KOD 13 - Tier C Playoffs - Chisox dispatch Jays via Game 5 blowout

10/12/1981 - GAME 1 - Comiskey Park
Garvin vs Burns
Blue Jays 6, White Sox 3

Toronto jumped out to a 5-0 lead after 2 innings and never bothered to look back.  DH Otto Velez went 4 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 2 runs knocked in.  Chicago actually out hit the Jays (10 to 8), but the Jays got the more timely hits and some great efforts out of the pen.  McLaughlin went 3 scoreless innings in relief of Garvin and Murray pitched a scoreless 9th for the save.

Blue Jays lead series 1-0

10/13 - GAME 2
Stieb vs Dotson
White Sox 6, Blue Jays 5
Bill Almon's 2 run single in the bottom of the 8th made it 6-3.  Toronto rallied in the top of the 9th to score 2, but came up short as reliever La Mar Hoyt was able to get yesterday's hero, Otto Velez, to line out to  Tony Bernazard at second with the tying run on board.
Series tied 1-1

10/15 - GAME 3 - Exhibition Stadium
Trout vs Leal
White Sox 9, Blue Jays 2

Steve Trout came within 2 outs of a complete game as the Chisox cruised to victory.  Trout gave up a lot of hits (10), but was able to hold the Jays to just 2 runs.  The top 3 batters in Chicago's lineup each had 2 hits and 2 RBI's.  In fact 5 Chisox batters had 2 hits, as only Chet Lemon went hitless.
White Sox lead series 2-1

10/16 - GAME 4
Baumgarten vs Todd
Blue Jays 6, White Sox 0
Toronto nervously guarded it's 2-0 lead until they broke out with 4 huge insurance runs in the bottom of the 8th off of Ed Farmer.  George Bell hit a 2 run shot in the bottom of the 4th to supply Jackson Todd with a lead.  Todd left the game with 1 out in the 7th having given up just 2 hits and no runs.  Roy Lee Jackson got a well earned save by fanning 5 and pitching a perfect final 2 2/3 innings to force a game 5 back in Chicago.
Series tied 2-2

10/17 - GAME 5 - Comiskey Park
Garvin vs Burns
White Sox 26, Blue Jays 1

What a sad and unexpected way to end such a closely contested series.  Chicago scored early and often and doubled up their 11 run lead with 11 more runs in the bottom of the 6th.  For good measure they scored 4 more in the 7th.  Paul Mirabella took one for the team as he surrendered all 11 runs.  Britt Burns gave up just 2 hits in 6 shutout innings for the Chisox.  Ed Farmer finished the game out and gave up Toronto's lone run in the top of the 9th.  Chet Lemon, who went hitless in Chicago's last runfest went 4 for 6 with 5 RBI's and 3 runs scored.  Interestingly Johnson's 3 run shot in the 4th was the only homer hit on the day.
White Sox win series 3-2