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Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 14, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the California Angels, played on August 14, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
California Angels
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 14, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 23,804 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: (none) 3B: Ted Hendry |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Brian Downing | Left Fielder |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Ed Ott | Catcher |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Gene Mauch | 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 |
Mark Budaska | DH |
Jeff Newman | Catcher |
Keith Drumright | Second Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 14, 1981
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McCatty
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. McCatty
There goes Carew. The throw from Newman and he is out, Picciolo applying the tag. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson hits a popup into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. McCatty
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Renko
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Renko
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Renko
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Renko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. McCatty
Downing strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McCatty
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McCatty
Ford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Renko
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Budaska vs. Renko
Budaska hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Renko
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. McCatty
Baylor hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. McCatty
Ott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Drumright reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. McCatty
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Renko
Drumright strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Renko
Picciolo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McCatty
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. McCatty
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. McCatty
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Renko
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Renko
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Renko
Armas hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Renko
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McCatty
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McCatty
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. McCatty
Baylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Budaska vs. Renko
Budaska hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Renko
Newman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Downing. Newman reaches second base with a double. Budaska moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Drumright vs. Renko
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Budaska scores. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Picciolo vs. Renko
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Renko
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. McCatty
Ott 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 -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. McCatty
Hobson hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Newman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Newman. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. McCatty
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McCatty
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Renko
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Hassler
Andy Hassler now pitching.
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Hassler
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Hassler
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. McCatty
Lynn strikes out. There goes Burleson. The throw from Newman to Picciolo, and Burleson is out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. McCatty
Downing hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Budaska vs. Hassler
Budaska hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hassler
Newman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Downing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Hassler
Drumright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Hassler
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Drumright moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Hassler
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McCatty
Grich hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McCatty
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. McCatty
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. McCatty
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hobson vs. McCatty
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baylor tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. McCatty
John Harris pinch hits for Rod Carew.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Hassler
John Harris now playing first base.
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hassler
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Hassler
Armas strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McCatty
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCatty fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. McCatty
Lynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. McCatty
Downing 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
Bottom 9
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Aase
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Jim Spencer. Don Aase now pitching.
Johnson hits a popup into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Budaska vs. Aase
Budaska is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Aase
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. McCatty
Cliff Johnson now playing first base.
Grich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McCatty
Ford hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. McCatty
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. McCatty
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Aase
Drumright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Aase
Picciolo bunts towards the mound. Aase fields it and throws to first for the out. Drumright moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Aase
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Drumright moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Aase
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/14/1981 -- California at Oakland (N) California AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Carew R, 1b 2 0 1 0 Henderson R, lf 5 1 1 1 Harris J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 4 1 1 2 Burleson R, ss 4 0 1 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 4 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 4 0 0 0 Downing B, lf 4 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 4 1 1 1 Johnson C, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Ford D, rf 4 0 0 0 Budaska M, dh 4 1 1 0 Baylor D, dh 3 1 1 0 Newman J, c 4 0 1 0 Ott E, c 4 0 1 0 Drumright K, 2b 4 1 2 1 Hobson B, 3b 2 0 0 1 Picciolo R, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 5 2 35 4 7 4 California 000 000 020 0 -- 2 Oakland 100 010 000 2 -- 4 2 outs when winning run was scored. California IP H R ER BB SO Renko S* 5.0 3 2 2 2 2 Hassler A 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 Aase D (L) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO McCatty S (W) 10.0 5 2 2 2 7 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Newman J DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- California 3, Oakland 5 2B -- Newman J HR -- Henderson R, Grich B, Murphy D CS -- Carew R, Burleson R SH -- Picciolo R SF -- Hobson B T -- 2:59 A -- 23804
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