Jumping off to a 5-0 lead in the first two innings, the White Sox prevailed over the Indians, 7-4. The Sox scored twice in the opening frame when Ron LeFlore led off with a walk and came home on a triple by Tony Bernazard, who tallied on a single by Carlton Fisk. A Cleveland error helped the Sox to three more markers in the second stanza as LeFlore and Fisk stroked run-scoring singles. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May       12, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   4  9  1
White Sox    2  3  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   7 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister rf,ss       4   1   3   0     0   0   .284      LeFlore cf            4   1   3   1     1   0   .262
Littleton cf          2   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Bernazard 2b          4   2   2   1     0   0   .340
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Fisk c                3   0   2   3     1   0   .313
  Manning cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Luzinski dh           3   0   0   0     2   0   .283
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Nordhagen lf          5   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Thornton dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .231        Kuntz lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Morrison 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Diaz c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .345      Baines rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .222
Charboneau lf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .188      Squires 1b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .283
Rosello 2b            2   1   2   1     0   0   .625      Almon ss              4   2   1   0     0   0   .316
  Kuiper ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dybzinski ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Orta ph,rf          2   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   2     2   2             Totals               34   7  11   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 13,263
Left on Base: Indians 5, White Sox 11
DP: Indians 1, White Sox 3
Errors: Dybzinski, Trout
Triples: Bernazard (2)
Home Runs: Rosello (1), Charboneau (2)
Stolen Bases: Morrison (2), LeFlore 2 (7), Bernazard 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernazard (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (2)
GIDP: Littleton (2), Diaz (2), Thornton (2), Nordhagen (3)
Hit by Pitch: Morrison (1,by Waits)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(3-2)            5.2   9   6   4   3   1   0  30   3.00
Spillner                2.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  12   4.76
Totals                  8    11   7   5   5   2   0  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(2-1)            5     5   3   1   2   1   1  21   2.14
Hoyt SV(4)              4     4   1   1   0   1   1  15   2.19
Totals                  9     9   4   2   2   2   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Waits (1)
Wild Pitches: Spillner (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bannister singled to third; Littleton grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bannister out at
second]; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore walked; Bernazard tripled to right
[LeFlore scored]; Fisk singled to pitcher [Bernazard scored];
Luzinski flied out to left; Nordhagen grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

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

WHITE SOX 2ND: Morrison singled to third; Baines walked
[Morrison to second]; Squires forced Morrison (pitcher to third)
[Baines to second]; Almon reached on a fielder's choice [Baines
scored (error by Dybzinski) (unearned) (no RBI), Squires to
third]; LeFlore singled to shortstop [Squires scored, Almon to
second]; Bernazard forced LeFlore (third to second) [Almon to
third]; Fisk singled to left [Almon scored (unearned), Bernazard
to second]; Luzinski flied out to center; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Charboneau grounded out (pitcher to first); Rosello
homered; Dybzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); Bannister
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison singled to third; Morrison stole second; Baines was
called out on strikes; Squires flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Littleton flied out to right; Hargrove was called
out on strikes; Thornton walked; Harrah made an out to catcher;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Almon flied out to right; LeFlore singled to
right; LeFlore stole second; Bernazard flied out to right; Fisk
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Charboneau
grounded out (second to first); Rosello singled to right;
Dybzinski forced Rosello (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Luzinski made an out to shortstop; Nordhagen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Morrison was hit by a pitch;
Baines singled to right [Morrison to third]; Squires grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Bannister singled to right; Littleton walked
[Bannister to second]; Hargrove reached on a fielder's choice
[Bannister scored (error by Trout) (unearned) (no RBI),
Littleton to third]; HOYT REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Thornton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Littleton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hargrove out at second];
Harrah grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Almon grounded out (catcher to first); LeFlore
made an out to shortstop; Bernazard singled; Bernazard stole
second; Fisk was walked intentionally; SPILLNER REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Luzinski walked [Bernazard to third, Fisk to
second]; Spillner threw a wild pitch [Bernazard scored, Fisk to
third, Luzinski to second]; Nordhagen grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Diaz grounded out (third to first); Charboneau
homered; KUIPER BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); ORTA BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI; Orta singled to
right; Bannister singled to pitcher [Orta to second]; KELLY
BATTED FOR LITTLETON; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: KUIPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ORTA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BANNISTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
MANNING REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING CF); Morrison flied out to
center; Baines made an out to shortstop; Squires grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton
grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Almon singled to right; LeFlore singled to
pitcher [Almon to second]; Bernazard reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Almon to third, LeFlore to second];
Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to left [Almon scored]; LeFlore stole
third and Bernazard stole second; Luzinski walked; Nordhagen
struck out; Morrison flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 4, White Sox 7.

INDIANS 9TH: KUNTZ REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING LF); Diaz singled
to left; Charboneau grounded out (pitcher to first) [Diaz to
second]; Kuiper was called out on strikes; Orta grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 7.