Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Waits
  
  Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murphy vs. Waits
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Johnson vs. Waits
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Armas vs. Waits
  
  Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Klutts vs. Waits
  
  Klutts strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. Keough
  
  Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Orta vs. Keough
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hargrove vs. Keough
  
  Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kelly vs. Keough
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops it up and throws to first, with Keough covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Waits
  
  Heath hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Waits
  
  Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Babitt vs. Waits
  
  Waits fires to first and picks off Moore. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Babitt vs. Waits
  
  Babitt takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Waits
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Keough
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Keough
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Keough
  
  Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuiper vs. Keough
  
  Kuiper hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Waits
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Waits
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Waits
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Armas vs. Waits
  
  Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dybzinski vs. Keough
  
  Dybzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dilone vs. Keough
  
  Keough fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Keough. Dybzinski moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Dilone vs. Keough
  
  Dilone strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Orta vs. Keough
  
  Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hargrove vs. Keough
  
  Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kelly vs. Keough
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klutts vs. Waits
  
  Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Waits
  
  Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moore vs. Waits
  
  Moore strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Keough
  
  Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bando vs. Keough
  
  Bando bunts towards first. Moore scoops it up and throws to first, with Babitt covering, for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Manning vs. Keough
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manning for the out. Harrah moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kuiper vs. Keough
  
  Kuiper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dybzinski vs. Keough
  
  There goes Kuiper. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Kuiper steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Dybzinski vs. Keough
  
  Dybzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Dilone vs. Keough
  
  Dilone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Kuiper moves to third. Dybzinski moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Orta vs. Keough
  
  Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Babitt vs. Waits
  
  Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Waits
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Henderson vs. Waits
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Murphy vs. Waits
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Waits
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Keough
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kelly vs. Keough
  
  Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Keough
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Waits
  
  Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Klutts vs. Waits
  
  Klutts strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Waits
  
  Heath strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moore vs. Waits
  
  Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Armas moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Babitt vs. Spillner
  
  Dan Spillner now pitching.
  
  Babitt hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Keough
  
  Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manning vs. Keough
  
  Manning hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuiper vs. Keough
  
  Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Spillner
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Spillner
  
  Henderson strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Spillner
  
  Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Spillner
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dybzinski vs. Keough
  
  Dybzinski hits a line drive into left field. Henderson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Henderson. Dybzinski moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dilone vs. Keough
  
  Dilone bunts towards the mound. Keough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Orta vs. Owchinko
  
  Bob Owchinko now pitching.
  
  Orta bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Dybzinski moves to third. Dilone moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hargrove vs. Owchinko
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dybzinski scores. Dilone scores. Orta moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rosello vs. Jones
  
  Jeff Jones now pitching. Dave Rosello pinch hits for Pat Kelly.
  
  Rosello bunts in front of the plate. Heath fields it and throws to first for the out. Orta moves to third. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Harrah vs. Jones
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Orta scores. Hargrove moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bando vs. Jones
  
  Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Bando reaches second base with a double. Hargrove scores. Harrah moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Manning vs. Beard
  
  Dave Beard now pitching.
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harrah scores. Bando moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kuiper vs. Beard
  
  There goes Manning. The throw from Heath and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Bando scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kuiper vs. Beard
  
  Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Manning tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dybzinski vs. Beard
  
  Dybzinski strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Spillner
  
  Armas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Armas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Klutts vs. Spillner
  
  Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Heath vs. Spillner
  
  Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moore vs. Spillner
  
  Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Davis vs. Spillner
  
  Mike Davis pinch hits for Shooty Babitt.
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dilone vs. McLaughlin
  
  Dave McKay now playing second base. Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
  
  Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. McLaughlin
  
  Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. McLaughlin
  
  Hargrove hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosello vs. McLaughlin
  
  Rosello takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. McLaughlin
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosello moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bando vs. McLaughlin
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bando for the out. Rosello moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Manning vs. McLaughlin
  
  Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Spillner
  
  Jim Spencer pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Spillner
  
  Henderson takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Murphy vs. Spillner
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Spillner
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Orta. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Spencer scores. Henderson goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Armas vs. Spillner
  
  Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 4 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Klutts vs. Spillner
  
  Klutts strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/2/1981, game 2 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       3  2  0  0   Dilone M, lf          5  1  3  1   
Murphy D, cf          4  0  2  1   Orta J, rf            4  2  1  0   
Johnson C, dh         5  0  2  3   Hargrove M, 1b        4  2  3  4   
Armas T, rf           5  0  2  0   Kelly P, dh           3  0  0  0   
Klutts M, 3b          5  0  0  0   Rosello D, ph         0  0  0  0   
Heath M, c            4  0  0  0   Harrah T, 3b          4  2  2  1   
Moore K, 1b           2  0  1  0   Bando C, c            4  1  1  1   
Babitt S, 2b          2  0  0  0   Manning R, cf         4  1  1  1   
Davis M, ph           1  0  0  0   Kuiper D, 2b          2  0  0  1   
McKay D, 2b           0  0  0  0   Dybzinski J, ss       3  1  2  0   
Stanley F, ss         3  1  1  0                                      
Spencer J, ph         1  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4  9  4                        33 10 13  9

Oakland          100 010 002 --  4
Cleveland        000 100 72x -- 10

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Keough M (L)*         6.0  6  3  3  5  1
Owchinko B+           0.0  1  2  2  0  0
Jones J               0.1  2  2  1  0  0
Beard D               0.2  1  1  0  0  1
McLaughlin B          1.0  3  2  2  1  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Waits R               5.2  6  2  2  3  4
Spillner D (W)        3.1  3  2  2  3  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Keough M, Henderson R, Heath M
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Cleveland 9
2B -- Murphy D, Stanley F, Bando C, Armas T, Johnson C
HR -- Hargrove M
SB -- Kuiper D, Manning R
SH -- Bando C, Orta J, Rosello D
SF -- Kuiper D
T -- 3:24
A -- 5198

    

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