Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
May 9, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1980 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 1, Texas Rangers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Washington lf,rf 5 0 2 0
Molinaro dh 4 1 2 1
  Nordhagen ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Baines rf 4 0 0 0
  Bannister ph 0 0 0 0
  Bosley ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 5 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Morrison 2b 3 0 0 0
Moore 3b 4 0 1 0
Kimm c 3 0 0 0
  Foley ph,c 1 0 0 0
Pryor ss 3 0 0 0
  Chappas ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 1 6 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 4 0 2 0
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 3 0 0 0
  Putnam 1b 1 0 0 0
  Roberts 1b 0 0 0 0
Zisk dh 4 2 2 2
Sample rf 1 0 0 0
  Grubb ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
Frias ss 2 0 1 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Kern p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Chicago 100 000 000 00160
Texas 010 000 000 01262
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten   7.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Proly  L (0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.0
6
2
2
1
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins   10.1 6 1 1 2 5
  Lyle   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kern  W (2-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–Sundberg (3), Frias (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Texas 1.  2B–Chicago Lemon (7,off Jenkins).  HR–Chicago Molinaro (2,1st inning off Jenkins 0 on, 1 out), Texas Zisk 2 (4,2nd inning off Baumgarten 0 on, 2 out,11th inning off Proly 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Frias (2,off Baumgarten).  SB–Washington (4,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg).  CS–Molinaro (2,2nd base by Jenkins/Sundberg); Sample (1,2nd base by Baumgarten/Kimm); Wills 2 (3,2nd base by Baumgarten/Kimm,2nd base by Proly/Kimm).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:35.  A–23,600.
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