Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Almon vs. Wilcox
  
  Almon strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernazard vs. Wilcox
  
  Bernazard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nordhagen vs. Wilcox
  
  Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peters vs. Burns
  
  Peters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Burns
  
  Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baines. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kemp vs. Burns
  
  Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Parrish vs. Burns
  
  Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trammell scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wockenfuss vs. Burns
  
  Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cowens vs. Burns
  
  Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Wilcox
  
  Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Wilcox
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lemon vs. Wilcox
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Cowens picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cowens. Luzinski scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Baines vs. Wilcox
  
  Baines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Wilcox
  
  Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Burns
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Papi vs. Burns
  
  Papi hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Burns
  
  Whitaker 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 

Top 3

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pryor vs. Wilcox
  
  Pryor is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Almon vs. Wilcox
  
  Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bernazard vs. Wilcox
  
  Almon is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernazard vs. Wilcox
  
  Bernazard strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peters vs. Burns
  
  Peters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Burns
  
  There goes Peters. The throw from Essian and he is out, Almon applying the tag. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Burns
  
  Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Burns
  
  Kemp strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nordhagen vs. Wilcox
  
  Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Wilcox
  
  Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Wilcox
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Burns
  
  Parrish hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wockenfuss vs. Burns
  
  Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Burns
  
  Cowens bunts in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Burns
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wockenfuss moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Papi vs. Burns
  
  Papi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Wilcox
  
  Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Wilcox
  
  Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Wilcox
  
  Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Burns
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peters vs. Burns
  
  Peters bunts towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Trammell vs. Burns
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Burns Whitaker moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Trammell vs. Burns
  
  Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker tags and scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Burns
  
  Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pryor vs. Wilcox
  
  Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Almon vs. Wilcox
  
  Almon strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernazard vs. Wilcox
  
  Bernazard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nordhagen vs. Wilcox
  
  Wilcox fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilcox. Bernazard moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kuntz vs. Wilcox
  
  Rusty Kuntz pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen.
  
  Kuntz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parrish vs. Burns
  
  Rusty Kuntz now playing left field.
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wockenfuss vs. Burns
  
  Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Burns
  
  Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kuntz. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Wockenfuss moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Jones vs. Burns
  
  Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Papi vs. Burns
  
  Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wockenfuss tags and scores. Cowens tags and moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Whitaker vs. Burns
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Wilcox
  
  Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Wilcox
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lemon vs. Wilcox
  
  Lemon is hit by the pitch. Luzinski moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Baines vs. Saucier
  
  Kevin Saucier now pitching.
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fisk vs. Lopez
  
  Aurelio Lopez now pitching. Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Jim Essian.
  
  Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Peters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luzinski tags and scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Molinaro vs. Lopez
  
  Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor.
  
  Molinaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Molinaro reaches third base with a triple. Johnson scores. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Almon vs. Lopez
  
  Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peters vs. Burns
  
  Carlton Fisk now playing third base. Marc Hill now catching.
  
  Peters is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Burns
  
  Trammell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kemp vs. Burns
  
  Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parrish vs. Burns
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bernazard vs. Lopez
  
  Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuntz vs. Lopez
  
  Kuntz hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. Lopez
  
  Luzinski strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wockenfuss vs. Burns
  
  Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Burns
  
  Darrell Brown pinch runs for John Wockenfuss.
  
  Cowens bunts towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Burns
  
  Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Papi vs. Burns
  
  Papi hits a fly ball into left field. Kuntz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitaker vs. Burns
  
  Whitaker 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 

Top 9

• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Lopez
  
  Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Stan Papi now playing first base.
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Lopez
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baines vs. Lopez
  
  Baines hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fisk vs. Lopez
  
  Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Fisk, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peters vs. Farmer
  
  Ed Farmer now pitching. Mike Squires now playing first base.
  
  Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Farmer
  
  Trammell bunts towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Bernazard covering, for the out. Peters moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kemp vs. Farmer
  
  Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Parrish vs. Farmer
  
  Kirk Gibson pinch runs for Steve Kemp.
  
  Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fisk fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Gibson moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hebner vs. Farmer
  
  Richie Hebner pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
  
  Hebner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/26/1981 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Almon B, ss           4  0  1  0   Peters R, cf          4  0  2  0   
Bernazard T, 2b       3  0  0  0   Trammell A, ss        3  1  1  1   
Nordhagen W, lf       2  0  0  0   Kemp S, dh            4  0  1  0   
Kuntz R, ph-lf        2  0  0  0   Gibson K, pr          0  0  0  0   
Luzinski G, dh        3  2  1  0   Parrish L, c          5  1  2  2   
Johnson L, 1b         4  2  2  0   Wockenfuss J, 1b      2  1  2  0   
Squires M, 1b         0  0  0  0   Brown D, pr           0  0  0  0   
Lemon C, cf           3  1  2  0   Kelleher M, 3b        0  0  0  0   
Baines H, rf          4  0  0  0   Hebner R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Essian J, c           2  0  0  0   Cowens A, rf          2  0  1  0   
Fisk C, ph-3b         1  0  1  1   Jones L, lf           2  0  0  0   
Pryor G, 3b           2  0  0  0   Papi S, 3b-1b         3  0  0  1   
Molinaro B, ph        1  0  1  2   Whitaker L, 2b        4  1  1  0   
Hill M, c             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  5  8  3                        30  4 10  4

Chicago          020 000 300 --  5
Detroit          100 111 000 --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burns B (W)           8.0  9  4  4  4  2
Farmer E (S)          1.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L)*         6.0  5  5  4  2  5
Saucier K             0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Lopez A               2.2  3  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Cowens A, Wilcox M
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, Detroit 10
2B -- Trammell A, Cowens A
3B -- Molinaro B
HR -- Parrish L
CS -- Almon B, Peters R
SH -- Cowens A 2, Peters R, Trammell A
SF -- Trammell A, Papi S, Fisk C
HBP -- by Wilcox M (Lemon C)
Balk -- Burns B
T -- 2:45
A -- 13410

    

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