Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Baumgarten
  
  Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murphy vs. Baumgarten
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Johnson vs. Baumgarten
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Armas vs. Baumgarten
  
  Armas hits a line drive into center field. Lemon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lemon. Murphy goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Baumgarten
  
  Heath hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Fisk settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fisk. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Baumgarten
  
  Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison juggles the ball. That's an error on Morrison. Armas moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Newman vs. Baumgarten
  
  Newman strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McKay vs. Baumgarten
  
  McKay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas scores. Heath moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Babitt vs. Baumgarten
  
  Babitt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Babitt reaches third base with a triple. Heath scores. McKay goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Picciolo vs. Lamp
  
  Dennis Lamp now pitching.
  
  Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. McCatty
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Squires vs. McCatty
  
  There goes LeFlore. The throw from Heath and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. McCatty
  
  Squires hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. McCatty
  
  Fisk 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 2

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Lamp
  
  Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murphy vs. Lamp
  
  There goes Henderson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Murphy vs. Lamp
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Johnson vs. Lamp
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Armas vs. Lamp
  
  Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. McCatty
  
  Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. McCatty
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. McCatty
  
  Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bernazard vs. McCatty
  
  Bernazard takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Morrison vs. McCatty
  
  Morrison hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Lamp
  
  Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Lamp
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McKay vs. Lamp
  
  McKay takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Babitt vs. Lamp
  
  Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pryor vs. McCatty
  
  Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. McCatty
  
  LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. McCatty
  
  Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. Lamp
  
  Picciolo hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Lamp
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Lamp
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. McCatty
  
  Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. McCatty
  
  Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baines vs. McCatty
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. McCatty
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. Luzinski goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bernazard vs. McCatty
  
  Bernazard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Morrison vs. McCatty
  
  Morrison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Bernazard moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pryor vs. McCatty
  
  Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Picciolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Lamp
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Armas vs. Lamp
  
  Armas hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Heath vs. Lamp
  
  Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Newman vs. Lamp
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Johnson trying to get to home. Bernazard throws to Fisk who tags Johnson for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. McCatty
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Squires vs. McCatty
  
  Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fisk vs. McCatty
  
  Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Luzinski vs. McCatty
  
  Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McKay vs. Lamp
  
  McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Babitt vs. Lamp
  
  There goes McKay. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. McKay steals second. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Babitt vs. Lamp
  
  Babitt strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Picciolo vs. Farmer
  
  Ed Farmer now pitching.
  
  Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Farmer
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. McCatty
  
  Baines hits a popup towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. McCatty
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bernazard vs. McCatty
  
  Bernazard is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morrison vs. McCatty
  
  Morrison 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

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Farmer
  
  Murphy strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Farmer
  
  Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Farmer
  
  Armas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Farmer
  
  Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pryor vs. McCatty
  
  Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. McCatty
  
  LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. McCatty
  
  Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Farmer
  
  Jim Spencer pinch hits for Jeff Newman.
  
  Spencer 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 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McKay vs. Farmer
  
  McKay hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Babitt vs. Farmer
  
  Babitt strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. McCatty
  
  Jim Spencer now playing first base.
  
  Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luzinski vs. McCatty
  
  Luzinski hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. McCatty
  
  Baines hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. Farmer
  
  Picciolo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Farmer
  
  Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murphy vs. Farmer
  
  Murphy strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Farmer
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Picciolo goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Armas vs. Farmer
  
  Armas is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heath vs. Farmer
  
  Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. McCatty
  
  Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bernazard vs. McCatty
  
  Bernazard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Morrison vs. McCatty
  
  Morrison hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Molinaro vs. McCatty
  
  Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor.
  
  Molinaro strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  LeFlore vs. McCatty
  
  LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/2/1981 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       4  1  1  0   LeFlore R, lf         5  0  2  0   
Murphy D, cf          5  1  1  0   Squires M, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Johnson C, dh         4  0  2  2   Fisk C, c             4  0  0  0   
Armas T, rf           3  1  1  0   Luzinski G, dh        3  1  0  0   
Heath M, c            5  1  0  0   Baines H, rf          4  0  0  0   
Newman J, 1b          3  0  1  0   Lemon C, cf           3  1  3  1   
Spencer J, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   Bernazard T, 2b       2  0  1  0   
McKay D, 3b           3  1  2  1   Morrison J, 3b        4  0  1  1   
Babitt S, 2b          4  0  1  2   Pryor G, ss           3  0  0  0   
Picciolo R, ss        3  1  0  0   Molinaro B, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6  9  5                        33  2  7  2

Oakland          500 000 001 --  6
Chicago          000 200 000 --  2

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McCatty S (W)         9.0  7  2  2  3  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Baumgarten R (L)      0.2  5  5  1  0  1
Lamp D                4.2  3  0  0  2  1
Farmer E              3.2  1  1  1  3  4

E -- Lemon C, Fisk C, Morrison J
LOB -- Oakland 8, Chicago 8
2B -- Johnson C
3B -- Babitt S, Lemon C
SB -- Henderson R, McKay D
CS -- LeFlore R
SF -- Johnson C
HBP -- by McCatty S (Lemon C)
T -- 3:25
A -- 40045

    

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