Five-hit pitching by Richard Dotson carried the White Sox to a 3-0 blanking of the Blue Jays, Toronto's ninth straight defeat and 11th shutout of the season. The Sox scored a run in the second inning when Chet Lemon and Wayne Nordhagen singled and Jim Morrison followed with a sacrifice fly.

Lemon reached first base safely in the fourth when shortstop Danny Ainge booted his grounder and Nordhagen followed with an inside-the-park homer. Right fielder George Bell crashed into the railing while chasing Nordhagen's blow and suffered an injury to his right ankle. He was carried off on a stretcher and taken to a hospital for X-rays. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Tuesday, June 9, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
White Sox    0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garcia 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Bernazard 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Whitt c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Squires 1b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .308
Upshaw dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   3   .235      Luzinski dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Woods lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Baines rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Bonnell cf,rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Lemon cf              4   2   1   0     0   0   .304
Bell rf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Nordhagen lf          3   1   2   2     0   0   .319
  Macha 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .230        Kuntz lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Iorg 3b,ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Morrison 3b           2   0   1   1     0   0   .247
Ainge ss,cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Almon ss              2   0   1   0     0   1   .326
Leal p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   4             Totals               31   3   9   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  8,534
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, White Sox 6
DP: Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Ainge
Doubles: Woods (5)
Home Runs: Nordhagen (3)
Stolen Bases: Whitt (5), Upshaw (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Almon (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morrison (3)
GIDP: Garcia (5)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leal L(3-8)             8     9   3   2   0   3   1  33   3.03
Totals                  8     9   3   2   0   3   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson W(7-3)           9     5   0   0   1   4   0  32   2.82
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Mike Reilly


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Garcia singled to left; Whitt forced Garcia
(second unassisted); Whitt stole second; Upshaw flied out to
center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bernazard was called out on strikes; Squires
singled to right; Fisk flied out to left; Luzinski flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Woods doubled to right; Bonnell flied out to
center; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Woods to third];
Iorg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines flied out to left; Lemon singled to left;
Nordhagen singled to right [Lemon to third]; Morrison hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Lemon scored]; Almon struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ainge flied out to center; Garcia grounded out
(second to first); Whitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard grounded out (second to first); Squires
singled to center; Fisk singled to shortstop [Squires to
second]; Luzinski flied out to center; Baines made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw singled to center; Upshaw stole second;
Mayberry struck out; Woods made an out to first; Bonnell made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon reached on an error by Ainge; Nordhagen hit
an inside the park homer to right [Lemon scored (unearned)];
IORG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); AINGE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MACHA
REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Morrison singled to left; Almon out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Morrison to second];
Bernazard flied out to center; Squires lined to second; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Macha walked; Iorg singled to third [Macha to
second]; Ainge popped to first in foul territory; Garcia
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Iorg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Baines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Whitt flied out to center; Upshaw popped to third
in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon flied out to left; Nordhagen flied out to
left; Morrison lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: KUNTZ REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING LF); Woods
popped to second; Bonnell grounded out (catcher to first); Macha
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Almon singled to left; Bernazard hit into a
double play (catcher to first) [Almon out at second]; Squires
singled to center; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge
flied out to center; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Luzinski popped to catcher in foul territory;
Baines flied out to center; Lemon made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Whitt singled to right; Upshaw flied out to
center; Mayberry struck out; Woods made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 3.

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