With a 13-hit barrage, the White Sox thumped the A's, 11-3. The Sox scored three runs in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Harold Baines, bases-loaded walk to Tony Bernazard and sacrifice fly by Lamar Johnson. Jim Morrison slammed a two-run homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 20, 1981 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  4  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  3  2    4  2  x  -  11 13  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .331      Bernazard 2b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .270
Murphy cf             2   0   0   1     1   1   .264      Hairston cf           5   1   2   0     0   2   .429
Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     1   2   .253      Johnson 1b            2   0   0   1     0   1   .295
Armas rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .262        Squires 1b          0   2   0   0     2   0   .271
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .194      Luzinski dh           4   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Fisk c                4   1   1   2     1   0   .259
Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Nordhagen lf          3   1   1   0     0   1   .320
McKay 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .247        Kuntz lf            2   1   2   3     0   0   .280
Picciolo ss           3   1   1   0     0   2   .262      Baines rf             4   2   2   2     1   1   .274
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morrison 3b           3   2   1   2     0   1   .230
  Kingman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Almon ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .309
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   4   3     3   8             Totals               34  11  13  11     6   6

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 17,819
Left on Base: A's 2, White Sox 8
DP: A's 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Henderson, Murphy
Doubles: Hairston (1)
Triples: Picciolo (3)
Home Runs: McKay (3), Morrison (9)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (3), Bernazard (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (4), Johnson (2)
GIDP: Spencer (8)
Hit by Pitch: Bernazard (2,by Norris)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(11-8)          6.1  10   8   8   3   5   1  32   3.82
Kingman                 0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   3.95
McLaughlin              1     1   2   2   3   0   0   7  12.66
Totals                  8    13  11  11   6   6   1  43

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson W(9-7)           6     2   2   2   2   6   1  21   3.52
Hoyt SV(9)              3     2   1   1   1   2   0  11   4.06
Totals                  9     4   3   3   3   8   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Norris (9)
Wild Pitches: Norris (11), McLaughlin (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jim McKean


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy struck out;
Johnson walked; Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bernazard singled to center; Hairston was called
out on strikes while Bernazard was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Gross flied out to right;
Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski singled to center; Fisk flied out to
left; Nordhagen struck out; Baines struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath struck out; McKay grounded out (first
unassisted); Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Almon
grounded out (third to first); Bernazard was hit by a pitch;
Hairston singled to center [Bernazard out at home (center to
second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
walked; Johnson struck out; Armas forced Murphy (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Luzinski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross popped to catcher in foul territory;
Spencer struck out (catcher to first); Heath popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen singled to center [Nordhagen to second
(error by Murphy)]; Baines singled to center [Nordhagen scored];
Morrison reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Baines to second]; Almon singled to pitcher [Baines to third,
Morrison to second]; Bernazard walked [Baines scored, Morrison
to third, Almon to second]; Hairston struck out; Johnson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Morrison scored]; Luzinski flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: SQUIRES REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); McKay
homered; Picciolo tripled to center; Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Picciolo
scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Fisk flied out to center; Nordhagen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Baines walked; Norris threw a wild
pitch [Baines to third]; Morrison homered [Baines scored]; Almon
singled to center; Bernazard flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: KUNTZ REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING LF); HOYT
REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING); Armas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gross walked; Spencer grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Hairston doubled to center; Squires walked;
Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hairston to third,
Squires to second]; Fisk singled to left [Hairston scored,
Squires scored]; KINGMAN REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Kuntz
singled to left [Fisk scored, Kuntz to third (error by
Henderson)]; Baines singled to right [Kuntz scored]; Morrison
struck out; Almon forced Baines (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath flied out to center; McKay popped to
shortstop; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Bernazard
flied out to left; Hairston flied out to center; Squires walked;
Luzinski walked [Squires to second]; McLaughlin threw a wild
pitch [Squires to third, Luzinski to second]; Fisk walked; Kuntz
singled to right [Squires scored, Luzinski scored, Fisk to
third]; Baines flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 11.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Henderson singled to right; Murphy grounded out
(first unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Johnson was called out
on strikes; Armas singled to center [Henderson scored]; Gross
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, White Sox 11.