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1981 Oakland Athletics Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 37-23, Finished 1st
Second Half: 27-22, Finished 2nd
Overall: 64-45, Finished 1st in AL West
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Scored 458 runs, Allowed 403 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-48
Manager: Billy Martin (64-45)
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,304,052 (4th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95;   one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 93
Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to New York Yankees
Won AL Division Series (3-0) over Kansas City Royals
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1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Thu,4/9 at MIN W (5-1)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
2. Fri,4/10 at MIN W (6-3) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Page
3. Sat,4/11 at MIN W (3-0) Newman Revering Doyle Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Page
4. Sun,4/12 at MIN W (1-0) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Page
5. Mon,4/13 at CAL W (3-2)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
6. Tue,4/14 at CAL W (5-2)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
7. Wed,4/15 at CAL W (5-3) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Page
8. Thu,4/16 at CAL W (5-1) Newman Revering Babitt Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Page
9. Fri,4/17 vs SEA W (16-1)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
10. Sat,4/18 vs SEA W (8-0) Heath Revering Babitt Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Page
11. Sun,4/19 vs SEA W (6-1) Newman Revering Babitt Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Page
12. Sun,4/19 vs SEA L (2-3) Heath Revering Babitt Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Page
13. Mon,4/20 vs MIN W (3-0)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
14. Tue,4/21 vs MIN W (4-3) Heath Revering Babitt Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Page
15. Wed,4/22 vs MIN W (2-1) Heath Revering Babitt Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Page
16. Fri,4/24 at SEA W (6-2) Newman Revering Babitt Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Page
17. Sat,4/25 at SEA W (7-4)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
18. Sun,4/26 at SEA W (9-4) Heath Revering Babitt Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Page
19. Mon,4/27 vs CAL L (2-3) Heath Revering Babitt Gross Picciolo Henderson Armas Patterson McCatty Page
20. Tue,4/28 vs CAL L (1-3) Newman Revering Babitt Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Page
21. Wed,4/29 vs CAL W (6-4)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
22. Fri,5/1 vs NYY W (8-6)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
23. Sat,5/2 vs NYY W (6-3)# Heath Johnson Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Hosley
24. Sun,5/3 vs NYY L (2-3)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
25. Sun,5/3 vs NYY L (0-2)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
26. Tue,5/5 vs DET W (6-2) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Patterson
27. Wed,5/6 vs DET L (2-3) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Patterson
28. Thu,5/7 vs DET W (5-3) Newman Revering Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
29. Fri,5/8 vs MIL W (2-0)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
30. Sat,5/9 vs MIL W (6-5) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Stanley Patterson Murphy Armas Kingman Page
31. Sun,5/10 vs MIL L (5-13) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Picciolo Patterson Murphy Armas Norris Page
32. Tue,5/12 at NYY L (1-4)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
33. Wed,5/13 at NYY W (5-4)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
34. Thu,5/14 at NYY L (5-9)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
35. Fri,5/15 at MIL L (0-3) Heath Revering Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Page
36. Sat,5/16 at MIL L (5-6)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
37. Sun,5/17 at MIL L (2-6) Heath Revering McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Page
38. Mon,5/18 at BAL L (1-5)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
39. Tue,5/19 at BAL L (5-6)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
40. Wed,5/20 at BOS L (3-5) Heath Johnson Doyle Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Page
41. Thu,5/21 at BOS L (0-3) Newman Johnson Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Page
42. Fri,5/22 vs TOR W (6-2) Heath Spencer Doyle Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Page
43. Sat,5/23 vs TOR W (3-2) Heath Spencer Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Page
44. Sun,5/24 vs TOR W (6-5) Heath Spencer Doyle Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Underwood Johnson
45. Sun,5/24 vs TOR W (5-0)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
46. Mon,5/25 vs CHW W (5-2) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Page
47. Tue,5/26 vs CHW L (1-4)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
48. Wed,5/27 vs CHW L (0-3)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
49. Fri,5/29 at TOR L (3-6) Heath Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Page
50. Sat,5/30 at TOR L (5-6) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
51. Sun,5/31 at TOR W (6-5) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Underwood Johnson
52. Tue,6/2 at CHW W (6-2)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
53. Wed,6/3 at CHW W (8-3) Heath Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
54. Thu,6/4 at CHW L (2-4) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Page
55. Fri,6/5 vs BOS L (1-4)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
56. Sat,6/6 vs BOS W (6-2) Heath Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Page
57. Sun,6/7 vs BOS W (4-3) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Underwood Page
58. Tue,6/9 vs BAL W (4-2) Heath Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Budaska
59. Tue,6/9 vs BAL W (3-2)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
60. Wed,6/10 vs BAL L (1-3)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
61. Mon,8/10 at MIN L (2-6) Heath Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Budaska
62. Tue,8/11 at MIN W (6-5) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Budaska
63. Wed,8/12 at MIN L (3-4) Heath Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Budaska
64. Fri,8/14 vs CAL W (4-2) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Budaska
65. Sat,8/15 vs CAL W (8-7)# Heath Johnson Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Budaska
66. Sun,8/16 vs CAL W (7-6) Heath Spencer Drumright Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Budaska
67. Tue,8/18 vs BOS W (3-2) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Budaska
68. Wed,8/19 vs BOS W (4-2)# Heath Johnson Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Bosetti
69. Thu,8/20 vs BOS L (4-6) Newman Spencer Drumright Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
70. Fri,8/21 vs BAL L (2-4) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
71. Sat,8/22 vs BAL W (2-0)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
72. Sun,8/23 vs BAL L (4-7)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
73. Mon,8/24 vs CLE W (16-4)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Bosetti Armas Keough Johnson
74. Tue,8/25 vs CLE L (0-2) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
75. Thu,8/27 at BOS L (5-6)# Heath Newman Babitt McKay Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
76. Fri,8/28 at BOS L (5-12)# Newman Moore Babitt McKay Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
77. Sat,8/29 at BOS L (6-7) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Davis
78. Sun,8/30 at BOS W (5-3)# Newman Moore Babitt Klutts Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
79. Mon,8/31 at CLE W (5-3) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Davis
80. Wed,9/2 at CLE L (0-2) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
81. Wed,9/2 at CLE L (4-10)# Heath Moore Babitt Klutts Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
82. Thu,9/3 at BAL W (10-0) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
83. Fri,9/4 at BAL W (5-4)# Heath Moore McKay Klutts Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
84. Sat,9/5 at BAL L (3-5) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
85. Sun,9/6 at BAL L (4-8) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Figueroa Johnson
86. Mon,9/7 vs TEX W (2-1)# Newman Moore McKay Klutts Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Bosetti
87. Tue,9/8 vs TEX W (3-0) Heath Spencer Stanley Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
88. Wed,9/9 vs TEX L (4-9) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
89. Fri,9/11 vs KCR W (6-1)# Heath Moore McKay Klutts Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
90. Sat,9/12 vs KCR L (0-4) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
91. Sun,9/13 vs KCR L (5-6)# Heath Moore McKay Klutts Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
92. Mon,9/14 at TEX W (5-2) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
93. Tue,9/15 at TEX L (2-12) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Kingman Johnson
94. Wed,9/16 at TEX W (2-1) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
95. Fri,9/18 at CHW W (10-5)# Heath Moore McKay Klutts Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
96. Sat,9/19 at CHW W (2-1) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
97. Sun,9/20 at CHW L (3-11) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
98. Tue,9/22 at TOR W (3-2) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Underwood Drumright
99. Tue,9/22 at TOR W (4-2) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Bosetti Armas McCatty Murphy
100. Wed,9/23 at TOR W (6-0) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Drumright
101. Fri,9/25 vs CHW L (2-6) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Johnson
102. Sat,9/26 vs CHW W (5-1)# Newman Moore McKay Klutts Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Johnson
103. Sun,9/27 vs CHW L (5-9)# Heath Moore McKay Klutts Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
104. Sun,9/27 vs CHW L (3-10)# Newman Moore McKay Klutts Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
105. Tue,9/29 vs TOR W (5-1) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Underwood Drumright
106. Wed,9/30 vs TOR W (3-0) Newman Spencer McKay Gross Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Norris Drumright
107. Fri,10/2 at KCR L (0-3) Heath Spencer McKay Gross Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas McCatty Drumright
108. Sat,10/3 at KCR W (8-4)# Newman Moore McKay Klutts Picciolo Henderson Murphy Armas Langford Johnson
109. Sun,10/4 at KCR W (4-3)# Heath Moore McKay Klutts Stanley Henderson Murphy Armas Keough Johnson
109 games 2 players 5 players 5 players 3 players 2 players 2 players 3 players 2 players 7 players 9 players
Most Common-games Heath-76
Newman-33
-		 Spencer-42
Newman-28
Revering-21		 Babitt-44
McKay-33
Drumright-16		 Gross-65
McKay-32
Klutts-12		 Picciolo-57
Stanley-52
-		 Henderson-107
Patterson-2
-		 Murphy-106
Bosetti-2
Armas-1		 Armas-108
Patterson-1
-		 Langford-24
Norris-23
McCatty-22		 Johnson-61
Page-27
Budaska-8

Most Common Lineups

19 Games
C. Heath
1B. Newman
2B. Babitt
3B. McKay
SS. Picciolo
LF. Henderson
CF. Murphy
RF. Armas
P. Pitcher
DH. Johnson

8 Games
C. Heath
1B. Newman
2B. Babitt
3B. McKay
SS. Stanley
LF. Henderson
CF. Murphy
RF. Armas
P. Pitcher
DH. Johnson

5 Games
C. Heath
1B. Spencer
2B. McKay
3B. Gross
SS. Picciolo
LF. Henderson
CF. Murphy
RF. Armas
P. Pitcher
DH. Johnson

5 Games
C. Newman
1B. Spencer
2B. McKay
3B. Gross
SS. Stanley
LF. Henderson
CF. Murphy
RF. Armas
P. Pitcher
DH. Johnson

4 Games
C. Heath
1B. Revering
2B. Babitt
3B. Gross
SS. Stanley
LF. Henderson
CF. Murphy
RF. Armas
P. Pitcher
DH. Page

4 Games
C. Heath
1B. Moore
2B. McKay
3B. Klutts
SS. Picciolo
LF. Henderson
CF. Murphy
RF. Armas
P. Pitcher
DH. Johnson

54 total lineups (82 when including pitchers)


1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

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