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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 19, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 19, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 19, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 19, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Lamp |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 13,213 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Greg Kosc |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Jeff Newman | Catcher |
Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 19, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Lamp
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lamp
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Langford
Squires 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Langford
Baines hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Lamp
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lamp
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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Lamp
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Lamp
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Langford
Morrison strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Lamp
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lamp
Stanley 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Lamp
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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Langford
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Langford
Almon hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Essian moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to third for the out. Bernazard moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. Langford
There's a wild pitch. Bernazard moves to third. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baines vs. Langford
Baines hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lamp
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Lamp
Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lamp
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Lamp
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. Armas moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McKay vs. Lamp
McKay 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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to third. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morrison vs. Langford
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Nordhagen moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Essian vs. Langford
Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Lamp
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lamp
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Lamp
Murphy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Langford
Almon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Squires reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Langford
Baines 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 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lamp
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Lamp
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lamp
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Lamp
Spencer 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Langford
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Langford
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Lamp
McKay hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Lamp
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Lamp
Mitchell Page pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Page for the out. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Lamp
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Langford
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Langford
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bernazard moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Langford
Baines strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Lamp
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lamp
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Lamp
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Cliff Johnson.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lamp
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Lamp
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Langford
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Langford
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Lamp
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Lamp
The umpire calls a balk on Lamp McKay moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Lamp
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Lamp
Picciolo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKay moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Farmer
Ed Farmer now pitching.
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McKay tags and scores. Picciolo tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Koosman
Jerry Koosman now pitching.
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Langford
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Langford
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Jim Essian.
Molinaro 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 -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Langford
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bill Almon.
Turner strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/19/1981 -- Oakland at Chicago (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 3 0 2 1 Bernazard T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 5 1 1 1 Squires M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Johnson C, dh 4 0 1 0 Baines H, rf 4 0 0 0 Sexton J, pr 0 0 0 0 Luzinski G, dh 3 1 1 1 Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Nordhagen W, lf 3 0 2 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Lemon C, cf 3 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Morrison J, 3b 3 0 0 0 McKay D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hairston J, ph 1 0 0 0 Newman J, c 4 0 1 0 Essian J, c 3 0 1 0 Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0 Molinaro B, ph 1 0 0 0 Page M, ph 1 0 0 0 Almon B, ss 3 0 1 0 Picciolo R, ss 1 0 1 0 Turner J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 10 2 33 1 7 1 Oakland 000 000 011 -- 2 Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lamp D (L) 8.1 10 2 2 2 5 Farmer E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Koosman J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- Oakland 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Oakland 9, Chicago 8 2B -- Nordhagen W, Squires M HR -- Luzinski G, Murphy D SF -- Henderson R WP -- Langford R Balk -- Lamp D T -- 2:43 A -- 13213
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