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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
October 2, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 2, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | October 2, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 2, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Redfern |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,175 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Dallas Parks 3B: Russ Goetz |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Ward | Center Fielder |
Ron Washington | Shortstop |
Dave Engle | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | DH |
Mickey Hatcher | First Baseman |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Pete Mackanin | Second Baseman |
Tim Laudner | Catcher |
Mark Funderburk | Left Fielder |
Billy Gardner | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Left Fielder |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Greg Luzinski | DH |
Wayne Nordhagen | Right Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
October 2, 1981
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Koosman
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Koosman
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Engle vs. Koosman
Engle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Redfern
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Redfern
Bernazard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Redfern
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Koosman
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Koosman
Hatcher bunts towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Koosman
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackanin vs. Koosman
Mackanin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Koosman
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Redfern
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Redfern
Nordhagen hits a popup towards first. Hatcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Redfern
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mackanin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Redfern
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Funderburk vs. Koosman
Funderburk hits a line drive into left field. LeFlore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LeFlore. Funderburk moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Koosman
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Funderburk scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Koosman
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Squires. Ward moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Engle vs. Koosman
Engle hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Koosman
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatcher vs. Koosman
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Redfern
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Redfern
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Redfern
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Koosman
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Koosman
Mackanin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Koosman
Laudner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Redfern
Bernazard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Redfern
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Bernazard moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Redfern
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bernazard moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nordhagen vs. Redfern
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bernazard scores. There goes Lemon trying to get to third. Ward throws the ball in to Gaetti, who tags Lemon for the out. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Redfern
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Funderburk vs. Koosman
Funderburk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Koosman
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Koosman
There's a wild pitch. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Koosman
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Engle vs. Koosman
Engle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ward scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Koosman
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Redfern
Chuck Baker now playing second base. Pete Mackanin now playing third base.
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Redfern
Morrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Redfern
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Redfern fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Redfern
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Koosman
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Koosman
Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Baker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mackanin vs. Koosman
Mackanin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Laudner vs. Koosman
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Redfern
Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Redfern
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Redfern
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Redfern
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Engle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Funderburk vs. Koosman
Funderburk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Koosman
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Koosman
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Engle vs. McGlothen
Lynn McGlothen now pitching.
Engle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corcoran vs. McGlothen
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Redfern
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Redfern
Squires hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Laudner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Redfern
Morrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molinaro vs. Corbett
Doug Corbett now pitching. Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Bill Almon.
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hatcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Squires moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeFlore vs. Corbett
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. McGlothen
Greg Pryor now playing shortstop.
Hatcher strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. McGlothen
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. McGlothen
Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Corbett
Kent Hrbek now playing first base. Mickey Hatcher now playing left field.
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Corbett
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Corbett
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. McGlothen
Laudner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Laudner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Hickey
Kevin Hickey now pitching.
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Hickey
Ward is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Hickey
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. Laudner moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Engle vs. Hoyt
LaMarr Hoyt now pitching.
Engle takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Corcoran vs. Hoyt
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Corbett
Nordhagen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Corbett
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Corbett
Squires hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Corbett
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/2/1981 -- Minnesota at Chicago (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Ward G, cf 4 1 2 1 LeFlore R, lf 4 0 0 0 Washington R, ss 5 0 1 0 Bernazard T, 2b 2 1 0 0 Engle D, rf 4 0 1 1 Lemon C, cf 3 1 1 1 Smalley R, dh 3 1 1 0 Luzinski G, dh 3 0 0 0 Corcoran T, ph 2 0 0 0 Nordhagen W, rf 4 0 1 1 Hatcher M, 1b-lf 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Squires M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Baker C, 2b 2 0 1 0 Morrison J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Mackanin P, 2b-3b 4 0 1 1 Turner J, ph 1 0 0 0 Laudner T, c 4 0 1 0 Almon B, ss 2 0 0 0 Funderburk M, lf 2 1 1 0 Molinaro B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 1 0 0 0 Pryor G, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 9 3 30 2 5 2 Minnesota 011 010 000 -- 3 Chicago 000 101 000 -- 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Redfern P (W) 6.1 4 2 2 5 4 Corbett D (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Koosman J (L) 6.1 8 3 3 1 8 McGlothen L* 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Hickey K 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Hoyt L 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- LeFlore R, Squires M DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Minnesota 10, Chicago 6 2B -- Laudner T 3B -- Baker C HR -- Lemon C SH -- Hatcher M WP -- Koosman J T -- 2:48 A -- 7175
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