Despite committing four errors, the White Sox posted a 5-3 triumph over the Orioles. The score was 2-2 in the fifth inning when Chet Lemon was hit by a pitch. He went to third on a single by Tony Bernazard and tallied on a single by Ron LeFlore. A single by Mike Squires plated Bernazard. Chicago registered an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI single by Bill Almon. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Friday, August    14, 1981 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  4
Orioles      1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .253      Bumbry cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Squires 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Dwyer rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .295        Ayala ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Luzinski dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Singleton dh          3   2   1   0     1   0   .341
Baines rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270        Sakata pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Lemon cf              3   1   0   0     0   0   .295      Murray 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Bernazard 2b          1   3   1   0     3   0   .264      Lowenstein lf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Morrison 3b           3   1   2   2     0   0   .241        Roenicke ph,lf,rf   2   0   1   0     0   1   .311
Almon ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .330      DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .231
Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Graham c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .220
  Trout p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dempsey ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dauer 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
                                                          Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .184
                                                            Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .236
                                                            Ripken pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Stewart p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ford p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   8   5     4   2             Totals               34   3   5   2     4   6

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 15,401
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Orioles 8
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Bernazard, Morrison 2, Almon
Doubles: Baines (6), DeCinces (13), Singleton (12)
Home Runs: Morrison (5)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (18), Bumbry (13)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (7)
GIDP: LeFlore (3)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (10,by Stewart)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson W(8-3)           5     3   2   0   0   4   0  20   2.68
Trout                   2     2   1   1   2   1   0  11   2.66
Farmer SV(9)            2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.09
Totals                  9     5   3   1   4   6   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stewart L(2-4)          7     6   4   4   2   1   1  28   2.05
T. Martinez             1.1   2   1   1   2   1   0   8   2.53
Ford                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.56
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   2   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Stewart (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Squires
grounded out (second to first); Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Dwyer reached on an error
by Bernazard [Bumbry to second]; Singleton forced Dwyer (first
to shortstop) [Bumbry scored (error by Almon) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Murray struck out; Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski made an out to second; Baines grounded
out (first unassisted); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces lined to left; Graham struck out; Dauer
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles
1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard walked; Morrison homered [Bernazard
scored]; Almon struck out; LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to pitcher); Squires flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
flied out to left; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to center; Luzinski grounded out
(third to first); Baines flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton reached on an error by Morrison; Murray
grounded out (first unassisted) [Singleton to second];
Lowenstein struck out; DeCinces doubled to left [Singleton
scored (unearned)]; On a bunt Graham singled [DeCinces stayed at
second]; Dauer flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon was hit by a pitch; Bernazard singled to
right [Lemon to third]; Morrison made an out to second; Almon
made an out to third; LeFlore singled to right [Lemon scored,
Bernazard to third]; LeFlore stole second; Squires singled to
shortstop [Bernazard scored, LeFlore to third]; Fisk grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to right; Bumbry grounded out
(first unassisted); Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Luzinski flied out to left; Baines doubled to
right; Baines was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Lemon flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: TROUT REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING); Singleton doubled
to right; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); ROENICKE
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Roenicke singled to left [Singleton to
third]; DeCinces reached on an error by Morrison [Singleton
scored, Roenicke to second]; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR GRAHAM; Dempsey
lined to center; Dauer forced DeCinces (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ROENICKE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bernazard walked; Morrison out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bernazard to second]; Almon
flied out to left [Bernazard to third]; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger struck out; Bumbry flied out to left;
AYALA BATTED FOR DWYER; Ayala grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STEWART
(PITCHING); Squires flied out to right; Fisk walked; Luzinski
made an out to shortstop; Baines was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton walked; SAKATA RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray
walked [Sakata to second]; FARMER REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING);
Sakata was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Roenicke
struck out; DeCinces forced Murray (third to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SAKATA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lemon flied
out to center; Bernazard walked; Morrison singled to pitcher
[Bernazard to second]; Almon singled to left [Bernazard scored,
Morrison to second]; FORD REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING);
LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Almon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Dauer walked; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley walked [Dauer to second]; RIPKEN
RAN FOR CROWLEY; Bumbry forced Ripken (shortstop unassisted)
[Dauer to third]; Bumbry stole second; Ayala grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Orioles 3.