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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 5, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 5, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 10,399 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Larry McCoy |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Left Fielder |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Greg Luzinski | DH |
Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Al Oliver | DH |
Leon Roberts | Left Fielder |
Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 5, 1981
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Darwin
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LeFlore for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Darwin
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Baumgarten
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Baumgarten
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Baumgarten
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baumgarten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Darwin
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Darwin
Baines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Darwin
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Darwin
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bernazard for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Baumgarten
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Baumgarten
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Baumgarten
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Darwin
Morrison hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Darwin
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Darwin
LeFlore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Baumgarten
Putnam hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Baumgarten
Mendoza is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Darwin
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Darwin
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Baumgarten
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Baumgarten
Rivers 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Baumgarten
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Baumgarten
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Darwin
Baines hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Darwin
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Darwin
Bernazard strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Darwin
Morrison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almon vs. Darwin
Almon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Baumgarten
Stein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Baumgarten
Grubb hits a popup towards the mound. Baumgarten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Baumgarten
Putnam strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Darwin
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Darwin
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Squires moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Darwin
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Squires moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baines vs. Darwin
Baines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Baumgarten
Mendoza hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Baumgarten
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baines. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Baumgarten
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Baumgarten
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Baumgarten
Roberts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Baumgarten
Stein hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Darwin
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bernazard vs. Darwin
Bernazard is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Darwin
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Almon vs. Darwin
Almon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Almon reaches second base with a double. Lemon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Darwin
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Darwin covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Baumgarten
Grubb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Grubb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Baumgarten
Putnam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Hoyt
LaMarr Hoyt now pitching.
Sundberg bunts towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Bernazard covering, for the out. Grubb moves to third. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mendoza vs. Hoyt
Mendoza bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Grubb scores. Putnam moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Hoyt
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Putnam tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duran vs. Hickey
Kevin Hickey now pitching. Dan Duran pinch hits for Mickey Rivers.
Duran hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Darwin
Dan Duran now playing left field. Leon Roberts now playing center field.
Squires hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Squires reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Darwin
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Darwin
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stein. Squires moves to third. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baines vs. Darwin
Rusty Kuntz pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Baines strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Darwin
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Farmer
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Farmer
Stein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grubb vs. Farmer
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roberts scores. Stein moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Farmer
Putnam strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Darwin
Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Darwin
Morrison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Darwin
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morrison moves to third. Almon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Squires vs. Comer
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1981 -- Chicago at Texas (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI LeFlore R, lf 5 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 1 1 1 Squires M, 1b 5 0 2 0 Rivers M, cf 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Duran D, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Luzinski G, dh 4 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 3 1 1 0 Kuntz R, pr 0 0 0 0 Roberts L, lf-cf 3 2 1 3 Baines H, rf 4 0 0 0 Stein B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Lemon C, cf 3 1 2 0 Grubb J, rf 4 1 1 1 Bernazard T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Putnam P, 1b 3 1 0 0 Morrison J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0 Almon B, ss 4 0 2 1 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 1 9 1 28 6 6 6 Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1 Texas 000 003 21x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Baumgarten R (L)* 6.0 5 5 5 2 5 Hoyt L 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Hickey K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Farmer E 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Darwin D (W) 8.1 9 1 1 0 9 Comer S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Stein B LOB -- Chicago 10, Texas 4 2B -- Wills B, Almon B, Grubb J, Squires M 3B -- Lemon C HR -- Roberts L SH -- Sundberg J, Mendoza M SF -- Wills B HBP -- by Darwin D (Lemon C) T -- 2:45 A -- 10399
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