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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 21, 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 May 21, 1981 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 21, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Kingman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 23,145 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Dallas Parks 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Terry Cooney |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dave Stapleton | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 21, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Kingman
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kingman
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kingman
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Eckersley
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kingman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kingman
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Kingman
Lansford hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Kingman
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eckersley
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Eckersley
There goes Doyle. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Stapleton applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Kingman
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kingman
Miller 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: ---
Remy vs. Kingman
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kingman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Kingman
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Kingman
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Armas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross strikes out. There goes Armas. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Kingman
Rice hits a popup in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kingman
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Kingman
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Eckersley
Newman 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eckersley
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Kingman
Stapleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle 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. Kingman
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Kingman covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kingman
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Kingman
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Eckersley
Page strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kingman
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kingman
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Armas 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. Kingman
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Eckersley
There goes Gross. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Gross steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Eckersley
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Kingman
Perez hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Kingman
Lansford 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--
Stapleton vs. Kingman
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Eckersley
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Eckersley
Stanley hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Eckersley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eckersley
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Eckersley
There goes Henderson. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Eckersley
There goes Henderson. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Henderson steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Eckersley
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Eckersley
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Kingman
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kingman
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Kingman
There goes Miller. The throw from Newman to Doyle and they have Miller trapped. The throw over to Johnson, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Kingman
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Eckersley
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eckersley
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Eckersley
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kingman
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Kingman
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Kingman
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1981 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 2 0 0 0 Remy J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 1 2 0
Page M, dh 4 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, dh 4 1 1 0
Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Rice J, lf 4 1 1 3
Gross W, 3b 1 0 0 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 3 0 1 0
Newman J, c 4 0 0 0 Stapleton D, ss 3 0 0 0
Doyle B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0
Stanley F, ss 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 2 0 30 3 8 3
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 000 000 003 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman B (L) 8.0 8 3 3 1 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley D (W) 9.0 2 0 0 5 12
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Boston 4
2B -- Armas T
HR -- Rice J
SB -- Armas T, Gross W, Henderson R 2
CS -- Doyle B, Miller R
HBP -- by Eckersley D (Gross W)
T -- 2:35
A -- 23145
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