A two-run homer by Carlton Fisk was the decisive blow as the White Sox shaded the Red Sox, 2-1, behind the five-hit pitching of Steve Trout and Lamarr Hoyt. Fisk's blast came in the fifth inning and followed a single by Bill Almon. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     18, 1981 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .304      Almon ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .375
Stapleton 2b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .222      Bernazard 2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Fisk c                3   1   1   2     1   1   .318
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Luzinski dh           1   0   1   0     3   0   .333
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273        Dotson pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lansford 3b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .381      Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .200
Hoffman ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Hancock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Squires pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Allenson c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Miller cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .412        Baines rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .389
  Rudi ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Morrison 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Nichols pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kuntz lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   5   1     3   2             Totals               28   2   7   2     6   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 36,782
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, White Sox 10
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 3
Errors: Hoffman, Bernazard
Doubles: Yastrzemski (1), Rudi (1)
Triples: Bernazard (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (3)
Stolen Bases: Morrison (1)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (1), Bernazard 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Stapleton (1)
GIDP: Lansford (1), Yastrzemski (1), Lemon (1)
Hit by Pitch: Miller (1,by Trout)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(0-1)           8     7   2   2   6   3   1  36   3.14
Totals                  8     7   2   2   6   3   1  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(1-0)            7.2   5   1   1   3   1   0  30   1.17
Hoyt SV(1)              1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Trout (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Stapleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski doubled to left;
Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernazard tripled to center; Fisk struck out; Luzinski walked;
Lemon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez reached on an error by Bernazard; Lansford
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Perez out at
second]; Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Nordhagen flied out to
center; Morrison reached on an error by Hoffman; Morrison stole
second; Kuntz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson flied out to right; Miller was hit by a
pitch; Evans struck out while Miller was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon walked; Bernazard flied out to right; Fisk
flied out to left; Luzinski walked [Almon to second]; Lemon
walked [Almon to third, Luzinski to second]; Johnson forced
Lemon (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White
Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to
second; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison flied out to left; Kuntz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lansford walked; Hoffman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lansford to second]; Allenson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Miller grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Almon singled to center; Bernazard out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Almon to second]; Fisk homered
[Almon scored]; Luzinski walked; Lemon singled to left [Luzinski
to second]; Johnson lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [Luzinski out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans singled to center; Stapleton forced Evans
(shortstop to second); Yastrzemski grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Stapleton out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison made an out to shortstop; Kuntz flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BAINES REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING RF); Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lansford walked; Hoffman forced Lansford (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Almon singled to center; Bernazard out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Almon to second]; Fisk was
walked intentionally; Luzinski singled to left [Almon to third,
Fisk to second]; DOTSON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Lemon grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Dotson out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: DOTSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Allenson
singled to left; RUDI BATTED FOR MILLER; Rudi doubled to right
[Allenson to third]; NICHOLS RAN FOR RUDI; Evans walked;
Stapleton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Allenson scored];
Yastrzemski forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Nichols to
third]; HOYT REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Rice flied out to left;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: NICHOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Johnson
singled; SQUIRES RAN FOR JOHNSON; Baines struck out; Morrison
forced Squires (shortstop to second); Kuntz flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Perez struck
out; Lansford flied out to left; HANCOCK BATTED FOR HOFFMAN;
Hancock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.