The Indians routed the White Sox, 10-2, behind Andre Thornton's four RBIs and John Denny's seven-hitter. Cleveland put the game away with five runs in the third inning, sending nine batters to the plate.

Tom Veryzer was hit by a pitch and Alan Bannister singled, and both advanced when Chicago starter Britt Burns threw wildly to second on an attempted pickoff. With one out, Mike Hargrove walked to load the bases and Thornton's double sent everyone home. Bo Diaz had a two-run double to cap the inning. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 10, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, May 1, 1981 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  7  2
Indians      0  0  5    0  0  0    0  5  x  -  10 13  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Almon ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .323      Bannister 2b          5   2   4   1     0   1   .250
Bernazard 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Orta rf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Nordhagen lf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .295      Hargrove 1b           4   2   1   2     1   1   .235
Luzinski dh           4   0   2   0     0   1   .355      Thornton dh           4   1   2   4     1   0   .381
Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Charboneau lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .279        Littleton lf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Baines rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Harrah 3b             4   2   1   0     1   1   .267
Essian c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Diaz c                4   0   2   2     0   1   .359
  Molinaro ph         0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000      Manning cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .163
  Hill c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            3   2   2   0     0   1   .359
Pryor 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Squires ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Morrison 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   1     2   6             Totals               37  10  13  10     4   9

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  9,142
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Indians 8
DP: White Sox 0, Indians 3
Errors: Nordhagen, Burns
Doubles: Lemon (5), Thornton (1), Diaz (4), Hargrove (3)
Home Runs: Nordhagen (1)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (2), Thornton (1)
GIDP: Johnson (1), Pryor (2), Lemon (4)
Hit by Pitch: Veryzer (1,by Burns)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns L(2-1)            4     6   5   5   2   4   0  21   4.01
Lamp                    3.1   5   4   4   1   4   0  16   4.32
Hickey                  0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   1.69
Totals                  8    13  10  10   4   9   0  42

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny W(2-1)            9     7   2   2   2   6   1  33   2.19
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Burns (2)
Wild Pitches: Lamp 3 (3), Denny (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernazard grounded out (second to first); Nordhagen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bannister singled to right; Orta forced Bannister
(second to shortstop); Hargrove struck out; Thornton forced Orta
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Johnson
struck out; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah flied out to center; Diaz singled to right; Manning
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Baines flied out to center; Essian grounded out
(second to first); Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer was hit by a pitch; Bannister singled to
center [Veryzer to second]; Bannister was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Burns [Veryzer to third, Bannister to
second]; Orta struck out; Hargrove walked; Thornton doubled to
left [Veryzer scored, Bannister scored, Hargrove scored];
Charboneau flied out to right; Harrah walked; Diaz doubled to
left [Thornton scored, Harrah scored, Diaz to third (on throw to
home)]; Manning struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Almon was called out on strikes; Bernazard flied
out to center; Nordhagen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Veryzer struck out; Bannister singled to left;
Bannister stole second; Orta grounded out (second to first)
[Bannister to third]; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Luzinski singled to center; Johnson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Luzinski out at
second]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: LAMP REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Thornton grounded
out (pitcher to first); Charboneau struck out; Harrah lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Baines flied out to left; Essian walked; Pryor
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Essian
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Diaz struck out; Manning grounded out (pitcher to
first); Veryzer singled to left [Veryzer to second (error by
Nordhagen)]; Lamp threw a wild pitch [Veryzer to third];
Bannister struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Almon struck out; Bernazard grounded out (third
to first); Nordhagen homered; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Orta struck out; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop
to first); Thornton walked; Thornton stole second; Lamp threw a
wild pitch [Thornton to third]; Charboneau made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LITTLETON REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING LF);
Johnson flied out to left; Lemon doubled to right; Baines
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lemon to third]; MOLINARO
BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Denny threw a wild pitch [Lemon scored];
Molinaro walked; SQUIRES BATTED FOR PRYOR; Squires singled to
right [Molinaro to second]; Almon singled to left [Molinaro to
third, Squires to second]; Bernazard grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: HILL REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING C ); MORRISON
REPLACED SQUIRES (PLAYING 3B); Harrah singled to center; Diaz
grounded out (third to first) [Harrah to second]; Lamp threw a
wild pitch [Harrah to third]; Manning singled to second [Harrah
scored]; Veryzer singled to left [Manning to second]; Bannister
singled to center [Manning scored, Veryzer to second]; HICKEY
REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Orta grounded out (pitcher unassisted)
[Veryzer to third, Bannister to second]; Hargrove doubled to
right [Veryzer scored, Bannister scored]; Thornton singled to
left [Hargrove scored]; Littleton walked [Thornton to second];
Harrah was called out on strikes; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Indians 10.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nordhagen flied out to center; Luzinski singled
to left; Johnson singled to right [Luzinski to second]; Lemon
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Indians 10.
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