Jerry Hairston, who clouted a grand slam in the eighth inning, capped a four-run ninth with a run-scoring single to lift the White Sox to a wild 13-12 victory over the Twins. The Sox were behind, 12-9, with two out and nobody on base in the bottom of the ninth when Mike Squires and pinch-hitter Bob Molinaro singled.

Doug Corbett relieved John Verhoeven on the hill for the Twins and was greeted by Jerry Turner's RBI pinch-single. A walk to Leo Sutherland loaded the bases and Tony Bernazard singled to tie the score. Hairston then singled down the right field line for his sixth RBI of the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 13, Minnesota Twins 12
Game Played on Sunday, October   4, 1981 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  0    0  5  4    0  3  0  -  12 17  2
White Sox    1  0  1    2  1  0    0  4  4  -  13 14  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sofield lf            6   2   3   0     0   1   .176      Sutherland cf         4   3   1   0     1   0   .167
Wilfong 2b            5   2   2   2     1   0   .246      Bernazard 2b          5   0   2   2     1   1   .276
Engle rf              6   2   2   2     0   3   .258      Hairston rf           3   2   2   6     2   0   .280
Corcoran dh           2   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Luzinski dh           3   0   0   0     2   2   .265
  Smalley ph,dh       1   1   0   0     0   0   .263      Nordhagen lf          5   0   1   1     0   0   .308
  Adams ph,dh         3   0   1   1     0   0   .209      Fisk c                2   1   0   0     2   0   .263
Hatcher 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Hill c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Baker ph,3b         2   2   1   2     1   1   .182      Squires 1b            5   3   4   0     0   0   .265
Hrbek 1b              4   1   4   1     0   0   .239      Pryor ss              3   0   1   1     1   1   .224
Ward cf               5   1   1   3     0   0   .264        Molinaro ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Laudner c             5   0   0   1     0   2   .163      Loviglio 3b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .267
Washington ss         5   1   2   0     0   1   .226        Turner ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .209
Williams p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cooper p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robinson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46  12  17  12     2   8             Totals               36  13  14  11    10   4

Time of Game: 3:48   Attendance:  7,965
Left on Base: Twins 10, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 3, White Sox 0
Errors: Wilfong, Baker, Bernazard, Hairston, Pryor
Doubles: Corcoran (3), Hrbek 2 (5), Sofield (2), Wilfong (11), Washington (3), Nordhagen (8)
Triples: Baker (3), Ward (6)
Home Runs: Hairston (1)
Stolen Bases: Sutherland (2)
Caught Stealing: Sofield (2), Squires (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutherland (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hairston (1)
GIDP: Loviglio 2 (2), Squires (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hrbek (1,by Hickey)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams                4.1   5   5   4   6   0   0  23   4.08
Cooper                  3.1   4   4   0   3   3   1  16   4.30
Verhoeven               1     2   2   2   0   1   0   5   3.98
Corbett L(2-6)          0     3   2   2   1   0   0   4   2.57
Totals                  8.2  14  13   8  10   4   1  48

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson                  4.1   7   3   3   0   3   0  21   3.77
Hickey                  0     1   2   0   0   0   0   3   3.65
McGlothen               0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.60
Farmer                  2     4   2   1   0   5   0  11   4.61
Patterson               1     2   3   3   1   0   0   6  13.50
Robinson W(1-0)         1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9    17  12   9   2   8   0  49

Hit by Pitch: Hickey (1)
Wild Pitches: Williams (2)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TWINS 1ST: Sofield flied out to right; Wilfong grounded out
(pitcher to first); Engle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Sutherland singled to center; Sutherland stole
second; Williams threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to third];
Bernazard walked; Hairston hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Sutherland scored]; Luzinski flied out to right; Nordhagen
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Corcoran doubled to left; Hatcher reached on a
fielder's choice [Corcoran out at third (first to third)]; Hrbek
doubled to left [Hatcher to third]; Ward flied out to right;
Laudner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires
singled to left; Squires was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Pryor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Washington singled to third; Sofield reached on an
error by Hairston [Washington to third, Sofield to second];
Wilfong flied out to left; Engle struck out; Corcoran grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Loviglio walked; Sutherland out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Loviglio to second]; Bernazard grounded
out (first unassisted) [Loviglio to third]; Hairston reached on
an error by Wilfong [Loviglio scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Luzinski walked [Hairston to second]; Nordhagen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White
Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek
doubled to right; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first);
Laudner popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Fisk walked; Squires singled to right [Fisk to
third]; Pryor singled to left [Fisk scored, Squires to third];
Loviglio grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Squires scored (no RBI), Pryor out at second];
Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, White Sox 4.

TWINS 5TH: Washington flied out to right; Sofield doubled to
center; Wilfong doubled to left [Sofield scored]; Engle singled
to center [Wilfong scored]; HICKEY REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING);
SMALLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Smalley reached on an error by
Pryor [Engle to second]; BAKER BATTED FOR HATCHER; Baker tripled
to center [Engle scored, Smalley scored (unearned)]; Hrbek was
hit by a pitch; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED HICKEY (PITCHING); Ward
grounded out (third to first) [Baker scored (unearned), Hrbek to
second]; Laudner flied out to left; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: SMALLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BAKER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bernazard grounded out (first to pitcher);
Hairston walked; Luzinski walked [Hairston to second]; Nordhagen
doubled to left [Hairston scored, Luzinski to third]; COOPER
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Fisk walked; Squires grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Washington doubled to left; Sofield singled to left
[Washington to third]; FARMER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING);
Wilfong reached on an error by Bernazard [Washington scored
(RBI), Sofield to second]; Engle singled to center [Sofield
scored, Wilfong to third]; ADAMS BATTED FOR SMALLEY; Adams
singled to left [Wilfong scored (unearned), Engle to second];
Baker struck out; Hrbek singled to left [Engle scored, Adams to
second]; Ward flied out to left; Laudner was called out on
strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Pryor walked;
Loviglio grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Pryor out at second]; Sutherland made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, White Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: Washington struck out; Sofield struck out; Wilfong
singled to center; Engle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 9, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bernazard singled to third; Hairston walked
[Bernazard to second]; Luzinski struck out; Nordhagen flied out
to right; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 9, White Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: HILL REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); PATTERSON REPLACED
FARMER (PITCHING); Adams flied out to center; Baker walked;
Hrbek singled to center [Baker to second]; Ward tripled to
center [Baker scored, Hrbek scored]; Laudner grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Ward scored]; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox
5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires singled to right; Pryor struck out;
Loviglio singled to right [Squires to second]; Sutherland
reached on an error by Baker [Squires to third, Loviglio to
second]; Bernazard struck out; Hairston homered (unearned)
[Squires scored (unearned), Loviglio scored (unearned),
Sutherland scored (unearned)]; VERHOEVEN REPLACED COOPER
(PITCHING); Luzinski was called out on strikes; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 9.

TWINS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Sofield
singled to first; Sofield was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wilfong walked; Engle flied out to left; Adams
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12,
White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nordhagen popped to first in foul territory; Hill
lined to shortstop; Squires singled to left; MOLINARO BATTED FOR
PRYOR; Molinaro singled to right [Squires to third]; CORBETT
REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); TURNER BATTED FOR LOVIGLIO;
Turner singled to right [Squires scored, Molinaro to third];
Sutherland walked [Turner to second]; Bernazard singled to left
[Molinaro scored, Turner scored, Sutherland to second]; Hairston
singled to right [Sutherland scored, Bernazard to second]; 4 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12, White Sox 13.