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@BOS		7
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@CAL		3
6
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@DET		4
3
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@KCR		4
2
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@MIN		3
7
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@NYY		4
6
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@OAK		1
5
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@ATL		2
0
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@STL		3
5
Saturday, September 26, 1981 1:40PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 21,171, Time of Game: 2:53
White Sox
1
49-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
 at Athletics
5
60-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Steve McCatty (14-6)
L: Britt Burns (9-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  1
Athletics       0  2  0   0  1  1   0  1  X    5  7  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Hairston LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .649 -0.040 1.47 0.054 -0.095 -0.5 2 0
Tony Bernazard 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .728 -0.088 1.48 0.030 -0.118 -0.7 1 1
Harold Baines RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .764 -0.064 1.27 0.038 -0.103 -0.4 1 0
Greg Luzinski DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .861 -0.111 1.16 0.000 -0.111 -0.9
Lamar Johnson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .649 0.048 0.91 0.119 -0.071 0.4 2 0 HR
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .853 -0.058 0.78 0.033 -0.091 -0.6 3 0 CS
Jim Morrison 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .235 .632 -0.006 0.50 0.026 -0.033 0.2 3 1
Jim Essian C 4 0 3 0 0 0 .311 .745 0.071 0.80 0.097 -0.026 0.1 11 1 GDP
Greg Pryor SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .520 -0.087 1.89 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 1 0
   Bob Molinaro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .828 0.043 1.12 0.043 0.000 0.4
   Bill Almon SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .715 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Turner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .608 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Britt Burns P
   Dewey Robinson P
   Kevin Hickey P
Team Totals 34 1 9 1 2 5 .265 .658 -0.293 1.06 0.440 -0.736 -2.9 24 3
HR: L Johnson (1, off S McCatty; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: L Johnson 4; J Essian 3; B Molinaro; H Baines; J Hairston; J Morrison; C Lemon.
GIDP: J Essian (1).
RBI: L Johnson (15).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: J Morrison (12).
Baserunning
CS: C Lemon (8, 2nd base by S McCatty/J Newman).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .325 .857 0.081 0.66 0.111 -0.031 0.7 3 0 3·SB,CS
Dwayne Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .256 .797 -0.064 0.83 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 6 0
Cliff Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .778 0.030 0.82 0.106 -0.076 0.0
Tony Armas RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .771 -0.060 0.57 0.000 -0.060 -0.8 5 0
Mickey Klutts 3B 4 3 3 2 0 0 .387 1.277 0.101 0.58 0.121 -0.019 2.2 1 1 2·HR
Kelvin Moore 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 .194 .564 0.164 0.86 0.184 -0.019 1.2 3 0 3B
   Jim Spencer PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .534 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 1 0
Jeff Newman C 2 0 1 1 0 0 .230 .594 0.001 0.58 0.011 -0.009 -0.1 5 1 SF
Dave McKay 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .249 .655 -0.002 0.47 0.021 -0.023 -0.1 2 0
Fred Stanley SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .491 -0.047 0.66 0.000 -0.047 -0.7 1 2
Steve McCatty P 1
Team Totals 30 5 7 4 2 10 .233 .773 0.203 0.66 0.554 -0.349 1.5 27 5
3B: K Moore (1, off B Burns).
HR: M Klutts 2 (5, 1 off D Robinson, 1 off B Burns; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: J Newman (2, off B Burns).
TB: M Klutts 9; K Moore 3; R Henderson; J Newman; D McKay.
RBI: M Klutts 2 (8); J Newman (13); K Moore (1).
2-out RBI: M Klutts.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Stanley-J Spencer.
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson 3 (55, 2nd base off B Burns/J Essian 3).
CS: R Henderson (22, 3rd base by B Burns/J Essian).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Britt Burns, L (9-6) 7 6 4 3 2 9 1 2.63 29 58 -0.194 0.73 -1.0
Dewey Robinson 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.00 3 0 0 -0.011 0.08 -0.7
Kevin Hickey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.12 1 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.1
Team Totals 8 7 5 4 2 10 2 4.50 33 58 0 0 -0.204 1.06 -1.5

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve McCatty, W (14-6) 9 9 1 1 2 5 1 2.33 36 68 0.295 1.06 2.9
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 2 5 1 1.00 36 68 0.295 0.66 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 21,171.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Jerry Hairston LF 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Tony Bernazard 2B 2 Dwayne Murphy CF
3 Harold Baines RF 3 Cliff Johnson DH
4 Greg Luzinski DH 4 Tony Armas RF
5 Lamar Johnson 1B 5 Mickey Klutts 3B
6 Chet Lemon CF 6 Kelvin Moore 1B
7 Jim Morrison 3B 7 Jeff Newman C
8 Jim Essian C 8 Dave McKay 2B
9 Greg Pryor SS 9 Fred Stanley SS
Britt Burns P Steve McCatty P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-1 0 1-- R OAK K. Moore B. Burns 18% 65% Triple to RF; Klutts Scores
t2 0-0 1 --- R CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty -12% 40% Home Run
b5 2-1 2 -2- R OAK C. Johnson B. Burns 11% 82% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER
t5 1-2 1 12- O CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty 6% 66% Strikeout
b6 3-1 0 --- R OAK M. Klutts B. Burns 6% 93% Home Run

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Henderson B. Burns 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- OAK D. Murphy B. Burns 3% 61% Henderson Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O OAK D. Murphy B. Burns -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O OAK C. Johnson B. Burns -6% 54% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 --3 O OAK T. Armas B. Burns -4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- R CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty -12% 40% Home Run
t2 1-0 1 --- O CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty 1% 42% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 --- CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty -1% 41% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-- CHW J. Essian S. McCatty -2% 39% Single to LF; Morrison to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- O CHW G. Pryor S. McCatty 4% 43% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- OAK M. Klutts B. Burns 4% 47% Single to LF
b2 0-1 0 1-- R OAK K. Moore B. Burns 18% 65% Triple to RF; Klutts Scores
b2 1-1 0 --3 RO OAK J. Newman B. Burns -1% 65% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moore Scores
b2 2-1 1 --- OAK D. McKay B. Burns 2% 67% Single to CF
b2 2-1 1 1-- O OAK F. Stanley B. Burns -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 2-1 2 1-- O OAK R. Henderson B. Burns -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 --- CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty -3% 62% Walk
t3 1-2 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 3% 65% Flyball: LF
t3 1-2 2 1-- O CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 3% 68% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy B. Burns -2% 66% Strikeout
b3 2-1 1 --- O OAK C. Johnson B. Burns -1% 65% Strikeout
b3 2-1 2 --- O OAK T. Armas B. Burns -1% 64% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty 3% 67% Flyball: RF
t4 1-2 1 --- CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty -3% 63% Single to LF
t4 1-2 1 1-- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty 5% 69% Lemon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 1-2 2 --- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty 1% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- O OAK M. Klutts B. Burns -2% 68% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 1 --- O OAK K. Moore B. Burns -1% 67% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 --- OAK J. Newman B. Burns 1% 68% Single to LF
b4 2-1 2 1-- O OAK D. McKay B. Burns -2% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- CHW J. Essian S. McCatty -5% 60% Single to LF
t5 1-2 0 1-- O CHW G. Pryor S. McCatty 5% 65% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t5 1-2 1 1-- CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty -5% 60% Single to SS; Essian to 2B
t5 1-2 1 12- O CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty 6% 66% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 12- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 6% 72% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- O OAK F. Stanley B. Burns -2% 70% Lineout: 2B
b5 2-1 1 --- OAK R. Henderson B. Burns 2% 72% Walk
b5 2-1 1 1-- OAK D. Murphy B. Burns 2% 74% Henderson Steals 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- O OAK D. Murphy B. Burns -3% 71% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 -2- R OAK C. Johnson B. Burns 11% 82% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER
b5 3-1 2 1-- O OAK T. Armas B. Burns -1% 80% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
t6 1-3 0 --- O CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 3% 83% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-3 1 --- O CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- O CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty 1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- R OAK M. Klutts B. Burns 6% 93% Home Run
b6 4-1 0 --- O OAK K. Moore B. Burns -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-1 1 --- O OAK J. Newman B. Burns -0% 92% Flyball: CF
b6 4-1 2 --- O OAK D. McKay B. Burns -0% 91% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
t7 1-4 0 --- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t7 1-4 1 --- CHW J. Essian S. McCatty -2% 91% Single to CF
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor (SS) batting 9th
t7 1-4 1 1-- CHW B. Molinaro S. McCatty -4% 86% Single to CF; Essian to 2B
t7 1-4 1 12- O CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty 5% 91% Flyball: RF
t7 1-4 2 12- O CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty 4% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 9-1-2
Bill Almon replaces Bob Molinaro (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b7 4-1 0 --- O OAK F. Stanley B. Burns -0% 95% Lineout: 3B
b7 4-1 1 --- OAK R. Henderson B. Burns 0% 95% Single to CF
b7 4-1 1 1-- OAK D. Murphy B. Burns 0% 96% Henderson Steals 2B
b7 4-1 1 -2- O OAK D. Murphy B. Burns -1% 94% Henderson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b7 4-1 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy B. Burns -0% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 3-4-5
t8 1-4 0 --- CHW H. Baines S. McCatty -4% 90% Single to RF
t8 1-4 0 1-- O CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 3% 94% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-4 1 1-- O CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 1-4 2 1-- O CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty 1% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Dewey Robinson facing 3-4-5
Dewey Robinson replaces Britt Burns pitching
b8 4-1 0 --- O OAK C. Johnson D. Robinson -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b8 4-1 1 --- O OAK T. Armas D. Robinson -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 4-1 2 --- R OAK M. Klutts D. Robinson 2% 99% Home Run
Kevin Hickey replaces Dewey Robinson pitching
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Kelvin Moore (1B) batting 6th
b8 5-1 2 --- O OAK J. Spencer K. Hickey -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
Jim Spencer moves from PH to 1B
t9 1-5 0 --- CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty -2% 97% Single to CF
t9 1-5 0 1-- OO CHW J. Essian S. McCatty 3% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bill Almon (SS) batting 9th
t9 1-5 2 --- O CHW J. Turner S. McCatty 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

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