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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 2, 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 June 2, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 2, 1981 |
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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 | June 2, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 40,045 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Russ Goetz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
Shooty Babitt | Second Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Left Fielder |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Greg Luzinski | DH |
Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 2, 1981
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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