A leadoff homer by Greg Luzinski in the 10th inning lifted the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Tigers, Detroit's fifth straight defeat. The Tigers had tied the game in the seventh on a run-scoring single by Lance Parrish. Sox reliever LaMarr Hoyt upped his record to 3-0. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, April     24, 1981 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   3 11  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   2 11  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .348      Peters cf             2   2   0   0     3   2   .286
  Kuntz lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .417      Trammell ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Bernazard 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .356      Kemp dh               5   0   3   1     0   0   .435
Baines rf             5   0   0   1     0   0   .282      Parrish c             5   0   3   1     0   0   .245
Luzinski dh           4   1   1   1     1   0   .250      Wockenfuss 1b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .105
Johnson 1b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .333        Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Squires pr,1b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .280        Brown pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lemon cf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .286      Cowens rf             3   0   2   0     0   1   .357
Pryor 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .571        Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
  Molinaro ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Gibson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
  Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Papi 3b               4   0   2   0     0   2   .286
Almon ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .343      Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     3   6             Totals               38   2  11   2     4   9

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 13,483
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Tigers 11
DP: White Sox 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Wockenfuss
Doubles: Johnson (2), Lemon (2), Almon (1)
Home Runs: Luzinski (2)
Stolen Bases: Papi (1)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernazard (3), Kuntz (1)
GIDP: Pryor (1), Parrish (4), Jones (1)
Hit by Pitch: Pryor (1,by Morris), Cowens (1,by Trout)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout                   8    10   2   2   4   7   0  36   1.72
Hoyt W(3-0)             2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                 10    11   2   2   4   9   0  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris L(1-2)          10    11   3   3   3   6   1  43   3.66
Totals                 10    11   3   3   3   6   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Trout (2), Morris (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Bernazard grounded out (third
to first); Baines grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Trammell singled to right [Peters to
third]; Kemp singled to center [Peters scored, Trammell to
second]; Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Trammell to third, Kemp out at second];
Wockenfuss struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski walked; Johnson flied out to left; Lemon
struck out; Pryor singled to right [Luzinski to second]; Essian
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers
1.

TIGERS 2ND: Cowens singled to left; Jones grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; Papi
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon singled to left; LeFlore walked [Almon to
second]; Bernazard out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Almon to third, LeFlore to second]; Baines grounded out (first
unassisted) [Almon scored, LeFlore to third]; Luzinski popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Peters walked;
Peters was picked off first (pitcher to first); Trammell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson singled to right; Lemon forced Johnson
(third to second) [Lemon to first (error by Wockenfuss)]; Pryor
grounded out (second to first) [Lemon to second]; Essian singled
to third [Lemon to third]; Almon forced Essian (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish
singled to left; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first)
[Parrish to second]; Cowens was hit by a pitch; Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Bernazard
flied out to left; Baines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Papi singled to left; Papi stole second; Whitaker
popped to third in foul territory; Peters struck out; Trammell
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Johnson
doubled to right; Lemon doubled to right [Johnson scored]; Pryor
was hit by a pitch; Essian struck out while Lemon was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Kemp singled to
center; Parrish flied out to left; Wockenfuss was called out on
strikes; Cowens singled to center [Kemp to third]; Jones walked
[Cowens to second]; Papi struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Almon doubled to left; Kuntz out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Almon to third]; Bernazard reached on
a fielder's choice [Almon out at home (second to catcher)];
Baines lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Peters
walked; Trammell flied out to left; Kemp singled to shortstop
[Peters to second]; Parrish singled to right [Peters scored,
Kemp to third]; Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson
singled to center; SQUIRES RAN FOR JOHNSON; Lemon forced Squires
(third to second); Pryor singled to center [Lemon to second];
MOLINARO BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Molinaro walked [Lemon to third,
Pryor to second]; Almon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HILL REPLACED
MOLINARO (PLAYING C ); Cowens struck out; Jones flied out to
left; Papi singled to second; Whitaker grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kuntz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernazard was called out on strikes; Baines popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: HOYT REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Peters struck out;
Trammell struck out; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Luzinski homered; Squires singled to center;
Lemon struck out; Pryor grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Squires out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 10TH: Parrish singled to center; HEBNER BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Hebner forced Parrish (second to shortstop); BROWN
RAN FOR HEBNER; SUMMERS BATTED FOR COWENS; Summers popped to
second in foul territory; GIBSON BATTED FOR JONES; Gibson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Tigers 2.