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White Sox
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 27, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 27, 1980 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
California Angels
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 27, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Richard Dotson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Botting |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 20,398 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Don Denkinger |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
Lamar Johnson | DH |
Wayne Nordhagen | Right Fielder |
Rusty Kuntz | Left Fielder |
Marv Foley | Catcher |
Fran Mullins | Third Baseman |
Todd Cruz | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
Gil Kubski | Right Fielder |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Jason Thompson | DH |
John Harris | First Baseman |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Bobby Clark | Left Fielder |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 27, 1980
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Botting
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Botting
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Botting
Morrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Botting
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kubski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Dotson
Thon hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubski vs. Dotson
Kubski strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Dotson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Botting
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Kubski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Botting
Kuntz strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Botting
Foley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich misplays the ball. That's an error on Grich. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullins vs. Botting
Mullins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dotson
Thompson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Dotson
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Dotson
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Dotson
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris scores. Grich moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Dotson
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skaggs vs. Dotson
Skaggs strikes out. There goes Grich. The throw from Foley and Grich is out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Botting
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Botting
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kubski. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Botting
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Botting
Morrison hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Botting
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Botting
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuntz vs. Botting
Kuntz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Nordhagen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foley vs. Botting
Foley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Dotson
Thon hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubski vs. Dotson
Kubski 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 -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Dotson
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuntz. Lansford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Dotson
Thompson 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
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullins vs. Botting
Mullins hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Botting
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Botting
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Botting
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morrison vs. Botting
Botting fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Botting. Lemon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Botting
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Squires moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Lemanczyk
Dave Lemanczyk now pitching.
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Dotson
Harris 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 -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Dotson
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dotson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dotson
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Lemanczyk
Nordhagen hits a popup into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Lemanczyk
Kuntz hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foley vs. Lemanczyk
Foley hits a fly ball into right field. Kubski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dotson
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Dotson
Skaggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Dotson
Thon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuntz. Thon reaches second base with a double. Skaggs moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubski vs. Dotson
Kubski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skaggs scores. Thon moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Dotson
Lansford is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullins vs. Lemanczyk
Mullins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lemanczyk
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lemanczyk
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dotson
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Dotson
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Dotson
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Lemanczyk
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Lemanczyk
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lemanczyk
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Lemanczyk
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morrison scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuntz vs. Lemanczyk
Kuntz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foley vs. Clear
Mark Clear now pitching.
Foley hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dotson
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dotson
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Dotson
Rod Carew pinch hits for Dave Skaggs.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Clear
Dan Whitmer now catching. Leo Sutherland pinch hits for Fran Mullins.
Sutherland hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Clear
Cruz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Clear
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Squires vs. Clear
Squires hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubski throws the ball in to Grich who tags Squires trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cruz scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Clear
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Dotson
Kevin Bell now playing third base.
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubski vs. Dotson
Kubski strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Dotson
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Clear
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Clear
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Clear
Kuntz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dotson
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Dotson
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Angels, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Dotson
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1980 -- Chicago at California (N) Chicago AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI Lemon C, cf 5 2 2 0 Thon D, ss 4 0 1 0 Squires M, 1b 5 0 2 1 Kubski G, rf 4 0 0 1 Morrison J, 2b 5 2 4 2 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Johnson L, dh 5 1 1 0 Thompson J, dh 4 1 1 1 Nordhagen W, rf 5 0 2 1 Harris J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Kuntz R, lf 5 0 2 1 Grich B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Foley M, c 4 0 0 0 Clark B, lf 3 0 1 1 Mullins F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 2 0 0 0 Sutherland L, ph 1 0 0 0 Skaggs D, c 2 1 1 0 Bell K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Carew R, ph 1 0 0 0 Cruz T, ss 3 1 1 0 Whitmer D, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 6 14 5 31 3 7 3 Chicago 003 100 110 -- 6 California 020 010 000 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dotson R (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 6 California IP H R ER BB SO Botting R (L) 3.2 9 4 4 0 2 Lemanczyk D 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 Clear M 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 E -- Grich B, Botting R DP -- Chicago 3 LOB -- Chicago 9, California 3 2B -- Lemon C, Nordhagen W, Lansford C, Thon D HR -- Thompson J, Morrison J CS -- Grich B HBP -- by Clear M (Cruz T) T -- 2:28 A -- 20398
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