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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 20, 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 20, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1981 |
|---|---|
| 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 20, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Richard Dotson |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,819 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Jim McKean |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | DH |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Hairston | Center Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | DH |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Wayne Nordhagen | Left Fielder |
| Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Bill Almon | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 20, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Dotson
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Dotson
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dotson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Dotson
There goes Johnson. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Bernazard applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Norris
Bernazard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Norris
Hairston strikes out. There goes Bernazard. The throw from Heath to Picciolo, and Bernazard is out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Norris
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Dotson
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Dotson
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dotson
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Norris
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Norris
Fisk 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Norris
Nordhagen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Norris
Baines strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Dotson
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Dotson
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McKay for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Dotson
Picciolo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Norris
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Norris
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Norris
Bernazard is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Norris
Hairston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bernazard trying to get to home. Murphy throws the ball in to McKay who relays the ball to Heath who tags Bernazard, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Dotson
Henderson 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: ---
Murphy vs. Dotson
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dotson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Dotson
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Norris
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Norris
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Norris
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Dotson
Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dotson
Spencer strikes out. Fisk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spencer out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Dotson
Heath hits a popup towards short. Almon 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: ---
Nordhagen vs. Norris
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field. Murphy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murphy. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Norris
Baines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nordhagen scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Norris
Morrison bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Baines moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almon vs. Norris
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baines moves to third. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bernazard vs. Norris
Bernazard takes first base on ball four. Baines scores. Morrison moves to third. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hairston vs. Norris
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Norris
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morrison tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Norris
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Dotson
Mike Squires now playing first base.
McKay hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Dotson
Picciolo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hairston who is chasing the ball. Picciolo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Dotson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Dotson
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Picciolo tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dotson
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Norris
Fisk 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Norris
Nordhagen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Norris
Baines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Norris
There's a wild pitch. Baines moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Norris
Morrison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Norris
Almon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Norris
Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hoyt
Rusty Kuntz now playing left field. LaMarr Hoyt now pitching.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hoyt
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hoyt
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Norris
Hairston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Hairston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Norris
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Norris
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hairston moves to third. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Norris
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hairston scores. Squires scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuntz vs. Kingman
Brian Kingman now pitching.
Kuntz 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. Fisk goes all the way around to score. Kuntz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuntz scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Kingman
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hoyt
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Hoyt
McKay hits a popup towards short. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Hoyt
Picciolo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. McLaughlin
Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
Bernazard hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. McLaughlin
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, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. McLaughlin
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. McLaughlin
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. McLaughlin
There's a wild pitch. Squires moves to third. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. McLaughlin
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuntz vs. McLaughlin
Kuntz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Squires scores. Luzinski scores. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baines vs. McLaughlin
Baines 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, 2 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hoyt
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hoyt
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Hoyt
Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hoyt
Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1981 -- Oakland at Chicago (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 1 1 0 Bernazard T, 2b 3 0 1 1
Murphy D, cf 2 0 0 1 Hairston J, cf 5 1 2 0
Johnson C, dh 3 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 2 0 0 1
Armas T, rf 4 0 1 1 Squires M, 1b 0 2 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Luzinski G, dh 4 1 1 0
Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 2
Heath M, c 3 0 0 0 Nordhagen W, lf 3 1 1 0
McKay D, 2b 3 1 1 1 Kuntz R, lf 2 1 2 3
Picciolo R, ss 3 1 1 0 Baines H, rf 4 2 2 2
Morrison J, 3b 3 2 1 2
Almon B, ss 4 0 2 0
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28 3 4 3 34 11 13 11
Oakland 000 002 001 -- 3
Chicago 000 032 42x -- 11
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M (L) 6.1 10 8 8 3 5
Kingman B 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
McLaughlin B 1.0 1 2 2 3 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson R (W) 6.0 2 2 2 2 6
Hoyt L (S) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
E -- Murphy D, Henderson R
DP -- Oakland 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Oakland 2, Chicago 8
2B -- Hairston J
3B -- Picciolo R
HR -- McKay D, Morrison J
CS -- Johnson C, Bernazard T
SH -- Morrison J
SF -- Johnson L, Murphy D
HBP -- by Norris M (Bernazard T)
WP -- Norris M, McLaughlin B
T -- 3:09
A -- 17819
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