Farmer SV(30)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.34
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   4   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Hoyt (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Dallas Parks


ANGELS 1ST: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Carew flied
out to right; Lansford doubled to right; Thompson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon flied out to right; Squires singled to
left; Baines forced Squires (second to shortstop); Nordhagen
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich was
called out on strikes; Kubski singled to second; Kubski stole
second; Thon singled to right [Kubski scored, Thon to second (on
throw to home)]; Thon stole third; Skaggs grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Morrison flied out to center; Borgmann grounded
out (third to first); Kuntz grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew
singled to left; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Lansford reached on an error by Cruz; Lansford stole
second; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor flied out to left; Cruz flied out to
center; Lemon lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Harris walked; Grich was hit by a pitch [Harris to
second]; Kubski struck out while Harris was caught stealing
third (catcher to third) [Grich to second]; Thon made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires walked; Baines struck out; Nordhagen
singled to left [Squires to second]; Morrison homered [Squires
scored, Nordhagen scored]; Borgmann flied out to center; Kuntz
flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox
3.

ANGELS 5TH: Skaggs was called out on strikes; Miller singled to
right; Carew walked [Miller to second]; Lansford made an out to
second; Carney Lansford  and Angels Manager Jim Fregosi
ejected by HP umpire George Maloney arguing balls and
strikes; Thompson singled to right [Miller scored, Carew to
second]; Harris flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING SS); THON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Pryor singled to left; Cruz made
an out to second; Lemon popped to first in foul territory; Pryor
stole second; Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Grich flied out to right; Kubski made an out to
second; Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Baines walked; Nordhagen singled to left [Baines
to third]; Morrison made an out to shortstop; Borgmann popped to
catcher in foul territory [Baines scored (error by Skaggs)
(unearned) (no RBI), Nordhagen to second]; Kuntz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
White Sox 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
flied out to left; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MINOSO BATTED FOR PRYOR; Minoso popped to catcher
in foul territory; White Sox coach Minnie Minoso comes to bat
at age 54, and now has played in five decades; Cruz singled
to center; Lemon grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second];
Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 8TH: BELL REPLACED MINOSO (PLAYING 3B); Campaneris
grounded out (second to first); Thompson walked; Harris grounded
out (first unassisted) [Thompson to second]; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox
4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Baines grounded out (second to first); Nordhagen
reached on an error by Thon; Morrison flied out to right;
Borgmann forced Nordhagen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 9TH: FARMER REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); Kubski walked; Thon
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kubski
out at second]; HARLOW BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Harlow doubled to
left; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 4.

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