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Standings
OAK
@CHW		6
2
BOS
@CLE		4
0
MIL
@DET		5
2
SEA
@KCR		4
3
TEX
@MIN		5
3
BAL
@NYY		3
5		 
(11)
CAL
@TOR		3
0
ATL
@LAD		3
1		 
(10)
NYM
@PHI		7
9
CHC
@PIT		3
16
HOU
@SDP		2
1
CIN
@SFG		7
15
MON
@STL		8
1
Tuesday, June 2, 1981 7:30PM
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 40,045, Time of Game: 3:25
Athletics
6
32-20
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at White Sox
2
26-18
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
W: Steve McCatty (6-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    6  9  0
White Sox       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  3

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .321 .877 0.037 0.36 0.054 -0.017 0.3 2 0 SB
Dwayne Murphy CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .254 .794 0.080 0.47 0.095 -0.015 0.2 6 0
Cliff Johnson DH 4 0 2 2 0 1 .237 .798 -0.011 0.62 0.035 -0.046 0.5 2B,SF
Tony Armas RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .287 .849 0.083 0.46 0.100 -0.017 0.7 2 0 IW
Mike Heath C 5 1 0 0 0 0 .224 .559 -0.006 0.41 0.026 -0.032 -0.8 6 1
Jeff Newman 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .542 -0.052 0.73 0.000 -0.052 -0.9 5 0
   Jim Spencer PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .137 .455 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 1 0
Dave McKay 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .247 .604 0.109 0.49 0.113 -0.004 1.6 1 2 SB
Shooty Babitt 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 .259 .602 0.087 0.45 0.114 -0.027 1.2 0 2 3B
Rob Picciolo SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .217 .602 -0.032 0.33 0.004 -0.036 -0.6 4 0
Steve McCatty P 1
Team Totals 35 6 9 5 5 6 .257 .684 0.290 0.47 0.541 -0.251 2.0 27 6
2B: C Johnson (2, off E Farmer).
3B: S Babitt (1, off R Baumgarten).
SF: C Johnson (3, off R Baumgarten).
IBB: T Armas (3, by E Farmer).
TB: C Johnson 3; S Babitt 3; D McKay 2; R Henderson; D Murphy; J Newman; T Armas.
RBI: S Babitt 2 (9); C Johnson 2 (26); D McKay (9).
2-out RBI: S Babitt 2; C Johnson; D McKay.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: D McKay (3, 2nd base off D Lamp/C Fisk); R Henderson (32, 2nd base off D Lamp/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .256 .675 -0.005 0.65 0.067 -0.073 -0.5 3 0 CS
Mike Squires 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .684 -0.045 0.65 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 9 1
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .867 -0.074 0.75 0.000 -0.074 -0.8 7 0
Greg Luzinski DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .276 .890 -0.046 0.66 0.014 -0.060 -0.4
Harold Baines RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .666 -0.055 0.56 0.000 -0.055 -0.7 1 0
Chet Lemon CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 .304 .818 0.103 0.40 0.103 0.000 1.9 4 0 3B,HBP
Tony Bernazard 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 .285 .749 0.037 0.86 0.068 -0.031 0.7 1 3
Jim Morrison 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .236 .639 -0.021 1.21 0.065 -0.086 -0.2 1 4
Greg Pryor SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .629 -0.080 1.08 0.000 -0.080 -0.8 0 1
   Bob Molinaro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .917 -0.024 1.12 0.000 -0.024 -0.4
Ross Baumgarten P
   Dennis Lamp P 1 2
   Ed Farmer P 1
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 3 5 .212 .570 -0.210 0.75 0.317 -0.528 -2.0 27 12
3B: C Lemon (4, off S McCatty).
HBP: C Lemon (8, by S McCatty).
TB: C Lemon 5; R LeFlore 2; J Morrison; T Bernazard.
RBI: J Morrison (14); C Lemon (18).
2-out RBI: J Morrison; C Lemon.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Lemon (2); C Fisk (2); J Morrison (3).
Baserunning
CS: R LeFlore (4, 2nd base by S McCatty/M Heath).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve McCatty, W (6-4) 9 7 2 2 3 5 0 2.33 37 67 0.210 0.75 2.0
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 5 0 2.00 37 67 0.210 0.47 2.0

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ross Baumgarten, L (5-5) 0.2 5 5 1 0 1 0 3.47 8 31 -0.395 1.17 -4.9
Dennis Lamp 4.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 2.51 18 1 0 0.061 0.36 1.9
Ed Farmer 3.2 1 1 1 3 4 0 5.82 15 1 0 0.045 0.21 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 6 2 5 6 0 2.00 41 31 2 0 -0.289 0.75 -2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S McCatty (1; C Lemon).
IBB: E Farmer (1; T Armas).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 3:25.
Attendance: 40,045.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 4mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Rickey Henderson LF 1 Ron LeFlore LF
2 Dwayne Murphy CF 2 Mike Squires 1B
3 Cliff Johnson DH 3 Carlton Fisk C
4 Tony Armas RF 4 Greg Luzinski DH
5 Mike Heath C 5 Harold Baines RF
6 Jeff Newman 1B 6 Chet Lemon CF
7 Dave McKay 3B 7 Tony Bernazard 2B
8 Shooty Babitt 2B 8 Jim Morrison 3B
9 Rob Picciolo SS 9 Greg Pryor SS
Steve McCatty P Ross Baumgarten P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 3-0 2 12- RR OAK S. Babitt R. Baumgarten 11% 89% Triple to CF; Heath Scores/unER; McKay Scores/unER
t1 1-0 1 1-- R OAK T. Armas R. Baumgarten 10% 70% Single to CF; Murphy Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
t1 0-0 0 1-- OAK D. Murphy R. Baumgarten 9% 63% Single to CF; Henderson to 3B
t1 2-0 2 12- R OAK D. McKay R. Baumgarten 8% 78% Single to RF; Armas Scores/unER; Heath to 2B
b4 1-5 2 1-3 R CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty -6% 81% Single to RF; Lemon Scores; Bernazard to 2B

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, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Henderson R. Baumgarten 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OAK D. Murphy R. Baumgarten 9% 63% Single to CF; Henderson to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO OAK C. Johnson R. Baumgarten -2% 61% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- R OAK T. Armas R. Baumgarten 10% 70% Single to CF; Murphy Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
t1 2-0 1 1-- OAK M. Heath R. Baumgarten 0% 70% E2 on Foul Ball
t1 2-0 1 1-- OAK M. Heath R. Baumgarten 3% 73% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Armas to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- O OAK J. Newman R. Baumgarten -3% 70% Strikeout
t1 2-0 2 12- R OAK D. McKay R. Baumgarten 8% 78% Single to RF; Armas Scores/unER; Heath to 2B
t1 3-0 2 12- RR OAK S. Babitt R. Baumgarten 11% 89% Triple to CF; Heath Scores/unER; McKay Scores/unER
Dennis Lamp replaces Ross Baumgarten pitching
t1 5-0 2 --3 O OAK R. Picciolo D. Lamp -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- CHW R. LeFlore S. McCatty -2% 86% Single to LF
b1 0-5 0 1-- O CHW M. Squires S. McCatty 4% 90% LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-5 1 --- O CHW M. Squires S. McCatty 1% 90% Flyball: SS
b1 0-5 2 --- O CHW C. Fisk S. McCatty 0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
t2 5-0 0 --- OAK R. Henderson D. Lamp 1% 92% Walk
t2 5-0 0 1-- OAK D. Murphy D. Lamp 1% 93% Henderson Steals 2B
t2 5-0 0 -2- O OAK D. Murphy D. Lamp -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
t2 5-0 1 --3 O OAK C. Johnson D. Lamp -2% 91% Flyball: 2B
t2 5-0 2 --3 O OAK T. Armas D. Lamp -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- O CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 1% 91% Flyball: LF
b2 0-5 1 --- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 1% 92% Strikeout
b2 0-5 2 --- CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty -1% 91% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-5 2 1-- CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty -1% 90% Walk; Lemon to 2B
b2 0-5 2 12- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty 2% 92% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 5-6-7
t3 5-0 0 --- O OAK M. Heath D. Lamp -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t3 5-0 1 --- O OAK J. Newman D. Lamp -0% 91% Flyball: CF
t3 5-0 2 --- OAK D. McKay D. Lamp 0% 92% Walk
t3 5-0 2 1-- O OAK S. Babitt D. Lamp -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
b3 0-5 0 --- O CHW G. Pryor S. McCatty 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-5 1 --- O CHW R. LeFlore S. McCatty 1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-5 2 --- O CHW M. Squires S. McCatty 0% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 9-1-2
t4 5-0 0 --- O OAK R. Picciolo D. Lamp -0% 93% Flyball: LF
t4 5-0 1 --- O OAK R. Henderson D. Lamp -0% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t4 5-0 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy D. Lamp -0% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- O CHW C. Fisk S. McCatty 1% 94% Flyball: LF
b4 0-5 1 --- CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty -1% 92% Walk
b4 0-5 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 2% 94% Strikeout
b4 0-5 2 1-- R CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty -5% 89% Triple to RF; Luzinski Scores
b4 1-5 2 --3 CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty -1% 88% Walk
b4 1-5 2 1-3 R CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty -6% 81% Single to RF; Lemon Scores; Bernazard to 2B
b4 2-5 2 12- O CHW G. Pryor S. McCatty 4% 86% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
t5 5-2 0 --- OAK C. Johnson D. Lamp 2% 87% Single to CF
t5 5-2 0 1-- O OAK T. Armas D. Lamp -1% 87% Flyball: LF; Johnson to 2B
t5 5-2 1 -2- O OAK M. Heath D. Lamp -2% 85% Flyball: CF
t5 5-2 2 -2- O OAK J. Newman D. Lamp -2% 83% Single to SS; Johnson out at Hm/2B-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
b5 2-5 0 --- CHW R. LeFlore S. McCatty -4% 79% Single to CF
b5 2-5 0 1-- O CHW M. Squires S. McCatty 2% 81% Groundout: P-1B; LeFlore to 2B
b5 2-5 1 -2- O CHW C. Fisk S. McCatty 3% 85% Flyball: CF; LeFlore to 3B
b5 2-5 2 --3 O CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 3% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 7-8-9
t6 5-2 0 --- OAK D. McKay D. Lamp 1% 90% Single to LF
t6 5-2 0 1-- OAK S. Babitt D. Lamp 1% 91% McKay Steals 2B
t6 5-2 0 -2- O OAK S. Babitt D. Lamp -2% 89% Strikeout
Ed Farmer replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
t6 5-2 1 -2- O OAK R. Picciolo E. Farmer -2% 87% Fielder's Choice SS; McKay out at 3B/SS-3B
t6 5-2 2 1-- O OAK R. Henderson E. Farmer -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
b6 2-5 0 --- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 2% 89% Flyball: 3B
b6 2-5 1 --- CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty -3% 86% Single to RF
b6 2-5 1 1-- O CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty 3% 89% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-5 2 1-- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 2-3-4
t7 5-2 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy E. Farmer -1% 90% Strikeout
t7 5-2 1 --- O OAK C. Johnson E. Farmer -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 2 --- OAK T. Armas E. Farmer 0% 90% Walk
t7 5-2 2 1-- O OAK M. Heath E. Farmer -1% 89% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
b7 2-5 0 --- O CHW G. Pryor S. McCatty 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-5 1 --- O CHW R. LeFlore S. McCatty 2% 93% Flyball: RF
b7 2-5 2 --- O CHW M. Squires S. McCatty 1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 6-7-8
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Jeff Newman (1B) batting 6th
t8 5-2 0 --- O OAK J. Spencer E. Farmer -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 5-2 1 --- O OAK D. McKay E. Farmer -0% 93% Flyball: LF
t8 5-2 2 --- O OAK S. Babitt E. Farmer -0% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 3-4-5
Jim Spencer moves from PH to 1B
b8 2-5 0 --- O CHW C. Fisk S. McCatty 2% 95% Foul Flyball: C
b8 2-5 1 --- O CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 1% 97% Flyball: 1B
b8 2-5 2 --- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 9-1-2
t9 5-2 0 --- OAK R. Picciolo E. Farmer 0% 98% Walk
t9 5-2 0 1-- O OAK R. Henderson E. Farmer -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 5-2 1 1-- O OAK D. Murphy E. Farmer -0% 97% Strikeout
t9 5-2 2 1-- R OAK C. Johnson E. Farmer 2% 99% Double to LF; Picciolo Scores
t9 6-2 2 -2- OAK T. Armas E. Farmer 0% 99% Intentional Walk
t9 6-2 2 12- O OAK M. Heath E. Farmer -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 6-7-8
b9 2-6 0 --- CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty -2% 97% Single to LF
b9 2-6 0 1-- CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty -4% 92% Single to LF; Lemon to 2B
b9 2-6 0 12- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty 4% 96% Flyball: CF
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor (SS) batting 9th
b9 2-6 1 12- O CHW B. Molinaro S. McCatty 2% 99% Strikeout
b9 2-6 2 12- O CHW R. LeFlore S. McCatty 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 2.

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