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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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