The White Sox edged the Yankees, 3-2, snapping the 12-game winning streak of Doug Bird, who had not lost since August 16, 1978. New York took the lead in the first inning on a homer by Lou Piniella, but Chicago tied the score in their half when Carlton Fisk, who had singled, took third on a double by Greg Luzinski and came home on a throwing error by right fielder Piniella. The White Sox went ahead in the second on an RBI single by Jim Morrison and scored their final run in the third on a run-scoring double by Harold Baines. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      11, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
White Sox    1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .235      LeFlore lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Mumphrey cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Squires 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Piniella rf           3   1   2   2     0   0   .283      Fisk c                4   2   1   0     0   1   .291
  Gamble ph,rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Luzinski dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Winfield lf           3   0   1   0     1   2   .324        Kuntz pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Watson 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Baines rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .257
  Revering ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Lemon cf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .299
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Bernazard 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Cerone c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Morrison 3b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Rodriguez dh          3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .326
  Jackson ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .199      Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               2   0   1   0     1   0   .241        Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murcer ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .276        Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     6   6             Totals               31   3   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 33,777
Left on Base: Yankees 8, White Sox 6
DP: Yankees 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Piniella
Doubles: Dent (10), Luzinski 2 (7), Baines (4)
Home Runs: Piniella (2)
Stolen Bases: Brown (2), Lemon (4)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (4)
GIDP: Mumphrey (5), Watson (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(5-1)             5.1   8   3   2   1   2   0  24   2.70
Davis                   2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   1.86
Totals                  8     9   3   2   1   2   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(5-3)            6.2   6   2   2   4   4   1  27   2.73
Farmer                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.73
Hickey                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.89
Hoyt SV(7)              0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   2.79
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   6   1  37

Wild Pitches: Farmer (2)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Mumphrey grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Randolph out at second];
Piniella homered; Winfield walked; Watson walked [Winfield to
second]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Squires grounded out
(second to first); Fisk singled to left; Luzinski doubled to
right [Fisk scored (error by Piniella) (unearned) (no RBI),
Luzinski to third]; Baines grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
was called out on strikes; Dent doubled to left; Randolph flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon walked; Lemon stole second; Bernazard flied
out to right [Lemon to third]; Morrison singled to left [Lemon
scored]; Almon forced Morrison (third to second); LeFlore
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires singled to center; Fisk forced Squires
(third to second); Luzinski grounded out (third to first) [Fisk
to second]; Baines doubled to right [Fisk scored]; Lemon flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Watson flied out to right; Nettles struck out;
Cerone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bernazard grounded out (second to first);
Morrison singled to center; Almon grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Morrison to second]; LeFlore was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Randolph singled to center;
Mumphrey singled to center [Randolph to third]; Piniella singled
to right [Randolph scored, Mumphrey out at third (right to
third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires lined to shortstop; Fisk struck out;
Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Winfield singled to center; Watson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Winfield out at
second]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Baines singled to right; Lemon out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Baines to second]; DAVIS REPLACED BIRD
(PITCHING); Bernazard popped to third in foul territory;
Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
White Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Dent walked; FARMER REPLACED TROUT
(PITCHING); Randolph grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Almon flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first); Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Mumphrey grounded out (first to pitcher); GAMBLE
BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Gamble singled to right; Farmer threw a
wild pitch [Gamble to second]; Winfield struck out; REVERING
BATTED FOR WATSON; HICKEY REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Revering
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); REVERING
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Fisk popped to shortstop; Luzinski
doubled to right; KUNTZ RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Baines flied out to
left; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Nettles flied
out to center; HOYT REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); Cerone grounded
out (shortstop to first); JACKSON BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Jackson
walked; BROWN RAN FOR JACKSON; MURCER BATTED FOR DENT; Brown
stole second; Murcer walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR MURCER; Randolph
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox
3.