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SEA
@BAL		2
3		 
(11)
CAL
@BOS		1
3
DET
@CHW		5
4		 
(10)
OAK
@CLE		0
2
OAK
@CLE		4
10
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@KCR		4
5
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@MIN		3
4
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@TEX		1
4
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@ATL		2
3
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@CIN		0
7
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@HOU		0
8
PIT
@LAD		2
6
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@SDP		4
5		 
(10)
STL
@SFG		5
2
Wednesday, September 2, 1981 5:35PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:17
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Athletics
0
47-33
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Indians
2
37-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 5½ GB
W: John Denny (6-4)
L: Mike Norris (9-6)
 
                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

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .321 .854 0.036 1.14 0.082 -0.045 0.0 5 0
Dwayne Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .802 -0.166 1.49 0.024 -0.190 -1.0 1 0 GDP
Wayne Gross 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .190 .629 -0.069 0.81 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 0 1
Tony Armas RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .823 -0.004 1.10 0.073 -0.077 -0.3 3 0
Jim Spencer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .517 -0.092 1.23 0.066 -0.158 -0.4 11 2 2B,GDP
Cliff Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .243 .805 -0.098 0.87 0.000 -0.098 -0.8
Dave McKay 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .587 0.019 1.10 0.076 -0.057 0.1 0 7 2B
Jeff Newman C 2 0 1 0 1 1 .252 .649 -0.024 1.15 0.029 -0.053 -0.2 2 1
Rob Picciolo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .576 -0.087 1.68 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 0 0
   Mike Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .083 -0.031 1.12 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Fred Stanley SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .520 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Mike Norris P 2
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 4 8 .138 .449 -0.516 1.15 0.350 -0.865 -4.1 24 12
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Miguel Dilone LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .708 -0.075 0.71 0.000 -0.075 -1.1 0 0
Jorge Orta RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .699 -0.039 0.40 0.000 -0.039 -0.6 0 0
Mike Hargrove 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .816 -0.029 0.43 0.015 -0.044 -0.3 13 2 CS
Pat Kelly DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 .700 0.017 0.44 0.038 -0.021 -0.1
Toby Harrah 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .740 0.075 0.78 0.081 -0.006 0.9 0 3
Ron Hassey C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .599 -0.032 1.10 0.000 -0.032 -0.6 9 1 SH
Rick Manning CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .244 .647 0.019 0.90 0.029 -0.010 0.4 0 0 2B
Duane Kuiper 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .288 .627 -0.115 1.37 0.000 -0.115 -1.4 0 1
Jerry Dybzinski SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 .167 .333 0.163 1.39 0.191 -0.028 1.3 3 7
John Denny P 2
Team Totals 28 2 6 2 2 2 .214 .517 -0.016 0.78 0.354 -0.370 -1.6 27 14
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
DP: 2. D Kuiper-J Dybzinski-M Hargrove; T Harrah-J Dybzinski-M Hargrove.
Baserunning
CS: M Hargrove (4, 2nd base by J Newman POCS).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Norris, L (9-6) 8 6 2 2 2 2 0 3.80 31 62 0.016 0.78 1.6
Team Totals 8 6 2 2 2 2 0 2.25 31 62 0.016 1.15 1.6

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Denny, W (6-4) 9 4 0 0 4 8 0 3.04 33 83 0.516 1.15 4.1
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 4 8 0 0.00 33 83 0.516 0.78 4.1
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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 2 123 RR CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris 19% 77% Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Harrah Scores; Manning to 3B; Dybzinski to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 0-2 0 1-- OO OAK J. Spencer J. Denny 13% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
t8 0-2 0 1-- OO OAK D. Murphy J. Denny 12% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 123 O CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris -8% 58% Strikeout
t5 0-2 0 --- OAK D. McKay J. Denny -8% 69% Double to RF

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, Indians' John Denny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Henderson J. Denny 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- OAK D. Murphy J. Denny -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O OAK W. Gross J. Denny 2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Murphy to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O OAK T. Armas J. Denny 3% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O CLE M. Dilone M. Norris -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE J. Orta M. Norris -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CLE P. Kelly M. Norris -2% 50% Hargrove Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' John Denny facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- OAK J. Spencer J. Denny -7% 43% Double to LF
t2 0-0 0 -2- O OAK C. Johnson J. Denny 4% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 -2- O OAK D. McKay J. Denny 4% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 2 -2- OAK J. Newman J. Denny -1% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- O OAK R. Picciolo J. Denny 4% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- CLE P. Kelly M. Norris 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- CLE T. Harrah M. Norris 6% 65% Single to RF; Kelly to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- O CLE R. Hassey M. Norris -0% 64% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Kelly to 3B; Harrah to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -23 CLE R. Manning M. Norris 1% 65% Walk
b2 0-0 1 123 O CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris -8% 58% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 123 RR CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris 19% 77% Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Harrah Scores; Manning to 3B; Dybzinski to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 2-0 2 -23 O CLE M. Dilone M. Norris -4% 73% 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 0-2 0 --- O OAK R. Henderson J. Denny 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy J. Denny 2% 77% Flyball: SS
t3 0-2 2 --- O OAK W. Gross J. Denny 1% 78% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE J. Orta M. Norris -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- O CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris -1% 75% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 2-0 2 --- O CLE P. Kelly M. Norris -1% 75% 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 0-2 0 --- O OAK T. Armas J. Denny 3% 77% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- O OAK J. Spencer J. Denny 2% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-2 2 --- O OAK C. Johnson J. Denny 1% 80% 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 2-0 0 --- CLE T. Harrah M. Norris 2% 82% Single to P/Bunt
b4 2-0 0 1-- O CLE R. Hassey M. Norris -2% 80% Flyball: LF
b4 2-0 1 1-- O CLE R. Manning M. Norris -1% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harrah to 2B
b4 2-0 2 -2- O CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris -2% 77% 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 0-2 0 --- OAK D. McKay J. Denny -8% 69% Double to RF
t5 0-2 0 -2- O OAK J. Newman J. Denny 5% 75% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 -2- O OAK R. Picciolo J. Denny 4% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 2 -2- OAK R. Henderson J. Denny -2% 77% Walk
t5 0-2 2 12- O OAK D. Murphy J. Denny 5% 83% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- O CLE M. Dilone M. Norris -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- O CLE J. Orta M. Norris -1% 80% 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 0-2 0 --- O OAK W. Gross J. Denny 3% 83% Strikeout
t6 0-2 1 --- O OAK T. Armas J. Denny 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- O OAK J. Spencer J. Denny 1% 86% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris -1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 2-0 1 --- O CLE P. Kelly M. Norris -1% 84% Flyball: LF
b6 2-0 2 --- O CLE T. Harrah M. Norris -1% 83% 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 0-2 0 --- O OAK C. Johnson J. Denny 3% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O OAK D. McKay J. Denny 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-2 2 --- OAK J. Newman J. Denny -2% 87% Single to LF
Mike Davis pinch hits for Rob Picciolo (SS) batting 9th
t7 0-2 2 1-- O OAK M. Davis J. Denny 3% 90% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE R. Hassey M. Norris -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b7 2-0 1 --- CLE R. Manning M. Norris 2% 91% Double to CF
b7 2-0 1 -2- O CLE D. Kuiper M. Norris -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b7 2-0 2 -2- O CLE J. Dybzinski M. Norris -1% 88% 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 0-2 0 --- OAK R. Henderson J. Denny -7% 81% Walk
t8 0-2 0 1-- OO OAK D. Murphy J. Denny 12% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 0-2 2 --- O OAK W. Gross J. Denny 1% 95% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE M. Dilone M. Norris -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 2-0 1 --- O CLE J. Orta M. Norris -0% 94% Lineout: LF
b8 2-0 2 --- CLE M. Hargrove M. Norris 0% 94% Single to LF
b8 2-0 2 1-- O CLE P. Kelly M. Norris -1% 93% 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 0-2 0 --- OAK T. Armas J. Denny -7% 86% Single to LF
t9 0-2 0 1-- OO OAK J. Spencer J. Denny 13% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
t9 0-2 2 --- O OAK C. Johnson J. Denny 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.

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