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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 2

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Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 2

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Game Played on Wednesday, May 6, 1981 (N) at Arlington Stadium

CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  0
TEX A    2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  9  0
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore lf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Bernazard 2b                  4   0   2   0       0   0       3   2
Fisk c                        4   1   1   0       0   0       5   0
Luzinski dh                   2   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Kuntz pr,dh                 1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Johnson 1b                    4   0   1   1       0   0       5   1
Lemon cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Nordhagen rf                  2   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Molinaro ph,rf              1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Hill ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Morrison 3b                   3   0   1   0       1   1       1   2
Almon ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Baines ph                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pryor ph,ss                 2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Burns p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hoyt p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2       2   1      24   6
BATTING - 
2B: Bernazard (4,off J. Johnson).
Team LOB: 7.
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills 2b                      4   2   2   0       0   0       2   3
Stein 3b                      4   1   2   1       0   0       0   4
Oliver dh                     4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Ellis 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
  Duran lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Roberts cf                    4   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
Grubb rf                      3   0   1   1       1   1       5   0
Putnam lf,1b                  4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Sundberg c                    3   1   2   0       0   0       2   1
Mendoza ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Honeycutt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Babcock p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  J. Johnson p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4       1   5      27  14
BATTING - 
2B: Roberts (3,off Burns).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Burns L(2-2)                  6     7   3   3   1   1   0  26
Hoyt                          2     2   1   1   0   4   0   8
Totals                        8     9   4   4   1   5   0  34
Burns faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hoyt 1-1.
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Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Honeycutt                     6     5   2   2   1   1   0  23
Babcock                       0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3
J. Johnson W(2-1)             2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0  10
Totals                        9     8   2   2   2   1   0  36
Honeycutt faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Babcock 2-1; J. Johnson 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill
Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 12104
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Texas Rangers            
1. LeFlore             lf        Wills               2b
2. Bernazard           2b        Stein               3b
3. Fisk                c         Oliver              dh
4. Luzinski            dh        Ellis               1b
5. Johnson             1b        Roberts             cf
6. Lemon               cf        Grubb               rf
7. Nordhagen           rf        Putnam              lf
8. Morrison            3b        Sundberg            c
9. Almon               ss        Mendoza             ss
   Burns               p         Honeycutt           p

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Bernazard
grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Stein singled to center
[Wills to second]; Oliver singled to left [Wills to third, Stein
to second]; Ellis flied to right; Roberts grounded out (second
to first) [Wills scored, Stein to third, Oliver to second];
Grubb singled to second [Stein scored, Oliver to third]; Putnam
popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski flied to right; Johnson flied to right;
Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Mendoza
flied to right; Wills flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison grounded out (third to first); Almon grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Stein flied to center; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: LeFlore singled to right; Bernazard singled to
right [LeFlore to second]; LeFlore was picked off second
(pitcher to second); Fisk flied to left; Luzinski walked
[Bernazard to second]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Roberts doubled; Grubb reached on a fielder's
choice [Roberts out at third (first to third)]; Putnam was
called out on strikes; Sundberg singled to left [Grubb to
second]; Mendoza flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen
flied to right; Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied to center; Stein grounded out (third to
first); Oliver popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
flied to center; Bernazard grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Ellis popped to second; Roberts flied to right;
Grubb walked; Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to left; Luzinski singled to left
[Fisk to second]; KUNTZ RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Johnson singled to
left [Fisk scored, Kuntz to second]; BABCOCK REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); Lemon popped to shortstop; MOLINARO BATTED FOR
NORDHAGEN; Molinaro singled to left [Kuntz scored, Johnson to
second]; Morrison walked [Johnson to third, Molinaro to second];
BAINES BATTED FOR ALMON; J. JOHNSON REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING);
PRYOR BATTED FOR BAINES; Pryor popped to catcher in foul
territory; LeFlore forced Morrison (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PRYOR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Sundberg singled to center; HOYT REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING);
Mendoza flied to center; Wills singled to right [Sundberg to
third]; Stein singled to right [Sundberg scored, Wills to
third]; Oliver forced Stein (second unassisted) [Wills scored];
Ellis was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DURAN REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING LF); PUTNAM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bernazard doubled to left; Fisk lined to
shortstop; Kuntz flied to right; Johnson popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; Grubb struck
out; Putnam struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon popped to shortstop; HILL BATTED FOR
MOLINARO; Hill flied to right; Morrison singled to left; Pryor
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Rangers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        2   8   0    7
 Rangers          4   9   0    6
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