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BAL  3
SEA  2
(11)		 BOS  3
CAL  1
 DET  5
@CHW  4
(10)		 CLE  2
OAK  0
 CLE 10
OAK  4
 KCR  5
MIL  4
 MIN  4
NYY  3
 TEX  4
TOR  1
 ATL  3
PHI  2
 CIN  7
MON  0
 HOU  8
NYM  0
 LAD  6
PIT  2
 SDP  5
CHC  4
(10)		 STL  5
@SFG  2
Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

 Wednesday, September 2, 1981, 5:35PM
Time of Game: 2:17
Athletics
0
47-33
Lost 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Indians         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  6  0
W: John Denny (6-4), L: Mike Norris (9-6)
 Indians
2
37-36
Won 1
6th, 5½ GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   0   0   0    2   0  .321  .854              5   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .802              1   0   GDP
W Gross 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .190  .629              0   1   
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .823              3   0   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .517             11   2   2B,GDP
C Johnson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .243  .805              0   0   
D McKay 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .587              0   7   2B
J Newman C                    2   0   1   0    1   1  .252  .649              2   1   
R Picciolo SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .576              0   0   
  M Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083              0   0   
  F Stanley SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .520              0   1   

M Norris P                                                                    2   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0    4   8                         24  12
Batting Events
2B: D McKay (7, off J Denny); J Spencer (6, off J Denny).
TB: D McKay 2; J Spencer 2; J Newman; T Armas.
GIDP: J Spencer (6); D Murphy (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Dilone LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .708              0   0   
J Orta RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .699              0   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .816             13   2   CS
P Kelly DH                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .700              0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .740              0   3   
R Hassey C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .599              9   1   SH
R Manning CF                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .647              0   0   2B
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .627              0   1   
J Dybzinski SS                3   0   1   2    0   0  .167  .333              3   7   

J Denny P                                                                     2   0
Totals                       28   2   6   0    2   2                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: R Manning (7, off M Norris).
SH: R Hassey (2, off M Norris).
TB: T Harrah 2; R Manning 2; M Hargrove; J Dybzinski; P Kelly.
RBI: J Dybzinski 2 (3).
2-out RBI: J Dybzinski 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. D Kuiper-J Dybzinski-M Hargrove; T Harrah-J Dybzinski-M Hargrove.
Baserunning Events
CS: M Hargrove (4, 2nd base by J Newman POCS).

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
M Norris, L (9-6)              8     6   2   2    2   2   0   3.80   31     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 5     62    -     0.80   0.02
Totals                         8     6   2   2    2   2   0          31     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 5           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Denny, W (6-4)               9     4   0   0    4   8   0   3.04   33     -       ·  ·     15· 2· 0· 4     83    -     1.16   0.52
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   8   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 2· 0· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Cloudy, Rain.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Cleveland Indians                            
1. Rickey Henderson             LF       1. Miguel Dilone                LF
2. Dwayne Murphy                CF       2. Jorge Orta                   RF
3. Wayne Gross                  3B       3. Mike Hargrove                1B
4. Tony Armas                   RF       4. Pat Kelly                    DH
5. Jim Spencer                  1B       5. Toby Harrah                  3B
6. Cliff Johnson                DH       6. Ron Hassey                    C
7. Dave McKay                   2B       7. Rick Manning                 CF
8. Jeff Newman                   C       8. Duane Kuiper                 2B
9. Rob Picciolo                 SS       9. Jerry Dybzinski              SS

   Mike Norris                   P          John Denny                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 2 123 RR 19% 77% 0-0 CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Harrah Scores; Manning to 3B; Dybzinski to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 0 1-- OO 13% 99% 0-2 OAK J. Spencer J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
t8 0 1-- OO 12% 93% 0-2 OAK D. Murphy J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 1 123 O -8% 57% 0-0 CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris Strikeout
t5 0 --- -8% 69% 0-2 OAK D. McKay J. Denny Double to RF

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, Indians' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy J. Denny Walk
t1 1 1-- O 2% 51% 0-0 OAK W. Gross J. Denny Groundout: 1B unassisted; Murphy to 2B
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 OAK T. Armas J. Denny Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 CLE M. Dilone M. Norris Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 CLE J. Orta M. Norris Strikeout
b1 2 --- 1% 52% 0-0 CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris Walk
b1 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 CLE P. Kelly M. Norris Hargrove Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Denny facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -6% 44% 0-0 OAK J. Spencer J. Denny Double to LF
t2 0 -2- O 4% 48% 0-0 OAK C. Johnson J. Denny Strikeout
t2 1 -2- O 4% 51% 0-0 OAK D. McKay J. Denny Foul Flyball: C
t2 2 -2- -1% 50% 0-0 OAK J. Newman J. Denny Walk
t2 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 OAK R. Picciolo J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 CLE P. Kelly M. Norris Single to RF
b2 0 1-- 6% 64% 0-0 CLE T. Harrah M. Norris Single to RF; Kelly to 2B
b2 0 12- O -0% 64% 0-0 CLE R. Hassey M. Norris Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Kelly to 3B; Harrah to 2B
b2 1 -23 1% 65% 0-0 CLE R. Manning M. Norris Walk
b2 1 123 O -8% 57% 0-0 CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris Strikeout
b2 2 123 RR 19% 77% 0-0 CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Harrah Scores; Manning to 3B; Dybzinski to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 2 -23 O -4% 73% 2-0 CLE M. Dilone M. Norris Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 OAK R. Henderson J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 OAK D. Murphy J. Denny Flyball: SS
t3 2 --- O 1% 78% 0-2 OAK W. Gross J. Denny Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 CLE J. Orta M. Norris Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris Groundout: 1B-P
b3 2 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 CLE P. Kelly M. Norris Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' John Denny facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 3% 77% 0-2 OAK T. Armas J. Denny Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 2% 79% 0-2 OAK J. Spencer J. Denny Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- O 1% 80% 0-2 OAK C. Johnson J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- 2% 82% 2-0 CLE T. Harrah M. Norris Single to P/Bunt
b4 0 1-- O -2% 80% 2-0 CLE R. Hassey M. Norris Flyball: LF
b4 1 1-- O -1% 79% 2-0 CLE R. Manning M. Norris Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harrah to 2B
b4 2 -2- O -2% 77% 2-0 CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' John Denny facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- -8% 69% 0-2 OAK D. McKay J. Denny Double to RF
t5 0 -2- O 5% 75% 0-2 OAK J. Newman J. Denny Strikeout
t5 1 -2- O 4% 79% 0-2 OAK R. Picciolo J. Denny Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 -2- -1% 77% 0-2 OAK R. Henderson J. Denny Walk
t5 2 12- O 5% 83% 0-2 OAK D. Murphy J. Denny Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -1% 81% 2-0 CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- O -1% 80% 2-0 CLE M. Dilone M. Norris Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 80% 2-0 CLE J. Orta M. Norris Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' John Denny facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 3% 83% 0-2 OAK W. Gross J. Denny Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 2% 85% 0-2 OAK T. Armas J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 86% 0-2 OAK J. Spencer J. Denny Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O -1% 85% 2-0 CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris Groundout: 1B-P
b6 1 --- O -1% 84% 2-0 CLE P. Kelly M. Norris Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O -1% 83% 2-0 CLE T. Harrah M. Norris Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' John Denny facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 3% 86% 0-2 OAK C. Johnson J. Denny Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O 2% 88% 0-2 OAK D. McKay J. Denny Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2 --- -2% 87% 0-2 OAK J. Newman J. Denny Single to LF
Mike Davis pinch hits for Rob Picciolo (SS) batting 9th
t7 2 1-- O 3% 90% 0-2 OAK M. Davis J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 6-7-8
Fred Stanley replaces Mike Davis (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -1% 89% 2-0 CLE R. Hassey M. Norris Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- 2% 91% 2-0 CLE R. Manning M. Norris Double to CF
b7 1 -2- O -1% 89% 2-0 CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris Flyball: RF
b7 2 -2- O -2% 88% 2-0 CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- -7% 81% 0-2 OAK R. Henderson J. Denny Walk
t8 0 1-- OO 12% 93% 0-2 OAK D. Murphy J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 1% 95% 0-2 OAK W. Gross J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O -0% 94% 2-0 CLE M. Dilone M. Norris Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O -0% 94% 2-0 CLE J. Orta M. Norris Lineout: LF
b8 2 --- 0% 94% 2-0 CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris Single to LF
b8 2 1-- O -1% 93% 2-0 CLE P. Kelly M. Norris Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' John Denny facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- -7% 86% 0-2 OAK T. Armas J. Denny Single to LF
t9 0 1-- OO 13% 99% 0-2 OAK J. Spencer J. Denny Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 0-2 OAK C. Johnson J. Denny Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.

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