The White Sox blanked the Indians, 6-0, behind the five-hit hurling of Richard Dotson, ending Chicago's four-game losing skein. The Sox grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a run-scoring single by Jim Morrison and picked up another marker in the fourth frame on an RBI single by Ron LeFlore. Chet Lemon and Tony Bernazard stroked run-scoring singles in the fifth, and a sacrifice fly by Mike Squires and RBI double by Carlton Fisk completed the scoring in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       3, 1981 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    1  2  2    0  0  0  -   6 15  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            5   1   2   1     0   2   .313      Dilone lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .150
  Kuntz lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Manning cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .163
Squires 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .313      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Fisk c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .333      Thornton dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Baumgarten pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Hill c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrah 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Luzinski dh           3   1   1   0     2   0   .333        Rosello 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baines rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Hassey c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .125
Lemon cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .300      Bannister 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Bernazard 2b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .364      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .356
Morrison 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .206      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Almon ss              4   1   3   0     0   0   .352        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  15   6     2   4             Totals               30   0   5   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 31,287
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Indians 5
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 1
Errors: Dilone, Veryzer
Doubles: Fisk 2 (4), LeFlore (1)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (4)
Caught Stealing: Manning (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernazard (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Squires (2)
GIDP: Baines (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson W(3-1)           9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32   3.89
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   3   0  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(1-2)          4.2  12   4   4   1   2   0  25   4.50
Spillner                3.1   3   2   2   0   2   0  14   5.06
Monge                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.25
Totals                  9    15   6   6   2   4   0  42

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Squires grounded out (first
unassisted); Fisk doubled to left; Luzinski walked; Baines
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning
singled to pitcher; Hargrove singled to shortstop [Manning to
second]; Manning was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Hargrove to second (on throw to 3b)]; Thornton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon singled to left [Lemon to second (error by
Dilone)]; Bernazard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Lemon to third]; Morrison singled to left [Lemon scored]; Almon
singled to left [Morrison to third, Almon out at second (left to
third to second)]; LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Orta grounded out (second to first); Harrah singled
to left; Hassey lined into a double play (second to second to
first) [Harrah out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires singled to center; Fisk lined to
shortstop; Luzinski flied to center; Baines grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
struck out; Dilone singled to center; Dilone stole second;
Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon grounded out (first unassisted); Bernazard
singled to center; Morrison popped to shortstop; Almon singled
to left [Bernazard to second]; LeFlore singled to left
[Bernazard scored, Almon to second]; Squires grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove flied to right; Thornton popped to first
in foul territory; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Fisk flied to left; Luzinski singled to left;
Baines singled to center [Luzinski to third]; Lemon singled to
left [Luzinski scored, Baines to second, Lemon out at second
(right to shortstop to second to first)]; Bernazard singled to
center [Baines scored]; SPILLNER REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING);
Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Hassey flied to
left; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Almon singled to right; LeFlore doubled to right
[Almon to third]; Squires hit a sacrifice fly to right [Almon
scored, LeFlore to third]; Fisk doubled to left [LeFlore
scored]; Carlton Fisk pulled up injured at 2B; BAUMGARTEN
RAN FOR FISK; Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Baines
reached on an error by Veryzer [Baumgarten to third]; Lemon
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: HILL REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PLAYING C ); Veryzer
singled to shortstop; Dilone grounded out (second to first)
[Veryzer to second]; Manning walked; Hargrove flied to center;
Thornton flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bernazard flied to center; Morrison flied to
left; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Orta popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Hassey walked; Bannister grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); LeFlore
grounded out (first to pitcher); Squires struck out; Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone grounded out (pitcher
to first); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Luzinski
walked; Baines grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Luzinski out at second]; Lemon flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Hargrove flied to left; Thornton flied to left;
Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 6, Indians 0.