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1981 Chicago White Sox Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 31-22, Finished 3rd
Second Half: 23-30, Finished 6th
Overall: 54-52, Finished 3rd in AL West
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Scored 476 runs, Allowed 423 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 59-47
Manager: Tony LaRussa (54-52)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 946,651 (7th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 54-52, Final Rank:3, GB: 8.5
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind9.5last on Wednesday, Sep 23, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50013last on Thursday, Aug 27
Most Games under .5001last on Wednesday, Sep 23
Longest Winning Streak6Tuesday, Apr 21 to Sunday, Apr 26 and Monday, Jun 8 to Tuesday, Aug 11
Longest Losing Streak6Friday, Aug 28 to Wednesday, Sep 2
Most Runs Allowed12Saturday, Aug 29 and Sunday, Oct 4
Most Runs Scored18Thursday, Apr 23
Longest Game (innings)16Wednesday, May 13
Times Shutout by Opponent6 
Times Opponent Shutout8 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 54 52 476 423 .509
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 25 24 215 198 .510
Road 29 28 261 225 .509
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 11 6 83 65 .647
May 15 11 134 92 .577
June 5 5 33 36 .500
August 10 10 83 84 .500
September 11 19 123 127 .367
October 2 1 20 19 .667
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 31 22 250 193 .585
Second Half 23 30 226 230 .434
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 50 49 448 397 .505
ExtraInning 3 3 25 25 .500
Shortened 1 0 3 11.000
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 14 15 112 113 .483
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 16 10 186 119 .615
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 6 3 48 37 .667
BOS 4 5 38 46 .444
CAL 7 6 70 48 .538
CLE 2 5 22 27 .286
DET 3 3 18 16 .500
KCR 2 0 12 51.000
MIL 4 1 35 19 .800
MIN 2 4 30 33 .333
NYY 5 7 32 52 .417
OAK 7 6 61 52 .538
SEA 3 3 23 26 .500
TEX 2 4 26 22 .333
TOR 7 5 61 40 .583

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Friday, Apr 10 boxscore CHW @ BOS W 5 3 1-0 2 0.5 Hoyt Stanley Farmer 3:05 35,154 +
2 2 Sunday, Apr 12 boxscore CHW @ BOS L 4 5 1-1 3 2.0 Clear Farmer 2:24 21,439 -
3 3 Tuesday, Apr 14 boxscore CHW MIL W 9 3 2-1 2 2.5 Baumgarten Vuckovich 2:45 51,560 +
4 4 Wednesday, Apr 15 boxscore CHW MIL W 5 4 3-1 2 2.5 Hoyt Fingers 2:30 13,212 ++
5 5 Friday, Apr 17 boxscore CHW BOS L 5 8 3-2 2 4.0 Eckersley Dotson Burgmeier 3:04 30,458 -
6 6 Saturday, Apr 18 boxscore CHW BOS W 2 1 4-2 2 4.0 Trout Tanana Hoyt 2:27 36,782 +
7 7 Sunday, Apr 19 boxscore CHW BOS L 4 9 4-3 2 4.5 Stanley Baumgarten Burgmeier 3:08 9,528 -
8 8 Tuesday, Apr 21 boxscore CHW BAL W 2 1 5-3 2 5.0 Burns Stewart 3:02 10,715 +
9 9 Thursday, Apr 23 boxscore CHW BAL W 18 5 6-3 2 4.5 Dotson McGregor 3:07 0 ++
10 10 Thursday, Apr 23 boxscore CHW BAL W 5 3 7-3 2 4.5 Barrios Stone Farmer 2:33 6,839 +++
11 11 Friday, Apr 24 boxscore CHW @ DET W 3 2 10 8-3 2 4.5 Hoyt Morris 2:59 13,483 ++++
12 12 Saturday, Apr 25 boxscore CHW @ DET W 4 0 9-3 2 4.5 Baumgarten Rozema Hoyt 2:45 14,862 +++++
13 13 Sunday, Apr 26 boxscore CHW @ DET W 5 4 10-3 2 4.5 Burns Wilcox Farmer 2:45 13,410 ++++++
14 14 Monday, Apr 27 boxscore CHW @ BAL L 2 5 10-4 2 4.5 McGregor Barrios Martinez 3:09 11,774 -
15 15 Tuesday, Apr 28 boxscore CHW @ BAL W 8 6 11-4 2 3.5 Dotson Stone Farmer 3:21 9,883 +
16 16 Wednesday, Apr 29 boxscore CHW @ BAL L 0 3 11-5 2 4.5 Martinez Trout Martinez 2:04 9,957 -
17 17 Thursday, Apr 30 boxscore CHW @ CLE L 2 3 11-6 2 5.0 Waits Baumgarten 2:18 6,639 --
18 18 Friday, May 1 boxscore CHW @ CLE L 2 10 11-7 2 6.0 Denny Burns 2:36 9,142 ---
19 19 Saturday, May 2 boxscore CHW @ CLE L 1 3 11-8 2 7.0 Barker Barrios 2:28 11,618 ----
20 20 Sunday, May 3 boxscore CHW @ CLE W 6 0 12-8 2 5.5 Dotson Garland 2:41 31,287 +
21 21 Tuesday, May 5 boxscore CHW @ TEX L 1 6 12-9 2 6.5 Darwin Baumgarten 2:45 10,399 -
22 22 Wednesday, May 6 boxscore CHW @ TEX L 2 4 12-10 3 6.5 Johnson Burns 2:56 12,104 --
23 23 Thursday, May 7 boxscore CHW @ TEX L 4 9 12-11 3 7.5 Babcock Farmer 2:56 11,710 ---
24 24 Friday, May 8 boxscore CHW KCR W 9 5 13-11 3 7.5 Lamp Splittorff Hoyt 3:00 42,312 +
25 25 Saturday, May 9 boxscore CHW KCR W 3 0 14-11 2 7.5 Dotson Gale 2:23 23,706 ++
26 26 Monday, May 11 boxscore CHW CLE L 1 3 14-12 3 7.5 Blyleven Baumgarten 2:58 16,806 -
27 27 Tuesday, May 12 boxscore CHW CLE W 7 4 15-12 3 6.5 Trout Waits Hoyt 2:45 13,263 +
28 28 Wednesday, May 13 boxscore CHW CLE L 3 4 16 15-13 3 7.5 Stanton Lamp 5:31 10,463 -
29 29 Friday, May 15 boxscore CHW TEX L 1 2 15-14 3 7.0 Jenkins Dotson Comer 2:40 29,829 --
30 30 Saturday, May 16 boxscore CHW TEX W 9 1 16-14 3 6.0 Burns Darwin 2:43 20,206 +
31 31 Sunday, May 17 boxscore CHW TEX W 9 0 17-14 3 5.0 Baumgarten Honeycutt 2:35 30,990 ++
32 32 Monday, May 18 boxscore CHW @ TOR W 7 2 18-14 3 4.0 Trout Bomback 2:42 18,652 +++
33 33 Tuesday, May 19 boxscore CHW @ TOR L 5 9 18-15 3 4.0 Clancy Hoyt Leal 3:26 11,604 -
34 34 Wednesday, May 20 boxscore CHW @ TOR W 6 5 19-15 2 3.0 Farmer McLaughlin Hoyt 3:25 12,536 +
35 35 Friday, May 22 boxscore CHW @ CAL W 9 5 20-15 2 2.5 Burns Forsch Farmer 3:32 27,919 ++
36 36 Saturday, May 23 boxscore CHW @ CAL W 15 4 21-15 2 2.5 Baumgarten Renko 3:52 42,558 +++
37 37 Sunday, May 24 boxscore CHW @ CAL W 10 2 22-15 2 3.0 Trout Zahn 2:42 27,405 ++++
38 38 Monday, May 25 boxscore CHW @ OAK L 2 5 22-16 3 4.0 McCatty Dotson 2:56 40,689 -
39 39 Tuesday, May 26 boxscore CHW @ OAK W 4 1 23-16 3 3.0 Burns Kingman 3:35 26,371 +
40 40 Wednesday, May 27 boxscore CHW @ OAK W 3 0 24-16 2 2.0 Baumgarten Langford Hoyt 2:50 17,621 ++
41 41 Saturday, May 30 boxscore CHW CAL W 9 0 25-16 2 0.5 Dotson Zahn 2:38 16,773 +++
42 42 Sunday, May 31 boxscore CHW CAL L 4 7 25-17 2 1.0 Witt Trout 2:53 0 -
43 43 Sunday, May 31 boxscore CHW CAL W 2 1 10 26-17 2 1.0 Hoyt Aase 3:17 40,248 +
44 44 Tuesday, Jun 2 boxscore CHW OAK L 2 6 26-18 2 2.0 McCatty Baumgarten 3:25 40,045 -
45 45 Wednesday, Jun 3 boxscore CHW OAK L 3 8 26-19 3 3.0 Kingman Barrios 3:07 42,358 --
46 46 Thursday, Jun 4 boxscore CHW OAK W 4 2 27-19 2 2.0 Dotson Langford Farmer 2:50 37,706 +
47 47 Friday, Jun 5 boxscore CHW @ NYY L 5 6 12 27-20 3 2.0 LaRoche Hickey 4:08 35,707 -
48 48 Saturday, Jun 6 boxscore CHW @ NYY L 0 2 27-21 3 3.0 Bird Trout Gossage 2:22 36,255 --
49 49 Sunday, Jun 7 boxscore CHW @ NYY L 1 3 27-22 3 4.0 Guidry Baumgarten Gossage 2:38 52,367 ---
50 50 Monday, Jun 8 boxscore CHW TOR W 6 2 28-22 3 3.5 Lamp Clancy Hickey 2:39 8,301 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Tuesday, Jun 9 boxscore CHW TOR W 3 0 29-22 3 4.0 Dotson Leal 2:29 8,534 ++
52 52 Wednesday, Jun 10 boxscore CHW NYY W 6 5 30-22 3 3.0 Burns May Farmer 3:20 33,647 +++
53 53 Thursday, Jun 11 boxscore CHW NYY W 3 2 31-22 3 2.5 Trout Bird Hoyt 2:44 33,777 ++++
54 54 Monday, Aug 10 boxscore CHW @ BOS W 7 1 32-22 2 1.5 Lamp Eckersley 2:52 20,227 +++++
55 55 Tuesday, Aug 11 boxscore CHW @ BOS W 4 2 33-22 2 1.5 Trout Stanley Farmer 2:37 17,889 ++++++
56 56 Wednesday, Aug 12 boxscore CHW @ BOS L 1 8 33-23 2 1.5 Ojeda Hoyt 2:47 20,257 -
57 57 Thursday, Aug 13 boxscore CHW @ BOS L 6 9 33-24 3 2.0 Clear Patterson Campbell 3:03 18,683 --
58 58 Friday, Aug 14 boxscore CHW @ BAL W 5 3 34-24 3 2.0 Dotson Stewart Farmer 3:24 15,401 +
59 59 Saturday, Aug 15 boxscore CHW @ BAL L 0 4 34-25 3 3.0 Martinez Hoyt 2:36 15,323 -
60 60 Sunday, Aug 16 boxscore CHW @ BAL W 8 7 10 35-25 3 3.0 Farmer Ford Hickey 3:52 16,684 +
61 61 Monday, Aug 17 boxscore CHW @ NYY W 4 1 36-25 2 2.5 Burns Reuschel Hickey 2:42 24,651 ++
62 62 Tuesday, Aug 18 boxscore CHW @ NYY L 0 4 36-26 3 3.5 Guidry Trout Frazier 2:35 30,157 -
63 63 Wednesday, Aug 19 boxscore CHW @ NYY W 6 5 37-26 3 3.5 Lamp May Farmer 3:05 30,421 +
64 64 Friday, Aug 21 boxscore CHW @ TOR L 4 5 37-27 3 3.0 Stieb Farmer 2:36 14,161 -
65 65 Saturday, Aug 22 boxscore CHW @ TOR W 8 0 38-27 2 3.0 Burns Clancy 2:30 19,080 +
66 66 Sunday, Aug 23 boxscore CHW @ TOR W 13 2 39-27 2 2.0 Trout Leal 2:27 16,486 ++
67 67 Monday, Aug 24 boxscore CHW @ MIL L 4 5 39-28 2 3.0 Vuckovich Dotson Cleveland 2:41 16,809 -
68 68 Tuesday, Aug 25 boxscore CHW @ MIL W 5 1 40-28 2 2.0 Lamp Slaton 2:29 16,331 +
69 69 Thursday, Aug 27 boxscore CHW NYY W 3 1 8 41-28 2 1.0 Hoyt Davis 2:22 30,787 ++
70 70 Friday, Aug 28 boxscore CHW NYY L 1 6 41-29 2 1.0 Guidry Trout 2:48 33,390 -
71 71 Saturday, Aug 29 boxscore CHW NYY L 2 12 41-30 3 1.0 John Dotson 3:00 32,507 --
72 72 Sunday, Aug 30 boxscore CHW NYY L 1 5 41-31 3 2.0 May Lamp 2:49 33,213 ---
73 73 Monday, Aug 31 boxscore CHW DET L 1 3 41-32 3 3.0 Wilcox Baumgarten 2:46 13,057 ----
74 74 Tuesday, Sep 1 boxscore CHW DET L 1 2 41-33 3 3.5 Petry Koosman 3:01 9,775 -----
75 75 Wednesday, Sep 2 boxscore CHW DET L 4 5 10 41-34 3 3.0 Saucier Koosman Rozema 3:33 10,272 ------
76 76 Thursday, Sep 3 boxscore CHW TOR W 4 3 42-34 3 3.0 Hoyt Berenguer 3:09 6,669 +
77 77 Friday, Sep 4 boxscore CHW TOR L 2 6 42-35 3 4.0 Stieb Lamp 2:55 18,317 -
78 78 Saturday, Sep 5 boxscore CHW TOR L 1 3 42-36 3 4.0 Clancy Baumgarten McLaughlin 2:56 14,628 --
79 79 Sunday, Sep 6 boxscore CHW TOR L 2 3 42-37 3 4.0 Leal Burns Jackson 3:04 11,250 ---
80 80 Monday, Sep 7 boxscore CHW SEA L 5 9 42-38 3 5.0 Beattie Dotson Andersen 3:10 16,392 ----
81 81 Tuesday, Sep 8 boxscore CHW SEA W 5 3 43-38 3 5.0 Trout Bannister Hoyt 2:26 11,561 +
82 82 Wednesday, Sep 9 boxscore CHW SEA L 1 3 43-39 3 5.0 Stoddard Lamp Andersen 2:49 8,238 -
83 83 Thursday, Sep 10 boxscore CHW @ MIL W 12 6 44-39 3 4.5 Hoyt Cleveland 3:12 9,268 +
84 84 Friday, Sep 11 boxscore CHW @ MIN L 3 4 44-40 3 5.5 Williams Burns Corbett 2:34 6,954 -
85 85 Saturday, Sep 12 boxscore CHW @ MIN L 1 3 44-41 3 5.5 Redfern Dotson Corbett 2:28 7,967 --
86 86 Sunday, Sep 13 boxscore CHW @ MIN L 6 7 44-42 3 5.5 Veselic Hickey 3:17 16,308 ---
87 87 Monday, Sep 14 boxscore CHW @ SEA W 5 2 45-42 3 5.5 Lamp Bannister 2:33 4,778 +
88 88 Tuesday, Sep 15 boxscore CHW @ SEA L 4 8 45-43 3 5.5 Andersen Koosman Drago 3:30 5,024 -
89 89 Wednesday, Sep 16 boxscore CHW @ SEA W 3 1 46-43 3 5.5 Burns Drago 3:14 5,178 +
90 90 Friday, Sep 18 boxscore CHW OAK L 5 10 46-44 3 6.5 McCatty Trout Beard 3:12 21,266 -
91 91 Saturday, Sep 19 boxscore CHW OAK L 1 2 46-45 3 7.5 Langford Lamp 2:43 13,213 --
92 92 Sunday, Sep 20 boxscore CHW OAK W 11 3 47-45 3 6.5 Dotson Norris Hoyt 3:09 17,819 +
93 93 Monday, Sep 21 boxscore CHW @ CAL L 3 6 47-46 3 7.0 Renko Burns Aase 2:48 21,049 -
94 94 Tuesday, Sep 22 boxscore CHW @ CAL L 0 1 47-47 3 8.5 Moreno Baumgarten Aase 2:30 19,826 --
95 95 Wednesday, Sep 23 boxscore CHW @ CAL L 3 7 47-48 3 9.5 Witt Trout 2:28 19,639 ---
96 96 Thursday, Sep 24 boxscore CHW @ CAL W 4 1 48-48 3 9.0 Lamp Kison 2:47 19,156 +
97 97 Friday, Sep 25 boxscore CHW @ OAK W 6 2 49-48 3 8.0 Farmer Norris 2:54 21,468 ++
98 98 Saturday, Sep 26 boxscore CHW @ OAK L 1 5 49-49 3 9.0 McCatty Burns 2:53 21,171 -
99 99 Sunday, Sep 27 boxscore CHW @ OAK W 9 5 50-49 3 7.0 Hoyt Langford 2:34 0 +
100 100 Sunday, Sep 27 boxscore CHW @ OAK W 10 3 51-49 3 7.0 Koosman Keough 2:37 25,377 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Monday, Sep 28 boxscore CHW CAL L 0 6 51-50 3 7.5 Witt Lamp 2:14 3,129 -
102 102 Tuesday, Sep 29 boxscore CHW CAL L 1 5 51-51 3 8.5 Kison Dotson Renko 2:48 5,630 --
103 103 Wednesday, Sep 30 boxscore CHW CAL W 10 3 52-51 3 8.5 Burns Frost Hoyt 3:04 5,674 +
104 104 Friday, Oct 2 boxscore CHW MIN L 2 3 52-52 3 8.5 Redfern Koosman Corbett 2:48 7,175 -
105 105 Saturday, Oct 3 boxscore CHW MIN W 5 4 53-52 3 8.5 Hoyt Veselic 2:28 4,716 +
106 106 Sunday, Oct 4 boxscore CHW MIN W 13 12 54-52 3 8.5 Robinson Corbett 3:48 7,965 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits