Wednesday May 13, 1981
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A homer by Jorge Orta in the top of the 16th inning enabled the Indians to outlast the White Sox, 4-3. Orta's blast came on a 1-0 pitch leading off the 16th and broke a 3-3 deadlock that had existed since the sixth stanza when the Sox knotted the count on an RBI infield grounder by Mike Squires. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 13, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Indians      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 17  3
White Sox    1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 10  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .159      LeFlore cf            6   2   0   0     2   3   .239
  Littleton ph,cf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Bernazard 2b          5   0   0   0     3   0   .324
  Kelly ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Fisk c                6   0   1   0     1   0   .301
Orta rf,cf            8   1   3   1     0   1   .254      Luzinski dh           5   0   0   1     1   2   .268
Hargrove 1b           8   0   2   0     0   0   .213        Pryor pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Thornton dh           7   0   2   0     1   0   .237      Molinaro lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .429
Hassey c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .200        Kuntz lf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Diaz ph,c           5   0   1   0     0   1   .333        Nordhagen ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Harrah 3b             7   1   0   0     1   2   .233      Baines rf             7   1   3   0     0   0   .239
Charboneau lf         7   2   4   1     0   0   .225      Morrison 3b           6   0   2   0     1   1   .266
Kuiper 2b             2   0   2   0     0   0   .364      Squires 1b            7   0   2   1     0   1   .283
  Bannister ph,2b     4   0   1   0     1   1   .282      Almon ss              7   0   1   0     0   2   .304
Dybzinski ss          3   0   2   1     0   0   .182      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dilone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rosello ss          1   0   0   0     1   0   .556        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Denny p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burns p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanton p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               63   4  17   3     5   7             Totals               56   3  10   2     8  10

Time of Game: 5:31   Attendance: 10,463
Left on Base: Indians 17, White Sox 14
DP: Indians 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Harrah, Rosello, Denny, LeFlore 2, Almon
Doubles: Hargrove (4), Charboneau (3), Squires (4)
Triples: Charboneau (1)
Home Runs: Orta (1)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (3), LeFlore 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Diaz (1), Thornton (1), Bernazard (1), LeFlore (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rosello (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Luzinski (1)
GIDP: Hargrove (3), Luzinski (2), Baines (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Denny                  11     7   3   2   5   6   0  45   2.70
Stanton W(1-0)          5     3   0   0   3   4   0  20   0.00
Totals                 16    10   3   2   8  10   0  65

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios                 5.1   8   3   2   1   1   0  25   3.66
Hickey                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.17
Farmer                  3.1   3   0   0   2   2   0  14   7.20
Burns                   1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.98
Lamp L(1-1)             5     5   1   1   2   1   1  20   2.93
Totals                 16    17   4   3   5   7   1  69

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Orta singled to center;
Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted) [Orta to second];
Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Bernazard
walked; Fisk grounded out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third,
Bernazard to second]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to left
[LeFlore scored]; Molinaro grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey flied out to right; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Charboneau singled to center; Kuiper singled
to shortstop [Charboneau to third (error by Almon)]; Dybzinski
singled to right [Charboneau scored, Kuiper to second]; Manning
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines singled to second; Morrison flied out to
right; Squires singled to center [Baines to second]; Almon was
called out on strikes; LeFlore forced Squires (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
doubled to left; Thornton flied out to left; Hassey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard flied out to left; Fisk made an out to
second; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
White Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first);
Charboneau flied out to center; Kuiper singled to left;
Dybzinski singled to third [Kuiper to second]; Manning grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baines grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison walked;
Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to
left; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Almon grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
walked; LeFlore stole second; Bernazard walked; Fisk reached on
a fielder's choice [LeFlore scored (error by Denny) (unearned)
(no RBI), Bernazard to second]; Luzinski grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hassey walked; Harrah forced Hassey (third to
second); Charboneau tripled to right [Harrah scored]; HICKEY
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); BANNISTER BATTED FOR KUIPER;
Bannister was called out on strikes; Dybzinski reached on an
error by LeFlore [Charboneau scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Dybzinski to second]; Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Molinaro
flied out to center; Baines singled to center; Morrison singled
to center [Baines to third]; Squires grounded out (second to
first) [Baines scored, Morrison to second]; Almon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White
Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Orta popped to third in foul territory; Hargrove
reached on an error by LeFlore [Hargrove to second]; Thornton
flied out to left; FARMER REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); DIAZ
BATTED FOR HASSEY; Diaz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DIAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LeFlore made an
out to second; Bernazard grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk
reached on an error by Harrah [Fisk to first]; Luzinski struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Harrah walked; Charboneau singled to right [Harrah
to third]; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Charboneau to second]; DILONE BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI; Dilone
flied out to right; Manning grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING SS); Molinaro
singled to center; Baines grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Molinaro out at second]; Morrison struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: KUNTZ REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING LF); Orta singled
to shortstop; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; Thornton walked; Diaz
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon
struck out; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 10TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Charboneau
doubled to right; Bannister grounded out (first unassisted)
[Charboneau to third]; Rosello flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Bernazard grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Luzinski grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 11TH: BURNS REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); LITTLETON BATTED
FOR MANNING; Littleton struck out; Orta struck out; Hargrove
singled to center; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 11TH: LITTLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Kuntz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baines grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morrison singled to center; Squires
doubled to center [Morrison to third]; Almon flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 12TH: LAMP REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Diaz singled to
left; Diaz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Harrah grounded out (third to first); Charboneau grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 12TH: STANTON REPLACED DENNY (PITCHING); LeFlore
struck out; Bernazard walked; Bernazard was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Fisk walked; Luzinski flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 13TH: Bannister walked; Rosello out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bannister to second]; KELLY BATTED FOR
LITTLETON; Kelly grounded out (second to first) [Bannister to
third]; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 13TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ORTA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Kuntz struck out; Baines singled to
center; Morrison made an out to shortstop; Squires was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 14TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Thornton
singled to left; Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Diaz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 14TH: Almon singled to left; LeFlore forced Almon
(third to shortstop); LeFlore was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Bernazard reached on an error
by Rosello [Bernazard to first]; Fisk singled to center
[Bernazard to third]; Luzinski was walked intentionally [Fisk to
second]; PRYOR RAN FOR LUZINSKI; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR KUNTZ;
Nordhagen forced Pryor (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 15TH: PRYOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORDHAGEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Harrah grounded out (second to
first); Charboneau grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Bannister singled to shortstop; Bannister stole second; Rosello
walked; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 15TH: Baines grounded out (second to first); Morrison
made an out to third; Squires grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 16TH: Orta homered; Hargrove flied out to left; Thornton
singled to left; Diaz flied out to center; Harrah struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 16TH: Almon grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore
struck out; Bernazard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, White Sox 3.



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