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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 17, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on April 17, 1980 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Griffin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Britt Burns |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,555 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Barnett |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Dennis Werth | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Third Baseman |
| Bob Molinaro | Left Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
| Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
| Marv Foley | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 17, 1980
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Burns
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burns
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Burns
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Griffin
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Griffin
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Griffin
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Griffin
There goes Molinaro. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Molinaro steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Griffin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Burns
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Burns
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Burns
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Griffin
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Griffin
Morrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Griffin
Baines hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields it and throws to first for the out. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Griffin
Foley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Burns
Werth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Burns
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Burns
Dent is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Griffin
Pryor strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Griffin
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Griffin
There goes Squires. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Griffin
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Burns
Randolph is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burns
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Burns
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Griffin
Molinaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Griffin
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Griffin
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Burns
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Burns
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Burns
Soderholm hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Griffin
Morrison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Griffin
Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Griffin
Foley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Foley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Griffin
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foley moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Squires vs. Griffin
Squires hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Jackson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Randolph. Randolph fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Randolph. Foley scores. Pryor goes all the way around to score. Squires moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Griffin
Bannister hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Squires scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Griffin
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Molinaro reaches second base with a double. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Davis
Ron Davis now pitching.
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Davis
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bannister scores. Molinaro scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Davis
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werth vs. Burns
Werth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Burns
Cerone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Molinaro. Cerone reaches second base with a double. Werth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dent vs. Burns
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randolph vs. Burns
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Burns
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Davis
Baines hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Davis
Foley hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Davis
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Burns
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bannister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Burns
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Burns
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Davis
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Davis
Bannister hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Davis
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Davis
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Burns
Rusty Kuntz now playing left field.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bannister juggles the ball. That's an error on Bannister. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werth vs. Burns
Werth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Burns
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dent vs. Burns
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Soderholm tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Burns
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Burns
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Kaat
Morrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Kaat
Baines hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Baines reaches second base with a double. Morrison goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Kaat
Foley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Kaat
Pryor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Pryor reaches second base with a double. Baines scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Kaat
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Kaat
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Farmer
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Farmer
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Lou Piniella.
There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Farmer
Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Farmer
Graig Nettles pinch hits for Eric Soderholm.
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Farmer
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Dennis Werth.
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gamble scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Farmer
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Farmer
Dent strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1980 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Randolph W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Squires M, 1b 3 1 1 2
Jones R, cf 4 1 1 3 Bannister A, 3b 5 1 1 1
Watson B, dh 4 0 1 0 Molinaro B, lf 4 1 2 0
Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 0 Kuntz R, lf 0 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Johnson L, dh 3 0 0 0
Gamble O, ph 1 1 1 1 Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 2
Soderholm E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Morrison J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Nettles G, ph 1 0 0 0 Baines H, rf 4 1 1 1
Werth D, 1b 3 0 2 0 Foley M, c 4 1 1 0
Spencer J, ph 1 0 1 1 Pryor G, ss 4 1 2 1
Cerone R, c 4 1 1 0
Dent B, ss 3 0 0 1
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35 6 9 6 35 8 12 8
New York 000 000 042 -- 6
Chicago 000 050 03x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin M (L) 4.2 6 5 5 2 2
Davis R 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
Kaat J 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burns B (W) 7.2 6 4 0 0 3
Farmer E (S) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1
E -- Randolph W, Bannister A
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 3, Chicago 6
2B -- Foley M, Squires M, Molinaro B, Cerone R, Lemon C, Baines H, Pryor G, Gamble O
HR -- Jones R
SB -- Molinaro B
CS -- Squires M
SF -- Dent B
WP -- Farmer E
T -- 2:32
A -- 5555
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