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CLE  7
@BOS  5

CAL  6
TOR  3

MIL  4
@DET  3

SEA  4
@KCR  2

MIN  7
TEX  3

NYY  6
BAL  4

OAK  5
CHW  1
CIN  2
@ATL  0

HOU  5
LAD  0

MON  4
NYM  2

SFG  6
@SDP  5

STL  5
PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 21,171

Saturday, September 26, 1981, 1:40PM
Time of Game: 2:53
White Sox
1
49-49
Lost 1
3rd, 9 GB
                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
W: Steve McCatty (14-6), L: Britt Burns (9-6)
Athletics
5
60-42
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Hairston LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .649              2   0   
T Bernazard 2B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .270  .728              1   1   
H Baines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .764              1   0   
G Luzinski DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .861              0   0   
L Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .649              2   0   HR
C Lemon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .853              3   0   CS
J Morrison 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .632              3   1   
J Essian C                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .311  .745             11   1   GDP
G Pryor SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .520              1   0   
  B Molinaro PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .828              0   0   
  B Almon SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .715              0   0   
  J Turner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .608              0   0   

B Burns P                                                                     0   0
  D Robinson P                                                                0   0
  K Hickey P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       34   1   9   0    2   5                         24   3
Batting Events
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 Events
E: J Morrison (12).
Baserunning Events
CS: C Lemon (8, 2nd base by S McCatty/J Newman).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   1   1   0    2   0  .325  .857              3   0   3·SB,CS
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .256  .797              6   0   
C Johnson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .778              0   0   
T Armas RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .771              5   0   
M Klutts 3B                   4   3   3   2    0   0  .387 1.277              1   1   2·HR
K Moore 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   2  .194  .564              3   0   3B
  J Spencer PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .534              1   0   
J Newman C                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .230  .594              5   1   SF
D McKay 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .655              2   0   
F Stanley SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .193  .491              1   2   

S McCatty P                                                                   0   1
Totals                       30   5   7   0    2  10                         27   5
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. F Stanley-J Spencer.
Baserunning Events
SB: R Henderson 3 (55, 2nd base off B Burns/J Essian).
CS: R Henderson (22, 3rd base by B Burns/J Essian).

Pitching Stats

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Burns, L (9-6)               7     6   4   3    2   9   1   2.63   29     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 3· 6     58    -     0.75  -0.20
D Robinson                     0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   6.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.10  -0.01
K Hickey                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.12    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   4    2  10   2          33     -       ·  ·      3·11· 3· 7           -  
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 (14-6)            9     9   1   1    2   5   1   2.33   36     -       ·  ·      5·16· 0· 8     68    -     1.08   0.29
Totals                         9     9   1   1    2   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      5·16· 0· 8           -  
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty Flyball: CF
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 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 --- 4% 58% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson B. Burns Walk
b1 0 1-- 3% 61% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns Henderson Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- O -1% 60% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
b1 1 --3 O -6% 54% 0-0 OAK C. Johnson B. Burns Popfly: SS
b1 2 --3 O -4% 50% 0-0 OAK T. Armas B. Burns 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 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- R -12% 40% 0-0 CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty Home Run
t2 1 --- O 1% 42% 1-0 CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty Flyball: CF
t2 2 --- -1% 41% 1-0 CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty Walk
t2 2 1-- -2% 39% 1-0 CHW J. Essian S. McCatty Single to LF; Morrison to 2B
t2 2 12- O 4% 43% 1-0 CHW G. Pryor S. McCatty 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 --- 4% 47% 0-1 OAK M. Klutts B. Burns Single to LF
b2 0 1-- R 18% 65% 0-1 OAK K. Moore B. Burns Triple to RF; Klutts Scores
b2 0 --3 RO -0% 65% 1-1 OAK J. Newman B. Burns Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moore Scores
b2 1 --- 2% 67% 2-1 OAK D. McKay B. Burns Single to CF
b2 1 1-- O -2% 64% 2-1 OAK F. Stanley B. Burns Strikeout
b2 2 1-- O -2% 63% 2-1 OAK R. Henderson B. Burns 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 0 --- O 3% 65% 1-2 CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- -3% 62% 1-2 CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty Walk
t3 1 1-- O 3% 65% 1-2 CHW H. Baines S. McCatty Flyball: LF
t3 2 1-- O 3% 68% 1-2 CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -2% 66% 2-1 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -1% 65% 2-1 OAK C. Johnson B. Burns Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 64% 2-1 OAK T. Armas B. Burns 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 0 --- O 3% 67% 1-2 CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- -3% 63% 1-2 CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty Single to LF
t4 1 1-- O 5% 69% 1-2 CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty Lemon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 2 --- O 1% 70% 1-2 CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -2% 68% 2-1 OAK M. Klutts B. Burns Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O -1% 67% 2-1 OAK K. Moore B. Burns Strikeout
b4 2 --- 1% 68% 2-1 OAK J. Newman B. Burns Single to LF
b4 2 1-- O -2% 66% 2-1 OAK D. McKay B. Burns 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 0 --- -6% 60% 1-2 CHW J. Essian S. McCatty Single to LF
t5 0 1-- O 5% 65% 1-2 CHW G. Pryor S. McCatty Strikeout (foul bunt)
t5 1 1-- -6% 60% 1-2 CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty Single to SS; Essian to 2B
t5 1 12- O 6% 66% 1-2 CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty Strikeout
t5 2 12- O 6% 72% 1-2 CHW H. Baines S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -2% 70% 2-1 OAK F. Stanley B. Burns Lineout: 2B
b5 1 --- 2% 72% 2-1 OAK R. Henderson B. Burns Walk
b5 1 1-- 2% 74% 2-1 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns Henderson Steals 2B
b5 1 -2- O -3% 71% 2-1 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns Strikeout
b5 2 -2- R 11% 82% 2-1 OAK C. Johnson B. Burns Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/No RBI/unER
b5 2 1-- O -1% 80% 3-1 OAK T. Armas B. Burns 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 0 --- O 3% 83% 1-3 CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty Strikeout Looking
t6 1 --- O 2% 85% 1-3 CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 86% 1-3 CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty 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 0 --- R 6% 93% 3-1 OAK M. Klutts B. Burns Home Run
b6 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-1 OAK K. Moore B. Burns Strikeout Looking
b6 1 --- O -0% 92% 4-1 OAK J. Newman B. Burns Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-1 OAK D. McKay B. Burns 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 0 --- O 2% 93% 1-4 CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty Groundout: P-1B
t7 1 --- -3% 91% 1-4 CHW J. Essian S. McCatty Single to CF
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor (SS) batting 9th
t7 1 1-- -4% 87% 1-4 CHW B. Molinaro S. McCatty Single to CF; Essian to 2B
t7 1 12- O 5% 91% 1-4 CHW J. Hairston S. McCatty Flyball: RF
t7 2 12- O 4% 95% 1-4 CHW T. Bernazard S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-1 OAK F. Stanley B. Burns Lineout: 3B
b7 1 --- 0% 95% 4-1 OAK R. Henderson B. Burns Single to CF
b7 1 1-- 0% 96% 4-1 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns Henderson Steals 2B
b7 1 -2- O -1% 94% 4-1 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns Henderson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b7 2 --- O -0% 94% 4-1 OAK D. Murphy B. Burns 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 0 --- -4% 90% 1-4 CHW H. Baines S. McCatty Single to RF
t8 0 1-- O 4% 94% 1-4 CHW G. Luzinski S. McCatty Popfly: 2B
t8 1 1-- O 2% 96% 1-4 CHW L. Johnson S. McCatty Flyball: CF
t8 2 1-- O 1% 98% 1-4 CHW C. Lemon S. McCatty 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 0 --- O -0% 98% 4-1 OAK C. Johnson D. Robinson Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- O -0% 97% 4-1 OAK T. Armas D. Robinson Strikeout
b8 2 --- R 2% 99% 4-1 OAK M. Klutts D. Robinson Home Run
Kevin Hickey replaces Dewey Robinson pitching; Jim Spencer pinch hits for Kelvin Moore (1B) batting 6th
b8 2 --- O -0% 99% 5-1 OAK J. Spencer K. Hickey 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 0 --- -1% 97% 1-5 CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty Single to CF
t9 0 1-- OO 3% 100% 1-5 CHW J. Essian S. McCatty Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bill Almon (SS) batting 9th
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-5 CHW J. Turner S. McCatty Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

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