Collecting 17 hits and seven walks from four California pitchers, the White Sox thrashed the Angels, 15-4. The Sox went ahead to stay in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Bill Almon and sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth, scoring four times on a two-run double by Harold Baines and run-scoring singles by Tony Bernazard and Carlton Fisk. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 15, California Angels 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       23, 1981 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    1  0  0    2  4  0    5  0  3  -  15 17  0
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4 15  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .227      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
  Kuntz lf,cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Squires 1b            4   3   2   1     1   0   .315      Ford rf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .281
Fisk c                2   2   1   2     2   0   .292      Lynn cf               5   2   2   1     0   0   .273
  Essian c            1   0   1   3     0   0   .250      Baylor dh             5   0   2   1     0   0   .163
Luzinski dh           3   1   1   2     2   0   .278      Downing c             3   1   2   1     2   0   .282
  Molinaro ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .234
Baines rf             6   1   1   2     0   2   .308        Patek 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Lemon cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .297      Clark lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .268
  Nordhagen lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Hobson 3b             4   0   4   0     0   0   .270
Bernazard 2b          5   2   4   1     0   0   .315      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pryor 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morrison 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .219        D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Almon ss              4   2   3   3     1   0   .338        Sanchez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  15  17  15     7   4             Totals               39   4  15   4     4   3

Time of Game: 3:52   Attendance: 42,558
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Angels 13
DP: White Sox 2, Angels 1
Errors: Ford, Grich, Hobson
Doubles: LeFlore (4), Baines (3), Luzinski (3), Essian (3), Lynn (5), Downing (5)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (13), Bernazard (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Squires (4), Morrison (4), Carew (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (3), LeFlore (1)
GIDP: Morrison (2), Burleson (2), Clark (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten W(4-4)       6.2  10   4   4   4   3   0  33   3.67
Lamp                    2.1   5   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.66
Totals                  9    15   4   4   4   3   0  44

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(3-3)            4     5   5   5   4   4   0  20   3.40
Jefferson               0.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.77
D'Acquisto              3.1   9   8   8   2   0   0  21  10.71
Sanchez                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.24
Totals                  9    17  15  15   7   4   0  51

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore doubled to center; Squires out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [LeFlore to third]; Fisk hit a
sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored]; Luzinski walked; Baines
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew flied out to center; Burleson made an out to
third; Ford singled to right; Lynn doubled to center [Ford
scored]; Baylor singled to left [Lynn scored]; Downing singled
to right [Baylor to second]; Grich made an out to second; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Bernazard
singled to right; Morrison flied out to left; Almon flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Clark walked; Hobson singled to right [Clark to
second]; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Clark
to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson flied out to left; Ford
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Squires flied out to center;
Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor flied
out to left; Downing walked; Grich walked [Downing to second];
Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Luzinski walked; Baines struck out; Lemon struck
out; Bernazard singled to right [Luzinski to second]; Morrison
walked [Luzinski to third, Bernazard to second]; Almon singled
to left [Luzinski scored, Bernazard scored, Morrison out at
second (left to shortstop to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Hobson singled to center; Carew forced Hobson
(second to shortstop); Burleson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: LeFlore singled to third; LeFlore stole second;
Squires walked; JEFFERSON REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Fisk
singled to left [LeFlore scored, Squires to second]; Luzinski
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Squires to third, Fisk to
second]; Baines doubled to center [Squires scored, Fisk scored];
Lemon popped to catcher; Bernazard singled to center [Baines
scored]; Bernazard stole second; Morrison reached on an error by
Grich [Bernazard to third, Morrison to first]; Almon walked
[Morrison to second]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
LeFlore forced Almon (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Ford struck out; Lynn popped to first; Baylor flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
walked; Luzinski flied out to right; Baines forced Fisk
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing walked; Grich made an out to shortstop;
Clark singled to right [Downing to second]; Hobson singled to
center [Downing to third, Clark to second]; Carew struck out;
Burleson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 7,
Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon singled to first; Bernazard singled to left
[Lemon to second]; Morrison out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Lemon to third, Bernazard to second]; Almon singled to
right [Lemon scored, Bernazard to third, Almon to second (error
by Ford)]; LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bernazard
scored, Almon to third]; Squires singled to second [Almon
scored]; Fisk walked [Squires to second]; Luzinski doubled to
right [Squires scored, Fisk scored]; Baines grounded out (first
unassisted); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 12, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING LF); Ford grounded
out (third to first); Lynn singled to center; Baylor popped to
first; Downing doubled to left [Lynn scored]; LAMP REPLACED
BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Grich singled to left [Downing scored];
Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 12, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: PATEK REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); Lemon reached
on an error by Hobson [Lemon to first]; Bernazard flied out to
left; Morrison grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 12,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); NORDHAGEN
REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING LF); KUNTZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); PRYOR REPLACED BERNAZARD (PLAYING 2B); Hobson singled to
shortstop; Carew forced Hobson (first to shortstop); Burleson
forced Carew (shortstop to second); Ford singled to right
[Burleson to second]; Lynn forced Ford (shortstop to second); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 12, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Almon singled to left; Kuntz singled to left
[Almon to second]; Squires singled to second [Almon to third,
Kuntz to second]; Essian doubled to center [Almon scored, Kuntz
scored, Squires scored]; SANCHEZ REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING);
MOLINARO BATTED FOR LUZINSKI; Molinaro popped to third in foul
territory; Baines lined to center; Nordhagen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 15, Angels
4.

ANGELS 9TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Baylor singled
to center; Downing forced Baylor (shortstop to second); Patek
singled to center [Downing to second]; Clark grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Patek out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 15, Angels 4.