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Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 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 23, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 23, 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 23, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 6,839 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Al Clark 3B: Steve Palermo |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
Jim Dwyer | First Baseman |
Ken Singleton | DH |
John Lowenstein | Left Fielder |
Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
Gary Roenicke | Right Fielder |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Wayne Krenchicki | Shortstop |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | DH |
Wayne Nordhagen | Left Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 23, 1981
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Barrios
Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Barrios
Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dwyer vs. Barrios
Dwyer 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: 1-3
Singleton vs. Barrios
Singleton 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 scores. Dauer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowenstein vs. Barrios
Lowenstein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dauer scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Barrios
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roenicke vs. Barrios
Roenicke hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Stone
Almon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Stone
Bernazard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Stone
Baines hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stone
Johnson hits a line drive to right field. Roenicke throws towards Krenchicki. Krenchicki fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Krenchicki. Bernazard goes all the way around to score. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nordhagen vs. Stone
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stone
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Squires vs. Stone
Squires hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Barrios
Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krenchicki vs. Barrios
Krenchicki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Barrios
There's a wild pitch. Krenchicki moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bumbry vs. Barrios
Bumbry 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 -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dauer vs. Barrios
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Stone
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Stone
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Stone
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Stone
There goes Almon. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Krenchicki applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Barrios
Dwyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Barrios
Singleton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Barrios
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Barrios
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrios fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Stone
Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Stone
Baines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stone
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Barrios
Roenicke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Barrios
Dempsey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pryor settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Pryor. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Barrios
Dempsey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krenchicki vs. Barrios
Krenchicki hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Krenchicki for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Stone
Nordhagen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stone
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Stone
Squires hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Barrios
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Barrios
Dauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Barrios
Dwyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Barrios
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Singleton for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Stone
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Stone
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Stone
Almon takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bernazard vs. Stone
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pryor moves to third. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baines vs. Stone
Baines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pryor scores. Almon scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stone
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Krenchicki scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Barrios
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Barrios
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires juggles the ball. That's an error on Squires. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Barrios
Roenicke takes first base on ball four. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dempsey vs. Barrios
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeCinces moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Krenchicki vs. Barrios
Krenchicki hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Stone
Nordhagen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stone
Rusty Kuntz pinch runs for Wayne Nordhagen.
Lemon bunts towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuntz moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Stone
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Squires for the out. Kuntz moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Essian vs. Stone
Essian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Essian reaches second base with a double. Lowenstein throws the ball in to DeCinces who tags Essian trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kuntz scores. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Barrios
Rusty Kuntz now playing left field.
Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauer vs. Barrios
Dauer hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Hickey
Kevin Hickey now pitching.
Dwyer hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Hickey
Singleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bumbry moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowley vs. Farmer
Jose Morales pinch hits for John Lowenstein. Ed Farmer now pitching. Terry Crowley pinch hits for Jose Morales.
Crowley 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 7
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Stewart
Terry Crowley now playing first base. Jim Dwyer now playing left field. Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Stewart
Almon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Stewart
Bernazard strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Farmer
DeCinces hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roenicke vs. Farmer
Roenicke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Farmer
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, 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 -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stewart
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Stewart
Kuntz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Kuntz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Stewart
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Farmer
Dan Graham pinch hits for Wayne Krenchicki.
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Farmer
Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Farmer
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/23/1981, game 2 -- Baltimore at Chicago (D) Baltimore AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bumbry A, cf 4 1 1 0 Almon B, ss 3 1 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 5 1 2 0 Bernazard T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Dwyer J, 1b-lf 4 0 0 0 Baines H, rf 4 0 1 2 Singleton K, dh 4 1 2 2 Johnson L, dh 4 1 1 1 Lowenstein J, lf 3 0 1 1 Nordhagen W, lf 1 0 1 1 Morales J, ph 0 0 0 0 Kuntz R, pr-lf 1 1 1 0 Crowley T, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 2 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Squires M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Roenicke G, rf 3 0 0 0 Essian J, c 3 0 1 1 Dempsey R, c 4 0 0 0 Pryor G, 3b 2 1 1 0 Krenchicki W, ss 3 0 1 0 Graham D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 8 3 27 5 7 5 Baltimore 201 000 000 -- 3 Chicago 200 021 00x -- 5 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Stone S (L) 6.0 6 5 5 4 2 Stewart S 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Barrios F (W) 6.1 7 3 3 2 1 Hickey K 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Farmer E (S) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Krenchicki W, Pryor G, Squires M DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Chicago 4 2B -- Essian J, Kuntz R HR -- Singleton K CS -- Almon B SH -- Lemon C HBP -- by Stone S (Nordhagen W) WP -- Barrios F T -- 2:33 A -- 6839
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