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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 21, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 21, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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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 21, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Britt Burns |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,715 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Jim Evans |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
Jose Morales | First Baseman |
Gary Roenicke | Left Fielder |
Benny Ayala | DH |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Greg Luzinski | DH |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
Wayne Nordhagen | Left Fielder |
Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 21, 1981
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Burns
Bumbry strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Burns
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Burns
Singleton 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 1
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Palmer
Almon hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Palmer
Bernazard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk is hit by the pitch. Bernazard moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Palmer
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Bernazard moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Palmer
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Palmer
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Burns
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Burns
Roenicke hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayala vs. Burns
Ayala takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Burns
DeCinces hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Palmer
Baines hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Palmer
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Palmer
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Palmer
Almon takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bernazard vs. Palmer
There's a wild pitch. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bernazard vs. Palmer
Bernazard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pryor scores. Almon moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Burns
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Burns
Belanger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Burns
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Burns
Dauer hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Palmer
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Palmer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Palmer
Lemon hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bumbry. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Palmer
Baines hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Burns
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Burns
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Burns
Roenicke strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Burns
Ayala strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Palmer
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Palmer
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Palmer
Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Burns
DeCinces bunts towards the mound. Burns fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Burns
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor juggles the ball. That's an error on Pryor. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Burns
Belanger bunts towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. DeCinces moves to third. Dempsey moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bumbry vs. Burns
Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dauer vs. Burns
The ball gets by Fisk for a passed ball. DeCinces scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Burns
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Palmer
Bernazard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Palmer
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Palmer
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Palmer
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Burns
Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Burns
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roenicke vs. Burns
Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ayala vs. Burns
Ayala hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Palmer
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Palmer
Baines hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Palmer
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Palmer
Pryor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Almon vs. Palmer
There go the runners. The throw from Dempsey to DeCinces. The throw back to home, and Lemon is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Burns
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Burns
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Burns
Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Stewart
Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stewart
Fisk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Stewart
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Burns
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Burns
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Burns
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Burns
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roenicke vs. Burns
Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor juggles the ball. That's an error on Pryor. Bumbry moves to third. Singleton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ayala vs. Burns
Ayala hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stewart
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stewart
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Stewart
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Burns
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Burns
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Burns
Belanger 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 9
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Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Stewart
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Stewart
Rusty Kuntz pinch runs for Wayne Nordhagen.
Pryor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuntz moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Molinaro vs. Stewart
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Bill Almon.
Molinaro takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bernazard vs. Stewart
Bernazard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuntz scores. Pryor moves to third. Molinaro moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1981 -- Baltimore at Chicago (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bumbry A, cf 3 0 0 0 Almon B, ss 3 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Molinaro B, ph 0 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 3 0 1 0 Bernazard T, 2b 5 0 4 2 Morales J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 2 0 0 0 Roenicke G, lf 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, dh 3 0 1 0 Ayala B, dh 3 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 2 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 Baines H, rf 4 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0 Nordhagen W, lf 4 0 0 0 Kuntz R, pr 0 1 0 0 Pryor G, 3b 3 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 0 32 2 9 2 Baltimore 000 010 000 -- 1 Chicago 010 000 001 -- 2 0 outs when winning run was scored. Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J 6.0 7 1 1 3 0 Stewart S (L) 2.0 2 1 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Burns B (W) 9.0 4 1 0 4 5 E -- Pryor G 2, Belanger M DP -- Baltimore 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Chicago 12 2B -- Lemon C, Luzinski G CS -- Lemon C SH -- Belanger M HBP -- by Palmer J (Fisk C), by Stewart S (Fisk C) WP -- Palmer J PB -- Fisk C T -- 3:02 A -- 10715
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