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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 27, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 27, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 27, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 27, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: George Maloney 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Russ Goetz |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
Greg Luzinski | DH |
Wayne Nordhagen | Left Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Mickey Klutts | Third Baseman |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Kelvin Moore | First Baseman |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 27, 1981
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Langford
Baines hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Baumgarten
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Baumgarten
There goes Henderson. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Baumgarten
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Baumgarten
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Baumgarten
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klutts vs. Baumgarten
Klutts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Armas moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Hoyt
LaMarr Hoyt now pitching.
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Armas scores. Klutts moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Hoyt
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Klutts scores. There goes Heath trying to get to home. Baines throws the ball in to Essian who tags Heath who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Hoyt
McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Hoyt
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Hoyt
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to third. McKay moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Hoyt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Langford
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Langford
Essian strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hoyt
Armas hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Hoyt
Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Langford
Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bernazard moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. Langford
Baines is hit by the pitch. Bernazard moves to third. Squires moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Bernazard scores. Squires scores. Baines moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baines scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hoyt
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hoyt
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Hoyt
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Langford
Morrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Langford
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Langford
Almon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Murphy. Almon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Hoyt
Picciolo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nordhagen. Picciolo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Hoyt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Hoyt
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Langford
Baines hits a popup towards first. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hoyt
Armas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Hoyt
Klutts strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hoyt
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Langford
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Langford
Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Langford
Almon hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hoyt
Moore strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Hoyt
McKay is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hoyt
Mike Davis pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Langford
Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Baines hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hoyt
Rusty Kuntz now playing left field.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hoyt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Jones
Jeff Jones now pitching.
Morrison is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Jones
Essian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morrison moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Almon vs. Jones
Almon 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. Morrison scores. Essian moves to third. Almon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bernazard vs. Jones
Bernazard strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Squires vs. Owchinko
Bob Owchinko now pitching.
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it and throws to home to get Essian. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. Owchinko
Baines strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hoyt
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hoyt
Wayne Gross pinch hits for Mickey Klutts.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hoyt
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Bordi
Wayne Gross now playing third base. Rich Bordi now pitching.
Luzinski hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuntz vs. Bordi
Kuntz hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bordi
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hoyt
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Kelvin Moore.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Hoyt
McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Hoyt
Keith Drumright pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Drumright hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/27/1981, game 1 -- Chicago at Oakland (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Bernazard T, 2b 5 2 2 2 Henderson R, lf 3 1 1 0 Squires M, 1b 5 1 2 0 Murphy D, cf 4 1 1 0 Baines H, rf 4 2 1 1 Johnson C, dh 4 1 1 1 Luzinski G, dh 5 0 1 2 Armas T, rf 4 1 1 1 Nordhagen W, lf 3 1 1 1 Klutts M, 3b 3 1 1 1 Kuntz R, lf 1 0 0 0 Gross W, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 5 1 1 2 Heath M, c 4 0 1 1 Morrison J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Moore K, 1b 3 0 2 1 Essian J, c 4 1 2 0 Spencer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Almon B, ss 4 0 2 1 McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Picciolo R, ss 2 0 1 0 Davis M, ph 1 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0 Drumright K, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 13 9 35 5 10 5 Chicago 003 004 110 -- 9 Oakland 500 000 000 -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Baumgarten R* 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 Hoyt L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R (L) 7.0 11 8 8 1 2 Jones J 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 Owchinko B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Bordi R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 5 batters in 1st E -- Henderson R DP -- Chicago 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Oakland 4 2B -- Nordhagen W, Luzinski G, Almon B, Picciolo R HR -- Lemon C, Bernazard T, Baines H SB -- Henderson R HBP -- by Langford R (Baines H), by Jones J (Morrison J) T -- 2:34 A -- 0
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