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.

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