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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 26, 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 May 26, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Britt Burns |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Kingman |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 26,371 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Al Clark 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Ted Hendry |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Left Fielder |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Greg Luzinski | DH |
| Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Bill Almon | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Shooty Babitt | Second Baseman |
| Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 26, 1981
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Kingman
Squires 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kingman
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Kingman
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Luzinski for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Burns
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Burns
There goes Henderson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Burns
Murphy 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Burns
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Burns
Armas is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Burns
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kingman
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Kingman
Bernazard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Burns
Newman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Burns
Babitt hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Burns
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Kingman
Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Burns
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Burns
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baines. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Burns
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Burns
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Burns
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Burns
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Kingman
Squires hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Kingman
Fisk is hit by the pitch. Squires moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Kingman
Luzinski 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. Kingman
There's a wild pitch. Squires moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Kingman
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bernazard vs. Kingman
Bernazard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Bernazard reaches second base with a double. Squires scores. Fisk scores. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Burns
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Burns
Newman hits a line drive towards short. Almon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. Burns
Babitt hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Burns
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heath moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Burns
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Picciolo vs. Burns
Picciolo hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Kingman
Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Kingman
Squires hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Kingman
There goes Squires. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Squires steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Kingman
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Squires scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Kingman
Luzinski hits a line drive towards first. Newman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Burns
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Burns
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Burns
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Burns
Armas strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Burns
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kingman
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Kingman
Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Burns
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. Burns
Babitt strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Burns
McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newman moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Burns
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. Newman moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Burns
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Kingman
Almon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Almon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Kingman
There goes Almon. The throw from Heath and he is out, McKay applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore 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
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Burns
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burns
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Burns
Armas strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. McLaughlin
Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
Squires hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Babitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McLaughlin
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. McLaughlin
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay juggles the ball. That's an error on McKay. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. McLaughlin
Rusty Kuntz pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Baines hits a line drive towards the mound. McLaughlin can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Kuntz moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Jones
Jeff Jones now pitching.
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Burns
Heath hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Burns
Newman 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, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Burns
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Jones
Bernazard strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Jones
Morrison hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Jones
Almon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Burns
McKay hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Burns
Picciolo is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Burns
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Burns
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Burns
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1981 -- Chicago at Oakland (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, lf 4 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 3 0 2 0
Squires M, 1b 4 2 2 0 Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 2 1 1 1 Johnson C, dh 4 0 0 0
Luzinski G, dh 4 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 3 0 0 0
Kuntz R, pr 0 0 0 0 Heath M, c 4 0 1 0
Baines H, rf 4 0 1 0 Newman J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lemon C, cf 3 1 0 0 Babitt S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bernazard T, 2b 4 0 1 3 McKay D, 3b 4 1 3 1
Morrison J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Picciolo R, ss 4 0 0 0
Almon B, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 34 1 7 1
Chicago 000 310 000 -- 4
Oakland 000 000 001 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Burns B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman B (L) 7.0 6 4 4 2 5
McLaughlin B 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Jones J 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
E -- McKay D
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Oakland 11
2B -- Henderson R, Bernazard T, Almon B
HR -- McKay D
SB -- Henderson R, McKay D, Heath M, Squires M
CS -- Almon B
HBP -- by Burns B (Johnson C), by Kingman B (Fisk C)
WP -- Burns B, Kingman B
T -- 3:35
A -- 26371
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