GAME #5 (winners’ bracket first round):
The Angels’ Ed Ott made things interesting with a two-out single in the top of the ninth inning. But when he tried to score from second on Butch Hobson’s subsequent single, Ott was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Chet Lemon, ending the contest. Tony Bernazard hit a two-run homer and Carlton Fisk had three hits for the White Sox. Britt Burns gave up just one run and five hits while striking out six in eight innings for the win. Lamarr Hoyt picked up the save despite his rough ninth inning. Ken Forsch took a complete-game loss for the Angels.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 CALIFORNIA ANGELS (3) AT 1981 CHICAGO WHITE SOX (4) 1981 CALIFORNIA ANGE AB R H BI 1981 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI Rod Carew 3 0 1 0 Ron LeFlore 2 2 1 0 Rick Burleson 4 0 0 0 Tony Bernazard 4 1 1 2 Fred Lynn 4 0 2 0 Harold Baines 4 0 1 0 Don Baylor 4 1 1 0 Greg Luzinski 3 1 1 1 Bobby Grich 4 1 1 1 Carlton Fisk 4 0 3 0 Dan Ford 4 1 1 0 Chet Lemon 4 0 0 0 Brian Downing 4 0 0 0 Mike Squires 3 0 0 0 Ed Ott 4 0 1 2 Jim Morrison 3 0 0 0 Butch Hobson 4 0 1 0 Bill Almon 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 35 3 8 3 TOTALS 29 4 7 3 1981 CALIFORNIA ANGELS 000 100 002 -- 3 1981 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 100 120 00x -- 4 LOB--1981 CALIFORNIA ANGELS 6, 1981 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5. ERR--Chet Lemon, Bill Almon. 2B--Dan Ford, Don Baylor, Rod Carew, Fred Lynn, Ron LeFlore. HR--Tony Bernazard. SB--Don Baylor, Ron LeFlore (2). 1981 CALIFORNIA ANGELS IP H R ER BB SO HR Ken Forsch [L] 8.00 7 4 4 4 1 1 1981 CHICAGO WHITE SOX Britt Burns [W] 8.00 5 1 1 1 6 0 LaMarr Hoyt [S] 1.00 3 2 0 0 1 0 SO--Butch Hobson, Don Baylor, Fred Lynn, Brian Downing (2), Rick Burleson, Ed Ott, Ron LeFlore. BB--Rod Carew, Bill Almon, Greg Luzinski, Ron LeFlore (2).
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