Bert Blyleven was in complete control, permitting only four hits and recording his fourth straight complete game as the Indians scalped the White Sox, 3-1. The game was tied, 1-1, when Bo Diaz singled to begin the seventh inning and Joe Charboneau followed with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, May       11, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister rf          3   0   2   1     1   0   .257      LeFlore cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Littleton cf,lf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Bernazard 2b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .333
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Fisk c                3   1   0   0     1   1   .297
Thornton dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Luzinski dh           3   0   1   0     1   2   .292
Harrah 3b             4   0   3   0     0   1   .253      Nordhagen lf          4   0   3   1     0   1   .328
Diaz c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .352      Baines rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Charboneau lf         3   1   2   2     0   0   .183      Morrison 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .241
  Manning cf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .172      Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Rosello 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .500      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .319
Dybzinski ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   9   3     3   6             Totals               30   1   4   1     5   9

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 16,806
Left on Base: Indians 5, White Sox 7
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Diaz
Doubles: Bannister (3), Harrah (3), Nordhagen (2)
Home Runs: Charboneau (1)
Stolen Bases: Bernazard (1), LeFlore (5)
Caught Stealing: Bannister (1), Rosello (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dybzinski (1), Rosello (1)
GIDP: Charboneau (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(4-1)         9     4   1   1   5   9   0  35   1.84
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   9   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten L(2-4)       8     8   3   3   2   6   1  31   4.23
Farmer                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   9.26
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   6   1  35

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bannister doubled to left; Littleton struck out;
Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Bannister to third];
Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernazard walked; Bernazard stole second; Fisk grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Bernazard to third]; Luzinski was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah singled to pitcher; Diaz made an out to
shortstop; Charboneau grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen singled to center; Nordhagen was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Baines flied out to center;
Morrison flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Rosello walked; Dybzinski out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rosello to second]; Bannister singled to
center [Rosello scored]; Bannister was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Littleton struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires flied out to left; Almon flied out to
left; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third
(error by Diaz)]; Bernazard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Thornton
flied out to right; Harrah singled to pitcher; Diaz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Luzinski singled to center;
Nordhagen doubled to right [Luzinski to third]; Baines struck
out; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
White Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Charboneau singled to third; Rosello out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Charboneau to second];
Dybzinski lined to pitcher; Bannister was walked intentionally;
Littleton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon
was called out on strikes; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thornton was called out on strikes; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bernazard was called out on strikes; Fisk walked;
Luzinski walked [Fisk to second]; Nordhagen singled to center
[Fisk scored, Luzinski to second]; Baines popped to catcher in
foul territory; Morrison flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Diaz singled to center; Charboneau homered [Diaz
scored]; Rosello singled to left; On a bunt Dybzinski struck
out; Rosello was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Bannister flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MANNING REPLACED CHARBONEAU (PLAYING CF);
LITTLETON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Squires flied out to
left; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White
Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Littleton grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
lined to second; Thornton made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bernazard grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 9TH: FARMER REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Harrah
doubled to right; Diaz grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to
third]; Manning walked; Rosello hit into a double play (right to
catcher) [Harrah out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nordhagen struck out; Baines grounded out (second
to first); Morrison walked; Squires forced Morrison (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 1.