A six-run explosion in the fourth inning carried the White Sox to a 9-5 decision over the Royals. The first two runs of the big frame came on a homer by Wayne Nordhagen after a walk to Greg Luzinski. Chet Lemon followed with a triple and scored on a single by Jim Morrison, who raced to third on a single by Bill Almon. After Juan Berenguer replaced Paul Splittorff on the hill for K.C., Ron LeFlore cracked a two-run triple and subsequently scored on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Friday, May       8, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       3  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
White Sox    0  0  0    6  2  1    0  0  x  -   9 12  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .259      LeFlore lf            5   1   2   2     0   0   .260
McRae dh              4   0   2   2     0   0   .253      Bernazard 2b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .347
G. Brett 3b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .269      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Aikens 1b             4   1   1   1     1   1   .333      Luzinski dh           4   2   1   0     1   0   .305
Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Nordhagen rf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .308
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .213        Kuntz pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Wathan c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .299      Lemon cf              3   2   2   0     0   0   .301
Garcia rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .111        Baines ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Washington ss         2   0   0   0     2   0   .227      Morrison 3b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .245
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Squires 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .317
  Berenguer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Almon ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .341
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     3   5             Totals               37   9  12   8     2   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 42,312
Left on Base: Royals 9, White Sox 7
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Almon
Doubles: G. Brett (5), Aikens (7), McRae (4), Luzinski (2)
Triples: Lemon (3), LeFlore (2), Morrison (1)
Home Runs: Nordhagen (2)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (3), LeFlore (4), Squires (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (1)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson 2 (2,by Barrios,by Hoyt), Fisk (6,by Berenguer)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(0-2)       3.1   6   5   5   1   1   1  18   7.20
Berenguer               1.2   4   3   3   0   0   0  10  12.15
Wright                  3     2   1   1   1   2   0  12   3.00
Totals                  8    12   9   9   2   3   1  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios                 3.2   8   4   4   1   1   0  20   3.71
Lamp W(1-0)             1.1   0   1   0   2   1   0   7   3.48
Hoyt SV(3)              4     1   0   0   0   3   0  14   2.18
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   5   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Berenguer (2), Barrios (1), Hoyt (1)
Wild Pitches: Berenguer (1), Hoyt (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; McRae grounded out (third to
first) [Wilson to second]; G. Brett doubled to right [Wilson
scored]; Aikens doubled to right [G. Brett scored]; Otis popped
to first in foul territory; White singled to left [Aikens to
third]; Wathan singled to right [Aikens scored, White to third];
Garcia forced Wathan (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Bernazard reached on a fielder's choice; Fisk lined to center;
Luzinski popped to first in foul territory; Nordhagen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, White
Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
was hit by a pitch; Wilson was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); McRae doubled to right;
G. Brett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon lined to shortstop; Morrison grounded out
(third to first); Squires flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Aikens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied
out to right; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon struck out; LeFlore lined to left;
Bernazard singled to right; Fisk forced Bernazard (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to center; Wathan stole second;
Garcia flied out to left; Washington walked; Wilson flied out to
center; McRae singled to left [Wathan scored, Washington to
third]; LAMP REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); G. Brett forced McRae
(second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Luzinski walked; Nordhagen homered [Luzinski
scored]; Lemon tripled to left; Morrison singled to center
[Lemon scored]; Squires popped to third in foul territory; Almon
singled to left [Morrison to second]; BERENGUER REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); LeFlore tripled to right [Morrison
scored, Almon scored]; Bernazard grounded out (second to first);
Fisk was hit by a pitch; Berenguer threw a wild pitch [LeFlore
scored, Fisk to second]; Luzinski grounded out (third to first);
6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens walked; Otis struck out; White forced Aikens
(third to second); Wathan forced White (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen lined to right; Lemon singled to
center; Morrison tripled to right [Lemon scored]; Squires
singled to right [Morrison scored]; Squires stole second; Almon
grounded out (second to first) [Squires to third]; LeFlore
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
White Sox 8.

ROYALS 6TH: Garcia reached on an error by Almon; Washington
walked [Garcia to second]; HOYT REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Wilson
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garcia to third,
Washington to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Garcia scored (unearned), Washington to third]; G. Brett
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: WRIGHT REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Bernazard
struck out; Fisk flied out to left; Luzinski doubled to center;
Nordhagen singled to left [Luzinski scored, Nordhagen to second
(on throw to home)]; KUNTZ RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; BAINES BATTED FOR
LEMON; Baines was walked intentionally; Morrison forced Baines
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, White
Sox 9.

ROYALS 7TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAINES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Aikens flied out to left; Otis was called out
on strikes; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires grounded out (second to first); Almon
flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Garcia singled
to left; Hoyt threw a wild pitch [Garcia to second]; Washington
flied out to left; Wilson was hit by a pitch; McRae flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bernazard was called out on strikes; Fisk popped
to catcher in foul territory; Luzinski flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 9.

ROYALS 9TH: G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Aikens was
called out on strikes; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 9.