Final
CWS 4 — TEX 9
5/7/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX198105070
Complete available game record for CWS at TEX, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | 15 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bump Wills | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Kuntz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Luzinski | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stein | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Squires | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Roberts | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Baines | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Almon | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Duran | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Mendoza | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Lamp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hickey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Matlack | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Babcock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Trout | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Trout | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jon Matlack | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Babcock | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Lamp | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Hickey | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Farmer | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Almon | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hickey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Lamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Trout | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Baines | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Babcock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stein | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Matlack | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Mendoza | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Roberts | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | CS2(13) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D9/89 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/SH.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 8(B)2(3)/DP | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3;BX1(4E3) | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H(UR);1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 7(B)763(1)/DP | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S3/G.3-H;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | T9.2-H;1-H | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53/SH.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S5/G | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | E1/SH.1-H(NR);B-H(E9/TH)(NR)(UR) | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-H | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53.2-3;1-2 | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H(TUR);2-H(TUR);B-2(THH) | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | E5/TH1.2-H(NR)(UR) | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 3–9 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D7 | 3–9 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–9 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 3–9 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–9 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–9 |