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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 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 August 27, 1981 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 27, 1981 |
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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 | August 27, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Tudor |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 23,432 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Shooty Babitt | Second Baseman |
Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 27, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tudor
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Tudor
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Tudor
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Tudor
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to home to get Murphy. Johnson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Tudor
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Tudor
Heath takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Babitt vs. Tudor
Babitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Armas scores. There goes Heath trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Langford
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Langford
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Langford
There goes Evans. The throw from Heath and he is out, Babitt applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Langford
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Tudor
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tudor
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tudor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tudor
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Langford
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Perez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Langford
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Perez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Langford
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Langford
Gedman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Gedman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoffman vs. Langford
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tudor
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Tudor
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Tudor
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Langford
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Langford
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Langford
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Langford
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to home to get Miller. Evans moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Langford
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Tudor
Newman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Newman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Tudor
Heath hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Stanley
McKay 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, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stanley
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Stanley
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Langford
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Langford
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Langford
Gedman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stanley
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stanley
Stanley fires to first and picks off Murphy. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stanley
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Stanley
Armas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Stanley
Newman hits a popup towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Langford
Hoffman hits a popup towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Langford
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Langford
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Langford
Evans takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Langford
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Stanley
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Stanley
Babitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Stanley
There goes Babitt. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Hoffman applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Stanley
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Langford
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Langford
Yastrzemski 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 -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Langford
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Langford
Gedman 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
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Stanley
Stanley 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, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stanley
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stanley
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stanley
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Langford
Hoffman hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Langford
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Langford
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Jones
Jeff Jones now pitching.
Evans takes first base on ball four. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Jones
Rice hits a fly ballArmas fumbles the ball. That's an error on Armas. Miller tags and scores. Remy scores. Evans tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Jones
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Underwood
Tom Underwood now pitching.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Babitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Underwood
Lansford takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rudi vs. Underwood
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Rich Gedman.
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Stanley
Gary Allenson now catching.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Stanley
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Jeff Newman.
Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Stanley
Heath hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Babitt vs. Stanley
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Underwood
Jim Spencer now playing first base.
Hoffman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Underwood
Dave Stapleton pinch hits for Rick Miller.
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Underwood
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Underwood
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Underwood
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Stanley
Reid Nichols now playing center field. Wayne Gross pinch hits for Dave McKay.
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Stanley
Mike Davis pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stanley
Henderson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/27/1981 -- Oakland at Boston (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 5 1 1 0 Remy J, 2b 4 2 1 0 Murphy D, cf 2 0 2 0 Evans D, rf 2 2 2 2 Johnson C, dh 4 1 1 1 Rice J, lf 4 0 0 1 Armas T, rf 3 1 0 0 Perez T, dh 4 1 2 1 Newman J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Spencer J, ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Heath M, c 3 1 1 2 Gedman R, c 3 0 1 0 Babitt S, 2b 4 0 2 2 Rudi J, ph 1 0 0 0 McKay D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Allenson G, c 0 0 0 0 Gross W, ph 0 0 0 0 Hoffman G, ss 4 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 3 0 1 0 Miller R, cf 3 1 3 0 Davis M, ph 1 0 0 0 Stapleton D, ph 1 0 0 0 Nichols R, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 10 5 33 6 11 5 Oakland 300 200 000 -- 5 Boston 010 000 32x -- 6 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R 6.1 8 3 3 2 3 Jones J 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 Underwood T (L) 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tudor J* 3.0 6 5 5 2 3 Stanley B (W) 6.0 4 0 0 2 4 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Heath M, Armas T DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Oakland 5, Boston 9 2B -- Gedman R, Newman J, Spencer J 3B -- Perez T HR -- Heath M, Evans D CS -- Evans D, Babitt S SF -- Rice J HBP -- by Stanley B (Armas T) T -- 2:53 A -- 23432
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