White Sox' defensive shortcomings stood out in bold relief when the Rangers rode the merry-go-round for seven runs in the eighth inning of a 9-4 victory. Leon Roberts led off the inning with an infield hit and Johnny Grubb followed with a sacrifice bunt. Texas Rangers 9, Chicago White Sox 4Game Played on Thursday, May 7, 1981 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumWhite Sox 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 11 4 Rangers 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 x - 9 15 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .244 Wills 2b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .293 Bernazard 2b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .356 Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Fisk c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Oliver dh 4 1 2 0 1 0 .299 Luzinski dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .308 Bell 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .324 Kuntz pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Stein 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .400 Johnson 1b 3 1 3 1 0 0 .339 Roberts lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .280 Squires 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 Grubb rf 4 3 2 0 0 0 .338 Lemon cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Sundberg c 3 1 3 0 1 0 .284 Nordhagen rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Mendoza ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Baines ph,rf 2 1 2 2 0 0 .222 Duran ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Morrison 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Wagner ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Almon ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .346 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trout p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock 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 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoyt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 11 4 2 4 Totals 37 9 15 6 5 1 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 11,710 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Rangers 10 DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Johnson, Baines, Morrison, Farmer Doubles: Johnson (4), Baines (1), Grubb (7), Sundberg (5), Oliver (6), Wagner (1) Triples: Baines (2) Stolen Bases: Wills (5) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (1), Grubb (3) Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (3), Johnson (1), Grubb (1) GIDP: Stein (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Trout 5 7 2 1 2 1 0 23 2.20 Lamp 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.00 Hickey 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.42 Farmer L(0-2) 0.2 3 4 3 1 0 0 6 10.13 Hoyt 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 7 2.70 Totals 8 15 9 4* 5 1 0 43 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack 5.1 8 3 3 1 2 0 23 3.38 Babcock W(1-0) 3.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 15 2.03 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 38 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Bernazard singled to left; Fisk forced Bernazard (shortstop to second); Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers flied out to left; Oliver singled to left; Bell singled to center [Oliver to second]; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson singled to left; Lemon forced Johnson (second to shortstop); Nordhagen singled to left [Lemon to second]; Morrison forced Nordhagen (third to second) [Lemon to third]; Almon forced Morrison (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb doubled to right; Sundberg walked; Mendoza singled to center [Grubb scored, Sundberg to second]; Wills flied out to right [Sundberg to third]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Bernazard struck out; Fisk singled to left; Luzinski forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Oliver flied out to center; Bell lined to second; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson doubled to right; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Johnson to third]; Nordhagen hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Johnson out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Roberts singled to center; Grubb forced Roberts (second to shortstop); Sundberg singled to left [Grubb to second]; Mendoza forced Sundberg (shortstop to second) [Grubb to third, Mendoza to first (error by Johnson; assist by Bernazard)]; Wills singled to left [Grubb scored (unearned), Mendoza to second]; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Almon grounded out (second to first); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bell walked; Stein hit into a double play (left to left to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bernazard singled to center; Fisk singled to center [Bernazard to second]; Luzinski forced Fisk (shortstop to second) [Bernazard to third]; Johnson singled to first [Bernazard scored, Luzinski to second]; BABCOCK REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Lemon struck out; BAINES BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Baines tripled to right [Luzinski scored, Johnson scored]; Morrison popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: BAINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAMP REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to right; Grubb was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg doubled to left; DURAN BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Duran walked; HICKEY REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED DURAN (PLAYING SS); Almon grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Bernazard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver doubled to right; FARMER REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); Bell walked; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Luzinski walked; KUNTZ RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kuntz to second]; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SQUIRES REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Roberts singled to third; Grubb reached on an error by Farmer on a sacrifice bunt [Roberts scored (no RBI), Grubb scored (error by Baines) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Sundberg singled to center; Wagner doubled to left [Sundberg to third]; HOYT REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Wills singled to left [Sundberg scored, Wagner scored]; Wills stole second; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver was walked intentionally; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Wills to third, Oliver to second]; Stein singled to center [Wills scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Oliver scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Stein to second (on throw to home)]; Roberts reached on an error by Morrison [Stein scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Grubb popped to third in foul territory; 7 R (5 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 9. WHITE SOX 9TH: Baines doubled to left; Morrison grounded out (third to first); Almon singled to right [Baines scored]; LeFlore flied out to right; Bernazard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 9. |
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