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Standings
CAL
@BAL		7
1
OAK
@BOS		5
3
NYY
@CHW		5
1
SEA
@CLE		11
17
TEX
@MIL		2
6
DET
@MIN		6
1
PHI
@HOU		4
5		 
(10)
CHC
@LAD		2
1
ATL
@MON		5
4		 
(12)
CIN
@NYM		6
3
STL
@SDP		6
9
PIT
@SFG		0
5
Sunday, August 30, 1981 2:00PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 25,160, Time of Game: 2:34
Athletics
5
46-32
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Red Sox
3
40-35
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
W: Steve McCatty (9-6)
L: Frank Tanana (3-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  2   3  0  0   0  0  0    5 14  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  4  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .322 .857 -0.036 0.66 0.011 -0.047 -0.2 0 0 3B
   Mike Davis LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 -0.022 0.43 0.000 -0.022 -0.5 3 0
Dwayne Murphy CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .263 .792 0.052 0.46 0.078 -0.026 1.2 4 0 SB
Cliff Johnson DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 .250 .826 0.186 0.54 0.211 -0.026 1.2 HR
Tony Armas RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .830 -0.045 0.44 0.006 -0.051 -0.6 3 0
Kelvin Moore 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 .250 .583 -0.036 0.46 0.013 -0.049 -0.7 10 0
Mickey Klutts 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .667 2.333 0.126 0.51 0.129 -0.002 1.5 0 0 HR
   Dave McKay PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .554 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jeff Newman C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .248 .640 0.045 0.84 0.091 -0.046 1.1 4 0 HR
Shooty Babitt 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .255 .610 -0.016 0.73 0.034 -0.050 -0.4 0 3
Rob Picciolo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .585 -0.080 0.87 0.000 -0.080 -1.3 3 3 GDP
   Wayne Gross PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .649 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Heath PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .674 -0.036 1.46 0.000 -0.036 -0.8
   Fred Stanley SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .501 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve McCatty P 1
Team Totals 39 5 14 5 2 5 .359 1.031 0.138 0.60 0.573 -0.435 0.6 27 7
3B: R Henderson (5, off F Tanana).
HR: J Newman (3, off F Tanana; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Klutts (2, off F Tanana; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Johnson (14, off F Tanana; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Klutts 6; C Johnson 5; J Newman 5; D Murphy 3; R Henderson 3; S Babitt; T Armas; K Moore.
GIDP: R Picciolo (3).
RBI: C Johnson 2 (41); J Newman (12); M Klutts (2); D Murphy (40).
2-out RBI: D Murphy.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: M Klutts (1).
Baserunning
SB: D Murphy (9, 2nd base off B Campbell/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Remy 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .303 .695 -0.039 0.62 0.009 -0.049 -0.3 1 4
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .319 .987 0.087 0.94 0.158 -0.071 2.0 4 0 HR
Jim Rice LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .283 .783 -0.014 0.60 0.027 -0.041 0.1 1 0
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 .684 -0.006 0.87 0.051 -0.057 0.1 11 0
Carney Lansford DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .329 .822 0.005 1.17 0.082 -0.076 -0.5 2B
Rich Gedman C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .835 -0.144 1.59 0.020 -0.164 -1.1 7 0
Dave Stapleton 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .676 -0.057 0.98 0.033 -0.090 0.1 1 3
Rick Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .761 -0.110 1.15 0.000 -0.110 -0.8 1 0
Glenn Hoffman SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .477 -0.044 0.71 0.000 -0.044 -0.7 1 2
   Garry Hancock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .488 -0.026 1.04 0.000 -0.026 -0.2
   Julio Valdez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .690 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Joe Rudi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .615 -0.014 0.55 0.000 -0.014 -0.1
Frank Tanana P
   Bill Campbell P 1
   Tom Burgmeier P 1
Team Totals 31 3 4 3 5 4 .129 .508 -0.362 0.96 0.380 -0.742 -1.4 27 13
2B: C Lansford (19, off S McCatty).
HR: D Evans (16, off S McCatty; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: D Evans 4; C Lansford 2; D Stapleton; C Yastrzemski.
RBI: D Evans 3 (52).
2-out RBI: D Evans 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Stapleton-J Remy-C Yastrzemski.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve McCatty, W (9-6) 9 4 3 3 5 4 1 2.50 36 66 0.363 0.96 1.4
Team Totals 9 4 3 3 5 4 1 3.00 36 66 0.363 0.60 1.4

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, L (3-7) 3.2 8 5 5 1 2 3 4.29 19 26 -0.227 0.74 -2.4
Bill Campbell 4 3 0 0 1 3 0 3.18 16 1 1 0.037 0.47 0.5
Tom Burgmeier 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.64 6 3 0 0.053 0.53 1.2
Team Totals 9 14 5 5 2 5 3 5.00 41 26 4 1 -0.137 0.96 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 25,160.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 1 1-- RR OAK C. Johnson F. Tanana 20% 70% Home Run; Murphy Scores
b5 0-5 2 1-3 RRR BOS D. Evans S. McCatty -16% 77% Home Run; Stapleton Scores; Remy Scores
b8 3-5 2 -23 O BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty 12% 93% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 0 --- R OAK M. Klutts F. Tanana 9% 82% Home Run
b8 3-5 2 1-- BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty -8% 81% Double to LF; Yastrzemski to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Henderson F. Tanana -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy F. Tanana -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- OAK C. Johnson F. Tanana 1% 47% Single to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O OAK T. Armas F. Tanana -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Remy S. McCatty 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Evans S. McCatty 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- BOS J. Rice S. McCatty -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty 2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O OAK K. Moore F. Tanana -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- OAK M. Klutts F. Tanana 3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O OAK J. Newman F. Tanana -3% 47% Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-- OAK S. Babitt F. Tanana 2% 49% Walk; Klutts to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O OAK R. Picciolo F. Tanana -4% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty 2% 47% Flyball: SS
b2 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty 2% 49% Flyball: SS
b2 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Henderson F. Tanana -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- OAK D. Murphy F. Tanana 3% 50% Single to RF
t3 0-0 1 1-- RR OAK C. Johnson F. Tanana 20% 70% Home Run; Murphy Scores
t3 2-0 1 --- O OAK T. Armas F. Tanana -1% 69% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 2 --- O OAK K. Moore F. Tanana -1% 68% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O BOS R. Miller S. McCatty 3% 71% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 1 --- O BOS G. Hoffman S. McCatty 2% 73% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- O BOS J. Remy S. McCatty 1% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- R OAK M. Klutts F. Tanana 9% 82% Home Run
t4 3-0 0 --- R OAK J. Newman F. Tanana 6% 88% Home Run
t4 4-0 0 --- OAK S. Babitt F. Tanana 1% 90% Single to CF
t4 4-0 0 1-- OO OAK R. Picciolo F. Tanana -3% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 4-0 2 --- OAK R. Henderson F. Tanana 1% 88% Triple to RF
Bill Campbell replaces Frank Tanana pitching
t4 4-0 2 --3 R OAK D. Murphy B. Campbell 4% 92% Single to RF; Henderson Scores
t4 5-0 2 1-- OAK C. Johnson B. Campbell 0% 92% Murphy Steals 2B
t4 5-0 2 -2- O OAK C. Johnson B. Campbell -1% 91% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 2-3-4
b4 0-5 0 --- O BOS D. Evans S. McCatty 1% 93% Flyball: SS
b4 0-5 1 --- BOS J. Rice S. McCatty -2% 91% Walk
b4 0-5 1 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty -3% 89% Single to RF; Rice to 2B
b4 0-5 1 12- O BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty 3% 92% Strikeout
b4 0-5 2 12- O BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 4-5-6
t5 5-0 0 --- O OAK T. Armas B. Campbell -0% 94% Groundout: P-1B
t5 5-0 1 --- O OAK K. Moore B. Campbell -0% 93% Strikeout
t5 5-0 2 --- O OAK M. Klutts B. Campbell -0% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
Mike Davis replaces Rickey Henderson playing LF batting 1st
b5 0-5 0 --- BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty -3% 90% Single to 3B; Stapleton to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b5 0-5 0 -2- O BOS R. Miller S. McCatty 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; Stapleton to 3B
b5 0-5 1 --3 O BOS G. Hoffman S. McCatty 3% 94% Strikeout
b5 0-5 2 --3 BOS J. Remy S. McCatty -1% 93% Walk
b5 0-5 2 1-3 RRR BOS D. Evans S. McCatty -16% 77% Home Run; Stapleton Scores; Remy Scores
b5 3-5 2 --- O BOS J. Rice S. McCatty 1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 7-8-9
t6 5-3 0 --- O OAK J. Newman B. Campbell -2% 77% Popfly: 1B
t6 5-3 1 --- O OAK S. Babitt B. Campbell -1% 76% Flyball: RF
t6 5-3 2 --- O OAK R. Picciolo B. Campbell -1% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
b6 3-5 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-5 1 --- O BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-5 2 --- BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty -2% 79% Walk
b6 3-5 2 1-- O BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty 3% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 1-2-3
t7 5-3 0 --- O OAK M. Davis B. Campbell -1% 81% Flyball: SS
t7 5-3 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy B. Campbell -1% 80% Flyball: LF
t7 5-3 2 --- O OAK C. Johnson B. Campbell -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 8-9-1
b7 3-5 0 --- O BOS R. Miller S. McCatty 4% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Garry Hancock pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman (SS) batting 9th
b7 3-5 1 --- O BOS G. Hancock S. McCatty 3% 85% Flyball: RF
b7 3-5 2 --- O BOS J. Remy S. McCatty 2% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 4-5-6
Julio Valdez replaces Garry Hancock (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t8 5-3 0 --- O OAK T. Armas B. Campbell -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 5-3 1 --- OAK K. Moore B. Campbell 1% 87% Walk
t8 5-3 1 1-- OAK M. Klutts B. Campbell 2% 89% Single to LF; Moore to 2B
Dave McKay pinch runs for Mickey Klutts (3B) batting 6th
t8 5-3 1 12- OAK J. Newman B. Campbell 3% 92% Single to RF; Moore to 3B; McKay to 2B
t8 5-3 1 123 O OAK S. Babitt B. Campbell -4% 88% Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; McKay to 3B; Newman to 2B
Tom Burgmeier replaces Bill Campbell pitching
Wayne Gross pinch hits for Rob Picciolo (SS) batting 9th
Mike Heath pinch hits for Wayne Gross batting 9th
t8 5-3 2 123 O OAK M. Heath T. Burgmeier -4% 84% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 2-3-4
Dave McKay moves from PR to 3B
Fred Stanley replaces Mike Heath (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 3-5 0 --- O BOS D. Evans S. McCatty 4% 88% Strikeout
b8 3-5 1 --- O BOS J. Rice S. McCatty 3% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-5 2 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty -3% 89% Walk
b8 3-5 2 1-- BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty -8% 81% Double to LF; Yastrzemski to 3B
b8 3-5 2 -23 O BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty 12% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Tom Burgmeier facing 1-2-3
t9 5-3 0 --- O OAK M. Davis T. Burgmeier -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-3 1 --- OAK D. Murphy T. Burgmeier 1% 93% Single to RF
t9 5-3 1 1-- O OAK C. Johnson T. Burgmeier -1% 92% Flyball: RF
t9 5-3 2 1-- OAK T. Armas T. Burgmeier 1% 93% Single to RF; Murphy to 2B
t9 5-3 2 12- O OAK K. Moore T. Burgmeier -1% 91% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Murphy out at Hm/3B-SS-C; Armas to 2B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
b9 3-5 0 --- O BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty 5% 96% Flyball: RF
b9 3-5 1 --- O BOS R. Miller S. McCatty 3% 99% Flyball: LF
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Julio Valdez (SS) batting 9th
b9 3-5 2 --- O BOS J. Rudi S. McCatty 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

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