A three-run outburst in their first turn at bat sent the Blue Jays on the way to a 6-2 triumph over the White Sox. Alfredo Griffin opened the game with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Lloyd Moseby. Moseby moved to second on an infield out and tallied on a single by Garth Iorg, who took second on the throw to the plate and scored on a single by George Bell.

Dave Stieb scattered eight hits in going the route for the ninth time in 19 starrts. The Jays got three more runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Al Woods and a two-run double by Jesse Barfield. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, September 4, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Blue Jays    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   6  9  1
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .213      Bernazard 2b          5   0   2   0     0   1   .252
Whitt c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Squires 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .277
Moseby cf             4   2   1   1     1   1   .246      Fisk c                5   0   0   0     0   2   .272
Woods lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .232      Molinaro dh           3   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Iorg 2b               3   1   1   1     0   1   .256      Baines rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Bell dh               4   0   2   1     0   0   .272        Sutherland lf       3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Wells 1b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .217      Lemon cf              3   0   1   2     0   0   .310
Barfield rf           3   0   1   2     1   1   .286      Nordhagen lf,rf       3   0   0   0     1   0   .314
Macha 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Morrison 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Almon ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
                                                          Lamp p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   6     4   4             Totals               34   2   8   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 18,317
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, White Sox 10
DP: Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Iorg, Nordhagen
Doubles: Wells (3), Barfield (1), Lemon (19)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (7), Moseby (10), Woods (2)
Caught Stealing: Bell (2), Griffin (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Iorg (1), Squires (10)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (13,by Stieb), Molinaro (1,by Stieb)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb W(8-9)            9     8   2   2   2   4   0  39   3.51
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   4   0  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamp L(5-3)             7.1   8   5   3   3   3   0  32   2.23
Farmer                  1.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   7   4.14
Totals                  9     9   6   3*  4   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Stieb 2 (10)
Wild Pitches: Lamp (4)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to left; Griffin stole second;
Whitt flied to center; Moseby singled to center [Griffin
scored]; Woods grounded out (first unassisted) [Moseby to
second]; Iorg singled to center [Moseby scored, Iorg to second
(on throw to home)]; Bell singled to center [Iorg scored]; Bell
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bernazard flied to left; Squires grounded out
(catcher to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Wells lined to shortstop; Barfield grounded out
(third to first); Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Molinaro grounded out (first to pitcher); Baines
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon was hit by a pitch;
Nordhagen flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: SUTHERLAND REPLACED BAINES (PLAYING LF);
NORDHAGEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Griffin singled to
right; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Whitt grounded out (first unassisted); Moseby
walked; Moseby stole second; Woods grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (pitcher to first); Almon
grounded out (second to first); Bernazard singled to third;
Squires walked [Bernazard to second]; Fisk was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Iorg struck out; Bell singled to center; Wells
doubled [Bell to third]; Barfield walked; Macha struck out;
Griffin forced Barfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Molinaro singled to shortstop; Sutherland singled
to shortstop [Molinaro to second]; Lemon doubled to left
[Molinaro scored, Sutherland scored]; Nordhagen flied to right;
Morrison singled to left [Lemon to third]; Almon struck out;
Bernazard struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White
Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt grounded out (second to first); Moseby
grounded out (second to first); Woods popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires singled to center; On a bunt Fisk forced
Squires (catcher to second); Molinaro was hit by a pitch [Fisk
to second]; Sutherland popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lemon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
grounded out (catcher to first); Wells walked; Lamp threw a wild
pitch [Wells to second]; Barfield was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison flied to left; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Macha grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Whitt grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bernazard singled to second [Bernazard to second
(error by Iorg)]; Squires out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Bernazard to third]; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Molinaro flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, White Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Moseby reached on an error by Nordhagen [Moseby
to third]; Woods singled to left [Moseby scored (unearned)];
Woods stole second; Iorg out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Woods to third]; FARMER REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Wells walked; Barfield doubled to
left [Woods scored (unearned), Wells scored (unearned, but
earned for the pitcher)]; Macha grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Sutherland flied to left; Lemon popped to first
in foul territory; Nordhagen walked; Morrison forced Nordhagen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, White
Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moseby struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Almon popped to first in foul territory;
Bernazard grounded out (third to first); Squires singled to
right; Fisk forced Squires (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, White Sox 2.