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Thursday September 3, 1981
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Greg Luzinski doubled, scoring Tony Bernazard in the last of the ninth with the run that sent the White Sox past the Blue Jays, 4-3. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 3, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  1
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   4  7  0


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .210      Bernazard 2b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .249
Iorg 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Squires 1b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .272
Moseby cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .246      Fisk c                5   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Velez dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Luzinski dh           5   1   2   1     0   0   .269
  Woods pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Baines rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Bell lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Lemon cf              2   1   1   0     1   1   .309
Mayberry 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Kuntz pr,cf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .239
  Ainge pr,3b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .188      Nordhagen lf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .321
  Wells 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Morrison 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .220
Barfield rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Macha 3b,1b,3b        3   0   0   1     0   1   .215        Pryor 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Almon ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .314
  Upshaw pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Whitt c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Berenguer p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     1   3             Totals               30   4   7   4     6   1

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance:  6,669
Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, White Sox 10
DP: Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Macha
Doubles: Luzinski 2 (12), Almon (9)
Stolen Bases: Barfield (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Squires (9), Bernazard (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Macha (1), Squires (5)
GIDP: Fisk (6)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (8,by Trout), Almon (2,by Berenguer)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Berenguer L(2-7)        8.1   6   4   3   6   1   0  38   4.43
Jackson                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.72
Totals                  8.2   7   4   3   6   1   0  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout                   7.1   6   3   3   1   3   0  30   2.89
Hoyt W(6-3)             1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.16
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Berenguer (3), Trout (4)
Wild Pitches: Berenguer (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - John Shulock


BLUE JAYS 1ST: 21 minute rain delay before start of game
Debut for umpire Tim McClelland; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Iorg flied to left; Moseby grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bernazard lined to third; Squires grounded out
(pitcher to first); Fisk flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez grounded out (third to first); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Baines
singled to shortstop; Lemon singled to left [Baines to second];
Nordhagen forced Baines (third unassisted) [Lemon to second];
Morrison singled to center [Lemon scored, Nordhagen to third];
Almon flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Barfield grounded out (third to first); Debut
game for Jesse Barfield; Macha was called out on strikes;
Martinez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bernazard walked; Squires out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Bernazard to second]; Fisk popped to
shortstop; Luzinski popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Griffin popped to shortstop; Iorg singled to
center; Moseby struck out; Velez flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Baines flied to right; Lemon struck out;
Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bell singled to center; Mayberry was hit by a
pitch [Bell to second]; AINGE RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Barfield singled
to center [Bell scored, Ainge to third]; Macha hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Ainge scored]; Martinez popped to third in foul
territory; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: AINGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MACHA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Morrison popped to catcher in foul
territory; Almon was hit by a pitch; Bernazard popped to catcher
in foul territory; Squires flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Iorg flied to center; Moseby flied to left; Velez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski
doubled to center; Baines flied to center; Lemon walked; KUNTZ
RAN FOR LEMON; Nordhagen singled to center [Luzinski scored,
Kuntz to third]; Morrison grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bell singled
to left; Ainge forced Bell (first to shortstop); Barfield forced
Ainge (pitcher to shortstop); Barfield stole second; Macha
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Macha dropped a foul fly hit by Almon for an
error; Almon doubled to left; Bernazard reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Almon to third]; Squires hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Almon scored (unearned)]; Fisk grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Bernazard out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Martinez walked; UPSHAW RAN FOR MARTINEZ; On a
bunt Griffin singled to second [Upshaw to second]; On a bunt
Iorg forced Upshaw (pitcher to third) [Griffin to second];
Moseby singled to right [Griffin scored, Iorg to third]; HOYT
REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Velez reached on a fielder's choice
[Iorg out at home (shortstop to catcher), Moseby to second];
WOODS RAN FOR VELEZ; Bell forced Woods (second to shortstop); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WHITT REPLACED
UPSHAW (PLAYING C ); WELLS REPLACED AINGE (PLAYING 1B); MACHA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Luzinski grounded out (third to
first); Baines grounded out (second to first); Kuntz walked;
Berenguer threw a wild pitch [Kuntz to second]; Nordhagen
walked; MOLINARO BATTED FOR MORRISON; Molinaro flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: PRYOR REPLACED MOLINARO (PLAYING 3B); Wells
grounded out (second to first); Barfield grounded out (third to
first); Macha grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Almon popped to first in foul territory;
Bernazard walked; JACKSON REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING); Squires
walked (walk was charged to Berenguer) [Bernazard to second];
Fisk flied to center; Luzinski doubled to center [Bernazard
scored, Squires to third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
White Sox 4.



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