Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Athletics
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 15, 1981
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 15, 1981 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1981 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1981 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Vuckovich |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 29,667 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: John Shulock 3B: Dallas Parks |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Dave Revering | First Baseman |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Mike Heath | Catcher |
Mitchell Page | DH |
Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Jim Gantner | Second Baseman |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Charlie Moore | DH |
Mark Brouhard | Right Fielder |
Ed Romero | Shortstop |
Buck Rodgers | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 15, 1981
Top 1
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Vuckovich
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
There goes Henderson. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Vuckovich
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Vuckovich
There goes Murphy. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Gantner applying the tag. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Armas vs. Vuckovich
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. McCatty
Gantner hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. McCatty
Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. McCatty
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. McCatty
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howell scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. McCatty
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Vuckovich
Gross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gantner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Vuckovich
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Page vs. Vuckovich
Page is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McCatty
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brouhard vs. McCatty
Brouhard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. McCatty
Romero hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gantner vs. McCatty
Gantner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to third. Gantner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. McCatty
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Stanley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vuckovich
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Vuckovich
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Vuckovich
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Revering vs. Vuckovich
Revering hits a popup towards short. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McCatty
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. McCatty
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. McCatty
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. McCatty
There goes Oglivie. The throw from Heath and he is out, Stanley applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McCatty
Moore hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Vuckovich
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Vuckovich
There goes Armas. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Armas steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Vuckovich
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Vuckovich
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Vuckovich
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gantner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brouhard vs. McCatty
Brouhard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. McCatty
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. McCatty
Gantner hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Vuckovich
Doyle hits a line drive towards the mound. Vuckovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Vuckovich
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Vuckovich
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McCatty
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McCatty
Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. McCatty
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. McCatty
Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Oglivie reaches third base with a triple. Cooper scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. McLaughlin
Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
Simmons hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
Murphy hits a line drive towards first. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Vuckovich
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Vuckovich
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vuckovich, and towards Gantner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McLaughlin
Moore bunts towards third. Gross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brouhard vs. McLaughlin
There goes Moore. The throw from Heath and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brouhard vs. McLaughlin
Brouhard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. McLaughlin
Marshall Edwards pinch runs for Mark Brouhard.
There goes Edwards. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Edwards steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Romero vs. McLaughlin
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gantner vs. Minetto
Craig Minetto now pitching.
Gantner hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Vuckovich
Marshall Edwards now playing right field.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Vuckovich covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Vuckovich
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Vuckovich
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Vuckovich
Mike Patterson pinch hits for Brian Doyle.
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Vuckovich
Dave McKay pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
McKay hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gantner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Minetto
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop. Dave McKay now playing second base.
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Minetto
Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Minetto
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Minetto
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Minetto
Simmons hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Vuckovich
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Easterly
Jamie Easterly now pitching.
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Easterly
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Easterly
There goes Henderson. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Howell applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Easterly
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero misplays the ball. That's an error on Romero. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Easterly
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Minetto
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Minetto
Edwards bunts towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Minetto
Romero hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Fingers
Heath hits a popup towards short. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Fingers
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Picciolo vs. Fingers
Picciolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1981 -- Oakland at Milwaukee (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Henderson R, lf 4 0 2 0 Gantner J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Murphy D, cf 2 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 1 2 0 Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomas G, cf 3 1 1 0 Gross W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Oglivie B, lf 3 0 3 2 Heath M, c 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 0 0 1 Page M, dh 4 0 1 0 Moore C, dh 4 0 2 0 Doyle B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Brouhard M, rf 3 0 1 0 Patterson M, ph 1 0 0 0 Edwards M, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 1 0 0 0 Romero E, ss 4 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 1 0 1 0 McKay D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 32 3 11 3 Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0 Milwaukee 101 010 00x -- 3 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO McCatty S (L) 4.2 8 3 3 2 2 McLaughlin B 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Minetto C 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Vuckovich P (W)* 7.0 5 0 0 3 4 Easterly J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Fingers R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Howell R, Romero E DP -- Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Oakland 8, Milwaukee 9 2B -- Thomas G, Cooper C 2 3B -- Oglivie B SB -- Henderson R, Armas T, Edwards M CS -- Murphy D, Oglivie B, Moore C, Henderson R SF -- Simmons T PB -- Simmons T T -- 3:00 A -- 29667
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score