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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 3, 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 3, 1981 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 3, 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 3, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Kingman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 42,358 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Cliff Johnson | DH |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Keith Drumright | Second Baseman |
Fred Stanley | 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 |
Bill Almon | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 3, 1981
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Barrios
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. Barrios
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Barrios
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Barrios
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Barrios
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barrios
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Kingman
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kingman
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Barrios
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Barrios
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Barrios
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Barrios
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Barrios
Murphy hits a line drive towards first. Squires reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Kingman
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Kingman
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Kingman
Bernazard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Kingman
Almon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Barrios
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrios covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Barrios
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Barrios
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Kingman
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Heath and he is out, Stanley applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Kingman
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kingman
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Kingman
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kingman, and towards Gross, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barrios
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Barrios
Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drumright vs. Barrios
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrios fields it and throws to third for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Barrios
Stanley bunts towards the mound. Barrios juggles the ball. That's an error on Barrios. Heath moves to third. Drumright moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Barrios
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. Heath scores. Drumright moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Hickey
Kevin Hickey now pitching.
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kingman
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Kingman
Bernazard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hickey
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hickey
Armas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baines. Armas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Hickey
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. Armas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Hickey
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Armas scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hickey
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Kingman
Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
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. Kingman
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Kingman
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson 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: ---
Drumright vs. Hickey
Drumright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Hickey
Stanley hits a fly ball, foul, 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--
Henderson vs. Hickey
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hickey
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Kingman
Luzinski hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kingman
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bernazard vs. Kingman
Bernazard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hickey
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Hoyt
LaMarr Hoyt now pitching.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morrison fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hoyt
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
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kingman, and towards Stanley, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Kingman
Almon 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kingman
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Armas 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: ---
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hoyt
Heath 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Hoyt
Drumright 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Kingman
Squires 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kingman
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Kingman
Luzinski 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: ---
Stanley vs. Hoyt
Stanley 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--
Henderson vs. Hoyt
Henderson is hit by the pitch. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Hoyt
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Henderson moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Hoyt
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Armas vs. Hoyt
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Murphy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hoyt
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bernazard throws to second for one, and Almon throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Kingman
Baines hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kingman
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Kingman
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Kingman
Morrison 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 6/3/1981 -- Oakland at Chicago (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 3 2 1 1 LeFlore R, lf 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 4 2 1 1 Squires M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gross W, 3b 5 1 2 3 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Armas T, rf 5 1 2 2 Luzinski G, dh 4 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Baines H, rf 3 2 1 1 Johnson C, dh 5 0 2 1 Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 2 Heath M, c 3 1 1 0 Bernazard T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Drumright K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Morrison J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 3 1 1 0 Almon B, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 10 8 33 3 7 3 Oakland 300 110 003 -- 8 Chicago 020 000 001 -- 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Kingman B (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Barrios F (L) 3.2 4 4 3 3 1 Hickey K* 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 Hoyt L 3.0 3 3 3 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Barrios F, Almon B DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Oakland 7, Chicago 5 2B -- Armas T, Lemon C HR -- Gross W, Lemon C, Baines H CS -- LeFlore R SH -- Stanley F HBP -- by Kingman B (Baines H), by Hoyt L (Henderson R) T -- 3:07 A -- 42358
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