A seven-run explosion in the second inning carried the White Sox to a 10-3 rout of the Angels. A single by Jay Loviglio snapped a 1-1 tie and Greg Luzinski stroked a two-run single to highlight the outburst. Luzinski added a two-run homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 10, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  2
White Sox    1  7  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -  10 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Downing lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .245      LeFlore lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .249
Burleson ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .295        Hill c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sconiers ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Bernazard 2b          3   3   2   0     2   1   .276
Ford rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Lemon cf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .302
Baylor 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .232      Luzinski dh           4   2   2   4     0   1   .269
  Patek ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Nordhagen rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .313
Grich 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .302        Kuntz rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Ferguson c            3   0   0   1     1   0   .211      Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .264
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Sutherland lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Hobson dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .235      Squires 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Lubratich 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Loviglio 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Almon ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .302
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoyt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     2   6             Totals               33  10  10   9     4   4

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance:  5,674
Left on Base: Angels 5, White Sox 5
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Ford, Ferguson
Doubles: Grich (14)
Home Runs: Grich (21), Luzinski (20)
Stolen Bases: Downing (1), Loviglio (2), LeFlore (36)
Sacrifice Hits: Squires (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Lemon (4)
GIDP: Baylor (13), Beniquez (5), Lemon (8)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(1-8)            1.1   2   5   4   2   0   0   9   5.51
Jefferson               4.2   8   5   2   1   3   1  24   3.62
Mahler                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8    10  10   6   4   4   1  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns W(10-6)           6     7   2   2   0   5   0  24   2.64
Hoyt SV(10)             3     1   1   1   2   1   1  11   3.61
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   6   1  35

Passed Balls: Ferguson (1)
Wild Pitches: Jefferson (4)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dallas Parks


ANGELS 1ST: Downing singled to left; Downing stole second;
Burleson singled to center [Downing scored, Burleson to second
(on throw to home)]; Ford singled to shortstop [Burleson stayed
at second]; Baylor grounded into a double play (third to second)
[Baylor to first, Burleson out at third, Ford out at second];
Grich forced Baylor (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Bernazard
walked; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Bernazard to third];
Lemon hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bernazard scored (unearned)];
Luzinski grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
popped to first in foul territory; Hobson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen singled to center; Fisk walked
[Nordhagen to second]; Squires out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Nordhagen to third, Fisk to second]; Loviglio singled
to second [Nordhagen scored, Fisk to third]; the ball struck
2B umpire Larry Barnett; Loviglio stole second; Almon
reached on a fielder's choice [Fisk scored, Loviglio to third];
JEFFERSON REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Jefferson threw a wild
pitch [Loviglio scored, Almon to third]; LeFlore singled to
center [Almon scored]; LeFlore stole second; Bernazard struck
out [Bernazard to first (error by Ferguson)]; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third, Bernazard to second];
Luzinski singled to right [LeFlore scored (unearned), Bernazard
scored (unearned), Luzinski to third (error by Ford)]; Nordhagen
singled to center [Luzinski scored (unearned)]; Fisk singled to
left [Nordhagen to third]; Squires grounded out (first to
pitcher); 7 R (4 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 8.

ANGELS 3RD: Lubratich struck out; Downing flied out to center;
Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox
8.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Loviglio lined to right; Almon singled to center;
LeFlore forced Almon (third to second); Bernazard singled to
third [LeFlore to third]; Lemon forced Bernazard (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 8.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Baylor was called out on
strikes; Grich doubled to left [Ford to third]; Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ford scored]; Beniquez popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Nordhagen flied out to left;
Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White
Sox 8.

ANGELS 5TH: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Lubratich
grounded out (third to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires popped to second; Loviglio popped to
third; Almon walked; LeFlore lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 8.

ANGELS 6TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Ford
grounded out (second to first); Baylor singled to left; Grich
singled to left [Baylor to second]; Ferguson popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bernazard singled to left; Lemon struck out;
Luzinski homered [Bernazard scored]; Nordhagen flied out to
center; Fisk flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
White Sox 10.

ANGELS 7TH: HOYT REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); KUNTZ REPLACED
NORDHAGEN (PLAYING RF); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hobson walked; Lubratich grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Hobson to second]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MAHLER REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Squires
grounded out (shortstop to first); Loviglio popped to catcher;
Almon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, White Sox 10.

ANGELS 8TH: HILL REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING C ); SUTHERLAND
REPLACED FISK (PLAYING LF); SCONIERS BATTED FOR BURLESON;
Sconiers flied out to left; Ford struck out; Baylor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SCONIERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PATEK
REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING SS); Hill struck out (catcher to
first); Bernazard walked; Lemon grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bernazard out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 10.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich homered; Ferguson walked; Beniquez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ferguson out
at second]; Hobson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 3, White Sox 10.