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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 25, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 25, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 25, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 25, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Richard Dotson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 40,689 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Al Clark 3B: Steve Palermo |
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 |
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 |
Jeff Newman | Catcher |
Mitchell Page | DH |
Keith Drumright | Second Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 25, 1981
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. McCatty
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. McCatty
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Squires moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. McCatty
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Squires scores. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baines vs. McCatty
Baines hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. McCatty
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Dotson
Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Dotson
Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gross vs. Dotson
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Dotson
Armas hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. McCatty
Bernazard hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. McCatty
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. McCatty
Almon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dotson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Dotson
Newman 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Dotson
Page hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. McCatty
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. McCatty
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Newman and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. McCatty
Squires bunts towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. McCatty
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luzinski vs. McCatty
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baines vs. McCatty
Baines strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Dotson
Drumright hits a popup, foul, towards third. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Dotson
Picciolo hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Dotson
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Dotson
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Dotson
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McCatty
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. McCatty
Bernazard hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo catches it and throws to first to double up Lemon. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. McCatty
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Dotson
Armas strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Dotson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first, with Dotson covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Dotson
Newman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. McCatty
Almon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. McCatty
Almon is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
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 -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
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
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Dotson
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drumright vs. Dotson
Drumright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Page moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Dotson
Picciolo hits a popup towards the mound. Dotson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Dotson
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. LeFlore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LeFlore. Page scores. Drumright moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Dotson
Murphy is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gross vs. Dotson
Gross strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Armas vs. Dotson
Armas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Armas reaches second base with a double. Drumright scores. Henderson scores. Murphy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Hickey
Kevin Hickey now pitching.
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
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McCatty
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. McCatty
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. McCatty
Baines hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hickey
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hickey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hickey
Page hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Hickey
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
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McCatty
Lemon hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. McCatty
Bernazard hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. McCatty
Morrison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. McCatty
Almon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. McCatty
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Hickey
Picciolo 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hickey
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hickey
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. McCatty
Squires strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McCatty
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hickey
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hickey
Armas strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hickey
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. McCatty
Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McCatty
Lemon hits a line drive towards first. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. McCatty
Bernazard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/25/1981 -- Chicago at Oakland (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI LeFlore R, lf 4 0 1 0 Henderson R, lf 3 2 2 1 Squires M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Murphy D, cf 3 1 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 1 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 1 Luzinski G, dh 4 0 1 1 Armas T, rf 4 0 1 3 Baines H, rf 4 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0 Newman J, c 3 0 0 0 Bernazard T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Page M, dh 3 1 1 0 Morrison J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Drumright K, 2b 3 1 1 0 Almon B, ss 1 0 0 0 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 6 2 29 5 6 5 Chicago 100 000 100 -- 2 Oakland 100 040 00x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dotson R (L) 4.2 6 5 5 1 2 Hickey K 3.1 0 0 0 0 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO McCatty S (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 6 E -- LeFlore R DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, Oakland 3 2B -- Armas T 3B -- Henderson R HR -- Morrison J SB -- LeFlore R CS -- Almon B SH -- Squires M SF -- Gross W HBP -- by Dotson R (Murphy D) T -- 2:56 A -- 40689
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