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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 18, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 18, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 18, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 18, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trout |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 36,782 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Russ Goetz |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Dave Stapleton | Second Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
Gary Allenson | Catcher |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Greg Luzinski | DH |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Wayne Nordhagen | Right Fielder |
Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
Rusty Kuntz | Left Fielder |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 18, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Trout
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Trout
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Trout
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuntz. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Trout
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Tanana
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Tanana
Bernazard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Bernazard reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Tanana
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Tanana
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Tanana
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Trout
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard misplays the ball. That's an error on Bernazard. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Trout
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Trout
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Tanana
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Tanana
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoffman. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuntz vs. Tanana
There goes Morrison. The throw from Allenson and he is safe. Morrison steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuntz vs. Tanana
Kuntz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Trout
Allenson hits a fly ball into right field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Trout
Miller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Trout
Evans strikes out. There goes Miller. The throw from Fisk to second, and Miller is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Tanana
Almon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Tanana
Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Tanana
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Tanana
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Tanana
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Almon moves to third. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Trout
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Trout
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Trout
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Trout
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Tanana
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Tanana
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Tanana
Kuntz hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Trout
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Trout
Hoffman bunts towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allenson vs. Trout
Allenson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Trout
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Tanana
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Tanana
Bernazard bunts towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Stapleton covering, for the out. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Tanana
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Tanana
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Tanana
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Hoffman catches it and throws to second to double up Luzinski. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Trout
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Trout
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Trout
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Tanana
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Tanana
Morrison hits a popup towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Tanana
Kuntz hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Trout
Harold Baines now playing right field.
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Trout
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Trout
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Trout
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Tanana
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Tanana
Bernazard bunts towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Tanana
Fisk is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Tanana
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Almon moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Tanana
Richard Dotson pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Trout
Allenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Trout
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Rick Miller.
Rudi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baines. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Allenson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Trout
Reid Nichols pinch runs for Joe Rudi.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stapleton vs. Trout
Stapleton hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allenson tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Trout
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it and throws to second for the out. Nichols moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Hoyt
LaMarr Hoyt now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tanana
Reid Nichols now playing center field.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Tanana
Mike Squires pinch runs for Lamar Johnson.
Baines strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Tanana
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuntz vs. Tanana
Kuntz hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hoyt
Mike Squires now playing first base.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Hoyt
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. Hoyt
Garry Hancock pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman.
Hancock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hancock for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/18/1981 -- Boston at Chicago (D) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Evans D, rf 3 0 1 0 Almon B, ss 3 1 2 0 Stapleton D, 2b 3 0 0 1 Bernazard T, 2b 2 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 1 2 Rice J, lf 4 0 1 0 Luzinski G, dh 1 0 1 0 Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dotson R, pr 0 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 3 0 1 0 Hoffman G, ss 2 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hancock G, ph 1 0 0 0 Squires M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Allenson G, c 3 1 1 0 Nordhagen W, rf 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 1 0 0 0 Baines H, rf 1 0 0 0 Rudi J, ph 1 0 1 0 Morrison J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Nichols R, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Kuntz R, lf 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 1 5 1 28 2 7 2 Boston 000 000 010 -- 1 Chicago 000 020 00x -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tanana F (L) 8.0 7 2 2 6 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trout S (W) 7.2 5 1 1 3 1 Hoyt L (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Bernazard T, Hoffman G DP -- Boston 2, Chicago 3 LOB -- Boston 6, Chicago 10 2B -- Yastrzemski C, Rudi J 3B -- Bernazard T HR -- Fisk C SB -- Morrison J CS -- Miller R SH -- Hoffman G, Bernazard T 2 SF -- Stapleton D HBP -- by Trout S (Miller R) T -- 2:27 A -- 36782
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