The White Sox swept a doubleheader from the A's, winning the first game, 9-5, and the second game, 10-3. The Sox came back from a 5-0 deficit in the lidlifter after the A's tied an A.L. record with eight consecutive singles to start the bottom of the first inning. LaMarr Hoyt, who took over the Pale Hose pitching after the first five hits, went the rest of the way to stop the A's and earn the victory. The Sox went ahead in the sixth stanza on two-run homers by Chet Lemon and Tony Bernazard.

Harold Baines belted a three-run homer in the first inning of the nightcap and Wayne Nordhagen added a solo blast in the same frame. Lemon and Carlton Fisk crashed consecutive homers in the fifth and Fisk added a two-run blast in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Oakland Athletics 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 27, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  3    0  0  4    1  1  0  -   9 13  0
A's          5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bernazard 2b          5   2   2   2     0   2   .271      Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .325
Squires 1b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Murphy cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .256
Baines rf             4   2   1   1     0   1   .278      Johnson dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .248
Luzinski dh           5   0   1   2     0   0   .273      Armas rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .257
Nordhagen lf          3   1   1   1     1   0   .320      Klutts 3b             3   1   1   1     0   1   .382
  Kuntz lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Gross ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Lemon cf              5   1   1   2     0   0   .300      Heath c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .239
Morrison 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .236      Moore 1b              3   0   2   1     0   1   .235
Essian c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .327        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Almon ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .302      McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           2   0   1   0     0   1   .262
  Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
                                                            Drumright ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bordi p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  13   9     1   4             Totals               35   5  10   5     1   8

Time of Game: 2:34
Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 4
DP: White Sox 1, A's 1
Errors: Henderson
Doubles: Nordhagen (7), Luzinski (15), Almon (10), Picciolo (5)
Home Runs: Lemon (7), Bernazard (6), Baines (9)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (56)
GIDP: Essian (2), McKay (4)
Hit by Pitch: Baines (2,by Langford), Morrison (2,by Jones)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten              0     5   5   5   0   0   0   5   4.07
Hoyt W(8-3)             9     5   0   0   1   8   0  31   3.63
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   8   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(11-10)       7    11   8   8   1   2   3  33   2.99
Jones                   0.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   3.26
Owchinko                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.89
Bordi                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    13   9   9   1   4   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Langford (3), Jones (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Russ Goetz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bernazard struck out; Squires singled to center;
Baines popped to catcher in foul territory; Luzinski forced
Squires (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to third; Henderson stole
second; Murphy singled to center [Henderson to third]; Johnson
singled to right [Henderson scored, Murphy to second]; Armas
singled to left [Murphy scored, Johnson to second]; Klutts
singled to left [Johnson scored, Armas to second]; HOYT REPLACED
BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Heath singled to center [Armas scored,
Klutts to third, Heath to second (on throw)]; Moore singled to
right [Klutts scored, Heath out at home (right to catcher)];
McKay singled to center [Moore to second]; eight consecutive
singles for the Athletics; Picciolo struck out; Henderson
walked [Moore to third, McKay to second]; Murphy grounded out
(first to pitcher); 5 R, 8 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen doubled to left; Lemon grounded out
(third to first); Morrison grounded out (third to first); Essian
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Armas popped to
first; Klutts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon flied out to center; Bernazard singled to
right; Squires singled to right [Bernazard to second]; Baines
was hit by a pitch [Bernazard to third, Squires to second];
Luzinski doubled to left [Bernazard scored, Squires scored,
Baines to third]; Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Baines scored]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath flied out to left; Moore singled to right;
McKay grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Moore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Morrison singled to left; Essian grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morrison out at
second]; Almon doubled; Bernazard grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo doubled to left; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Picciolo to third]; Murphy struck out;
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires flied out to left; Baines popped to
first; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas popped to catcher in foul territory; Klutts
struck out; Heath struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen walked; Lemon homered [Nordhagen
scored]; Morrison flied out to left; Essian singled to center;
Almon flied out to right; Bernazard homered [Essian scored];
Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 7, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Moore struck out; McKay was called out on
strikes; DAVIS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Davis flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING SS); Baines
homered; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: KUNTZ REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING LF); Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Murphy grounded out (second to
first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8,
Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JONES REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Morrison was
hit by a pitch; Essian singled to right [Morrison to third];
Almon singled to left [Morrison scored, Essian to third, Almon
to second (error by Henderson)]; Bernazard struck out; OWCHINKO
REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Squires reached on a fielder's choice
[Essian out at home (second to catcher)]; Baines struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 9, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas flied out to center; GROSS BATTED FOR
KLUTTS; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Heath grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9,
Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BORDI REPLACED
OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Luzinski popped to shortstop; Kuntz flied
out to center; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 9, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SPENCER BATTED FOR MOORE; Spencer struck out;
McKay flied out to right; DRUMRIGHT BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Drumright flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
9, Athletics 5.