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CAL  7
@BAL  1
 OAK  5
@BOS  3
 NYY  5
@CHW  1
 CLE 17
SEA 11
 MIL  6
TEX  2
 DET  6
@MIN  1
 HOU  5
PHI  4
(10)		 CHC  2
@LAD  1
 ATL  5
@MON  4
(12)		 CIN  6
@NYM  3
 SDP  9
STL  6
 SFG  5
PIT  0
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 25,160

 Sunday, August 30, 1981, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:34
Athletics
5
46-32
Won 1
1st
 
                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
W: Steve McCatty (9-6), L: Frank Tanana (3-7)
 Red Sox
3
40-35
Lost 1
5th, 3½ GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .322  .857              0   0   3B
  M Davis LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143              3   0   
D Murphy CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .263  .792              4   0   SB
C Johnson DH                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .826              0   0   HR
T Armas RF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .830              3   0   
K Moore 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   3  .250  .583             10   0   
M Klutts 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .667 2.333              0   0   HR
  D McKay PR-3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .554              0   0   
J Newman C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .248  .640              4   0   HR
S Babitt 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .610              0   3   
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .585              3   3   GDP
  W Gross PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .649              0   0   
  M Heath PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .674              0   0   
  F Stanley SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .501              0   0   

S McCatty P                                                                   0   1
Totals                       39   5  14   0    2   5                         27   7
Batting Events
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 Events
E: M Klutts (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Murphy (9, 2nd base off B Campbell/R Gedman).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .303  .695              1   4   
D Evans RF                    4   1   1   3    0   1  .319  .987              4   0   HR
J Rice LF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .283  .783              1   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .684             11   0   
C Lansford DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .329  .822              0   0   2B
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .835              7   0   
D Stapleton 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .676              1   3   
R Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .761              1   0   
G Hoffman SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .477              1   2   
  G Hancock PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .488              0   0   
  J Valdez SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .690              0   2   
  J Rudi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .615              0   0   

F Tanana P                                                                    0   0
  B Campbell P                                                                0   1
  T Burgmeier P                                                               0   1
Totals                       31   3   4   0    5   4                         27  13
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. D Stapleton-J Remy-C Yastrzemski.

Pitching Stats

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McCatty, W (9-6)             9     4   3   3    5   4   1   2.50   36     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 4     66    -     1.02   0.36
Totals                         9     4   3   3    5   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 4           -  
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (3-7)              3.2   8   5   5    1   2   3   4.29   19     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 8     26    -     0.76  -0.23
B Campbell                     4     3   0   0    1   3   0   3.18   16     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 3          1-1    0.54   0.04
T Burgmeier                    1.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   3.21    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          3-0    0.62   0.05
Totals                         9    14   5   5    2   5   3          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·13          4-1
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.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Boston Red Sox                               
1. Rickey Henderson             LF       1. Jerry Remy                   2B
2. Dwayne Murphy                CF       2. Dwight Evans                 RF
3. Cliff Johnson                DH       3. Jim Rice                     LF
4. Tony Armas                   RF       4. Carl Yastrzemski             1B
5. Kelvin Moore                 1B       5. Carney Lansford              DH
6. Mickey Klutts                3B       6. Rich Gedman                   C
7. Jeff Newman                   C       7. Dave Stapleton               3B
8. Shooty Babitt                2B       8. Rick Miller                  CF
9. Rob Picciolo                 SS       9. Glenn Hoffman                SS

   Steve McCatty                 P          Frank Tanana                  P

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson F. Tanana Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy F. Tanana Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 OAK C. Johnson F. Tanana Single to 3B
t1 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 OAK T. Armas F. Tanana 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 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BOS J. Remy S. McCatty Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BOS D. Evans S. McCatty Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 BOS J. Rice S. McCatty Walk
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty 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 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 OAK K. Moore F. Tanana Strikeout
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 OAK M. Klutts F. Tanana Single to LF
t2 1 1-- O -3% 47% 0-0 OAK J. Newman F. Tanana Flyball: 3B
t2 2 1-- 2% 49% 0-0 OAK S. Babitt F. Tanana Walk; Klutts to 2B
t2 2 12- O -5% 45% 0-0 OAK R. Picciolo F. Tanana 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 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty Flyball: SS
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty Flyball: SS
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty 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 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson F. Tanana Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy F. Tanana Single to RF
t3 1 1-- RR 20% 70% 0-0 OAK C. Johnson F. Tanana Home Run; Murphy Scores
t3 1 --- O -1% 69% 2-0 OAK T. Armas F. Tanana Flyball: RF
t3 2 --- O -1% 68% 2-0 OAK K. Moore F. Tanana 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 --- O 2% 71% 0-2 BOS R. Miller S. McCatty Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 2% 72% 0-2 BOS G. Hoffman S. McCatty Groundout: P-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 74% 0-2 BOS J. Remy S. McCatty 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 0 --- R 9% 82% 2-0 OAK M. Klutts F. Tanana Home Run
t4 0 --- R 6% 88% 3-0 OAK J. Newman F. Tanana Home Run
t4 0 --- 1% 90% 4-0 OAK S. Babitt F. Tanana Single to CF
t4 0 1-- OO -3% 87% 4-0 OAK R. Picciolo F. Tanana Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 2 --- 1% 88% 4-0 OAK R. Henderson F. Tanana Triple to RF
Bill Campbell replaces Frank Tanana pitching
t4 2 --3 R 4% 92% 4-0 OAK D. Murphy B. Campbell Single to RF; Henderson Scores
t4 2 1-- 0% 92% 5-0 OAK C. Johnson B. Campbell Murphy Steals 2B
t4 2 -2- O -1% 91% 5-0 OAK C. Johnson B. Campbell 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 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 BOS D. Evans S. McCatty Flyball: SS
b4 1 --- -2% 91% 0-5 BOS J. Rice S. McCatty Walk
b4 1 1-- -2% 89% 0-5 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty Single to RF; Rice to 2B
b4 1 12- O 3% 92% 0-5 BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty Strikeout
b4 2 12- O 2% 94% 0-5 BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 OAK T. Armas B. Campbell Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 OAK K. Moore B. Campbell Strikeout
t5 2 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 OAK M. Klutts B. Campbell 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 --- -3% 90% 0-5 BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty Single to 3B; Stapleton to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b5 0 -2- O 2% 91% 0-5 BOS R. Miller S. McCatty Groundout: 2B-1B; Stapleton to 3B
b5 1 --3 O 3% 94% 0-5 BOS G. Hoffman S. McCatty Strikeout
b5 2 --3 -1% 93% 0-5 BOS J. Remy S. McCatty Walk
b5 2 1-3 RRR -16% 77% 0-5 BOS D. Evans S. McCatty Home Run; Stapleton Scores; Remy Scores
b5 2 --- O 1% 79% 3-5 BOS J. Rice S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -2% 77% 5-3 OAK J. Newman B. Campbell Popfly: 1B
t6 1 --- O -1% 76% 5-3 OAK S. Babitt B. Campbell Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- O -1% 75% 5-3 OAK R. Picciolo B. Campbell 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 0 --- O 3% 78% 3-5 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 81% 3-5 BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- -2% 79% 3-5 BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty Walk
b6 2 1-- O 3% 82% 3-5 BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -2% 81% 5-3 OAK M. Davis B. Campbell Flyball: SS
t7 1 --- O -1% 80% 5-3 OAK D. Murphy B. Campbell Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O -1% 79% 5-3 OAK C. Johnson B. Campbell 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 0 --- O 4% 83% 3-5 BOS R. Miller S. McCatty Groundout: 1B unassisted
Garry Hancock pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman (SS) batting 9th
b7 1 --- O 3% 85% 3-5 BOS G. Hancock S. McCatty Flyball: RF
b7 2 --- O 2% 87% 3-5 BOS J. Remy S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -1% 86% 5-3 OAK T. Armas B. Campbell Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1 --- 1% 87% 5-3 OAK K. Moore B. Campbell Walk
t8 1 1-- 2% 89% 5-3 OAK M. Klutts B. Campbell Single to LF; Moore to 2B
Dave McKay pinch runs for Mickey Klutts (3B) batting 6th
t8 1 12- 3% 92% 5-3 OAK J. Newman B. Campbell Single to RF; Moore to 3B; McKay to 2B
t8 1 123 O -4% 88% 5-3 OAK S. Babitt B. Campbell 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 2 123 O -4% 84% 5-3 OAK M. Heath T. Burgmeier 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 0 --- O 4% 88% 3-5 BOS D. Evans S. McCatty Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 3% 91% 3-5 BOS J. Rice S. McCatty Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 2 --- -3% 89% 3-5 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McCatty Walk
b8 2 1-- -8% 81% 3-5 BOS C. Lansford S. McCatty Double to LF; Yastrzemski to 3B
b8 2 -23 O 12% 93% 3-5 BOS R. Gedman S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-3 OAK M. Davis T. Burgmeier Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- 1% 93% 5-3 OAK D. Murphy T. Burgmeier Single to RF
t9 1 1-- O -1% 92% 5-3 OAK C. Johnson T. Burgmeier Flyball: RF
t9 2 1-- 1% 93% 5-3 OAK T. Armas T. Burgmeier Single to RF; Murphy to 2B
t9 2 12- O -1% 91% 5-3 OAK K. Moore T. Burgmeier 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 0 --- O 4% 96% 3-5 BOS D. Stapleton S. McCatty Flyball: RF
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 3-5 BOS R. Miller S. McCatty Flyball: LF
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Julio Valdez (SS) batting 9th
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 3-5 BOS J. Rudi S. McCatty Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

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