THE WAY THINGS WERE

In the winter of 1981, the White Sox and Cubs both changedownership. The White Sox were bought by a group headed by JerryReinsdorf, who tried for instant credibility by signing free agentCarlton Fisk. The Cubs were purchased by Tribune Co., which hiredDallas Green to turn around a woeful team. The Cubs finished infifth place, 19 games behind; the Sox finished in third place, sixgames behind. Following are the Opening Day lineups for those teamsin 1982: '82 CUBS '82 SOX Bump Wills, 2b Ron LeFlore, cf Larry Bowa, ss Tony Bernazard, 2b Bill Buckner, 1b Steve Kemp, lf Leon Durham, rf Greg Luzinski, DH Keith Moreland, c Tom Paciorek, 1b Steve Henderson, lf Carlton Fisk, c Ryne Sandberg, 3b Harold Baines, rf Ty Waller, cf Jim Morrison, 3b Doug Bird, p Bill Almon, ss

Jerry Koosman, p Lee Elia, mgr. Tony La Russa, mgr.