Feasting on California pitching for the third straight day, the White Sox routed the Angels, 10-2. Chicago collected 34 runs and 45 hits in sweeping the three-game set. The Sox scored five runs in the second inning. Chet Lemon singled home the first run and with the bases loaded a single by Ron LeFlore skipped by left fielder Brian Downing for a three-base error. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 10, California Angels 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1981 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  5  0    0  1  2    2  0  0  -  10 13  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            5   2   3   2     0   0   .245      Harris 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .214
  Kuntz cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .315
Squires 1b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .330      Downing lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Fisk c                2   0   1   1     2   0   .296      Baylor dh             3   1   2   0     1   0   .174
  Essian ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Luzinski dh           3   1   0   0     2   2   .271      Clark cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .289
Nordhagen rf,lf       5   1   2   1     0   0   .320      Beniquez rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Lemon cf              3   2   1   1     0   0   .298      Patek 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  Baines rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Ott c                 3   0   1   0     0   2   .240
Bernazard 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morrison 3b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .228        Sanchez p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Almon ss              3   1   1   2     1   0   .338
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  13   8     5   3             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 27,405
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Angels 6
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 1
Errors: Downing
Doubles: Nordhagen (3), Morrison (6), Patek (1)
Home Runs: Clark (2)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (3)
GIDP: Nordhagen (4)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (7,by Sanchez)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(4-1)            9     7   2   2   2   6   1  35   2.17
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   6   1  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(5-5)             5.2   9   8   6   4   2   0  29   3.62
Sanchez                 3.1   4   2   2   1   1   0  15   3.49
Totals                  9    13  10   8   5   3   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Sanchez (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore singled to second; LeFlore was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Squires lined
to second; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Harris struck out; Burleson made an out to second;
Downing flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski walked; Nordhagen singled to right
[Luzinski to third]; Lemon singled to center [Luzinski scored,
Nordhagen to second]; Bernazard struck out; Morrison singled to
shortstop [Nordhagen to third, Lemon to second]; Almon lined to
right; LeFlore singled to left [Nordhagen scored, Lemon scored,
Morrison scored (error by Downing) (unearned) (no RBI), LeFlore
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Squires grounded out (first to
pitcher); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Hobson flied out to left;
Clark flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Fisk walked; Luzinski struck out; Nordhagen flied
out to center; Lemon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Patek grounded out (third to first); Ott singled to
shortstop; Harris lined into a double play (third to first) [Ott
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bernazard grounded out (second to first);
Morrison made an out to second; Almon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Burleson singled to second; Downing flied out to
center; Baylor walked [Burleson to second]; Hobson flied out to
right [Burleson to third]; Clark grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Squires singled to
right; Fisk walked [Squires to second]; Luzinski flied out to
center [Squires to third]; Nordhagen doubled to right [Squires
scored, Fisk to third]; Lemon grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Patek popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 6, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bernazard lined to right; Morrison flied out to
left; Almon walked; LeFlore singled to left [Almon to second];
Squires singled to center [Almon scored, LeFlore to third];
SANCHEZ REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left [LeFlore
scored, Squires to second]; Luzinski struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Burleson
walked; Downing flied out to right; Baylor forced Burleson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8,
Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lemon was hit by a pitch; Bernazard made an out to shortstop;
Morrison doubled to right [Lemon to third]; Almon singled to
right [Lemon scored, Morrison scored]; LeFlore made an out to
second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 10, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: KUNTZ REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); BAINES REPLACED
LEMON (PLAYING RF); NORDHAGEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Hobson struck out; Clark singled to left; Beniquez forced Clark
(shortstop to second); Patek doubled to left [Beniquez to
third]; Ott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 10, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires singled to left; ESSIAN BATTED FOR FISK;
Essian forced Squires (third to second); Luzinski walked [Essian
to second]; Nordhagen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 10, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: ESSIAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Harris struck
out; Burleson flied out to right; Downing popped to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 10, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Baines grounded out (second to first); Bernazard
lined to first; Morrison lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 10, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor singled to center; Hobson struck out; Clark
homered [Baylor scored]; Beniquez grounded out (second to
first); Patek grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 10, Angels 2.