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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 30, 1981 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 30, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 25,160 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Dale Ford |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Kelvin Moore | First Baseman |
Mickey Klutts | Third Baseman |
Jeff Newman | Catcher |
Shooty Babitt | Second Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Carney Lansford | DH |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Dave Stapleton | Third Baseman |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 30, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tanana
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Tanana
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. McCatty
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McCatty
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McCatty
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tanana
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Tanana
Klutts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman hits a popup towards third. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. Tanana
Babitt takes first base on ball four. Klutts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Tanana
Picciolo hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. McCatty
Lansford hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. McCatty
Gedman hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tanana
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Tanana
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tanana
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McCatty
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. McCatty
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. McCatty
Remy strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Tanana
Klutts hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Tanana
Babitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Tanana
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Campbell
There goes Murphy. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Campbell
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McCatty
Evans hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McCatty
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. McCatty
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. McCatty
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Campbell
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Campbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Campbell
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Campbell
Klutts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Mike Davis now playing left field.
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Klutts. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. McCatty
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stapleton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoffman vs. McCatty
Hoffman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Remy vs. McCatty
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. McCatty
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Campbell
Newman hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Campbell
Babitt hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Campbell
Picciolo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McCatty
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. McCatty
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. McCatty
Gedman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Campbell
Davis hits a popup towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Campbell
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Campbell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McCatty
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hancock vs. McCatty
Garry Hancock pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman.
Hancock hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. McCatty
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Campbell
Julio Valdez now playing shortstop.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Armas for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Campbell
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klutts vs. Campbell
Klutts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Campbell
Dave McKay pinch runs for Mickey Klutts.
Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Babitt vs. Campbell
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdez fields it and throws to home to get Moore. McKay moves to third. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Burgmeier
Wayne Gross pinch hits for Rob Picciolo. Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Mike Heath pinch hits for Wayne Gross.
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McCatty
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Dave McKay now playing third base.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. McCatty
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McCatty
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. McCatty
Lansford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Lansford reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gedman vs. McCatty
Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Burgmeier
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Burgmeier
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Burgmeier
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Burgmeier
Armas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Burgmeier
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Murphy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Armas moves to second. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. McCatty
Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McCatty
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. McCatty
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Julio Valdez.
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/30/1981 -- Oakland at Boston (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 3 1 1 0 Remy J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Davis M, lf 2 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 1 3 Murphy D, cf 5 1 3 1 Rice J, lf 2 0 0 0 Johnson C, dh 5 1 2 2 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Armas T, rf 5 0 1 0 Lansford C, dh 4 0 1 0 Moore K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0 Klutts M, 3b 4 1 3 1 Stapleton D, 3b 4 1 1 0 McKay D, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0 Newman J, c 4 1 2 1 Hoffman G, ss 2 0 0 0 Babitt S, 2b 3 0 1 0 Hancock G, ph 1 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0 Valdez J, ss 0 0 0 0 Gross W, ph 0 0 0 0 Rudi J, ph 1 0 0 0 Heath M, ph 1 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 14 5 31 3 4 3 Oakland 002 300 000 -- 5 Boston 000 030 000 -- 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO McCatty S (W) 9.0 4 3 3 5 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tanana F (L) 3.2 8 5 5 1 2 Campbell B 4.0 3 0 0 1 3 Burgmeier T 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 E -- Klutts M DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Oakland 9, Boston 6 2B -- Lansford C 3B -- Henderson R HR -- Johnson C, Klutts M, Newman J, Evans D SB -- Murphy D T -- 2:34 A -- 25160
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