A three-run double by Tony Bernazard in the fourth inning was the big blow as the White Sox downed the A's, 4-1, behind the seven-hit hurling of Britt Burns. The Sox loaded the bases in the fourth on a single by Mike Squires, a hit batsman and a walk, and then Bernazard cleared the sacks with his two-bagger. Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 26, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumWhite Sox 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Henderson lf 3 0 2 0 2 0 .330 Squires 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .337 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 1 3 .251 Fisk c 2 1 1 1 1 1 .301 Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Luzinski dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Armas rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .299 Kuntz pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Heath c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Baines rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .295 Newman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Lemon cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .289 Babitt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Bernazard 2b 4 0 1 3 0 2 .295 McKay 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .228 Morrison 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Picciolo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Almon ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 9 Totals 34 1 7 1 4 8 Time of Game: 3:35 Attendance: 26,371 Left on Base: White Sox 5, A's 11 DP: White Sox 0, A's 1 Errors: McKay Doubles: Bernazard (6), Almon (4), Henderson (10) Home Runs: McKay (1) Stolen Bases: Squires (4), Henderson (29), Heath (3), McKay (2) Caught Stealing: Almon (4) GIDP: LeFlore (2) Hit by Pitch: Fisk (8,by Kingman), Johnson (2,by Burns) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burns W(5-2) 9 7 1 1 4 8 1 39 2.83 Totals 9 7 1 1 4 8 1 39 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman L(2-4) 7 6 4 4 2 5 0 28 2.57 McLaughlin 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 7.71 Jones 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 2.84 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 9 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Burns (3), Kingman (2) Wild Pitches: Burns (1), Kingman (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Squires grounded out (second to first); Fisk walked; Luzinski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy flied to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Armas was walked intentionally; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines was called out on strikes; Lemon flied to left; Bernazard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman struck out; Babitt flied to left; McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison singled to third; Almon flied to left; LeFlore grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morrison out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson doubled to right; Burns threw a wild pitch [Henderson to third]; Murphy struck out; Johnson was hit by a pitch; Armas flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Squires singled to right; Fisk was hit by a pitch [Squires to second]; Luzinski flied to center; Kingman threw a wild pitch [Squires to third, Fisk to second]; Baines struck out; Lemon walked; Bernazard doubled to right [Squires scored, Fisk scored, Lemon scored]; Morrison was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Heath singled to right; Newman lined to shortstop; Babitt flied to center; McKay singled to third [Heath to second]; Heath stole third and McKay stole second; Picciolo flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Almon flied to center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Squires singled to right; Squires stole second; Fisk singled to left [Squires scored]; Luzinski lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to right; Murphy walked [Henderson to second]; Johnson forced Murphy (shortstop to second) [Henderson to third]; Armas struck out; Heath flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Baines popped to third in foul territory; Lemon flied to left; Bernazard flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman singled to center; Babitt struck out; McKay singled to center [Newman to second]; Picciolo forced McKay (shortstop to second) [Newman to third]; Henderson forced Picciolo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Morrison flied to center; Almon doubled to center; Almon was caught stealing third (catcher to third); LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 8TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Squires popped to second; Fisk struck out; Luzinski reached on an error by McKay; KUNTZ RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Baines singled to pitcher [Kuntz to second]; Harold Baines liner hit Bo McLaughlin under left eye (14 minute delay); JONES REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Lemon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Heath grounded out (catcher to first); Newman grounded out (second to first); Babitt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 9TH: Bernazard struck out; Morrison flied to right; Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: McKay homered; Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson walked; Murphy was called out on strikes; Johnson lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 1. |
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