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Angels 7 @ Athletics 8
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 15, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the California Angels, played on August 15, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Angels with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1981 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 7 H: 18 E: 3 LOB: 16
Runs: 7
Hits: 18
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 16
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 8 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 14
Runs: 8
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 14
Winning Pitcher—Tom Underwood  
Losing Pitcher—Mike Witt  
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Game Winning RBI—Mike Heath 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1981 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherGeoff Zahn  
Home Starting PitcherBrian Kingman  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance20,101 
Time of Game5 hours 
UmpiresHP: Steve Palermo
1B: Ted Hendry
2B: Jim Evans
3B: Al Clark

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Burleson  Shortstop 
John Harris  First Baseman 
Dan Ford  Right Fielder 
Fred Lynn  Center Fielder 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Brian Downing  Left Fielder 
Don Baylor  DH 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Butch Hobson  Third Baseman 
Gene Mauch  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rickey Henderson  Left Fielder 
Dwayne Murphy  Center Fielder 
Cliff Johnson  First Baseman 
Tony Armas  Right Fielder 
Mike Heath  Catcher 
Mark Budaska  DH 
Shooty Babitt  Second Baseman 
Dave McKay  Third Baseman 
Fred Stanley  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 15, 1981

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         Game of 8/15/1981 -- California at Oakland (D)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        6  3  3  1   Henderson R, lf       6  3  3  0   
Harris J, 1b          7  0  3  2   Murphy D, cf          5  1  3  0   
Ford D, rf            6  0  2  0   Johnson C, 1b         3  0  1  1   
Lynn F, cf            5  0  0  1   Picciolo R, ss        0  0  0  0   
Grich B, 2b           7  2  4  2   Drumright K, ph-2b    1  0  0  1   
Downing B, lf-c       6  1  2  0   Armas T, rf           6  0  3  2   
Baylor D, dh          6  0  0  0   Heath M, c            4  2  2  2   
Ott E, c              4  0  2  0   Budaska M, dh         6  1  1  0   
Campaneris B, pr-3b   2  1  1  0   Babitt S, 2b          3  0  0  1   
Hobson B, 3b          4  0  1  1   Gross W, ph-3b        2  0  1  0   
Beniquez J, lf        1  0  0  0   McKay D, 3b-2b-ss     5  0  1  1   
                                   Stanley F, ss         3  0  0  0   
                                   Spencer J, ph-1b      2  0  1  0   
                                   Bosetti R, pr         0  1  0  0   
                                   Newman J, 1b          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     54  7 18  7                        47  8 16  8

California       101 011 101 100 0 --  7
Oakland          000 210 210 100 1 --  8
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zahn G*               6.0  9  5  4  3  1
Jefferson J           1.1  1  1  1  2  0
Moreno A+             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Witt M (L)            5.0  6  2  2  2  4

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kingman B             4.1  6  3  3  4  2
Heaverlo D            1.0  2  1  1  1  0
Owchinko B#           0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Jones J               5.2  8  3  3  2  5
Underwood T (W)       2.0  1  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- Harris J, Beniquez J 2
DP -- California 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- California 16, Oakland 14
2B -- Armas T, Ford D
HR -- Burleson R, Grich B 2, Heath M
SB -- Henderson R, Campaneris B
CS -- Downing B, Henderson R, Murphy D
SH -- Murphy D, Ford D
SF -- Johnson C, Drumright K
HBP -- by Jefferson J (Heath M)
WP -- Jefferson J
T -- 5:00
A -- 20101

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