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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 5, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 5, 1981 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 30,251 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Bill Haller |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | DH |
| Dave Stapleton | Third Baseman |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 5, 1981
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Keough
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields the ball and throws to Keough covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Keough
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Evans reaches second base with a double. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Remy tags and scores. Evans tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lansford vs. Keough
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tanana
Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Keough
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Keough
Hoffman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Keough
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Tanana
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Tanana
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Keough
Remy hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Keough
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski 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
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Tanana
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Babitt vs. Tanana
Babitt hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tanana
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Keough
Lansford 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay juggles the ball. That's an error on McKay. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Keough
There's a wild pitch. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Keough
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields the ball and throws to Keough covering. Safe. Stapleton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoffman vs. Keough
Hoffman hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tanana
Murphy hits a popup towards third. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stapleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Keough
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Keough
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Keough
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Tanana
Armas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Tanana
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Tanana
McKay hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. Tanana
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Keough
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tanana
Stanley hits a popup towards third. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tanana
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Keough
Gedman 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Keough
Hoffman 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Keough
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Tanana
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Tanana
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Tanana
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Keough
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Keough
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Keough
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Keough
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Keough
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Keough
Stapleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Babitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Tanana
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Tanana
McKay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Babitt vs. Tanana
Babitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Keough
Gedman 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Keough
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Keough
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas throws the ball in to Newman who tags Miller trying to return to first, for the out. Hoffman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Remy vs. Keough
Remy hits a popup towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosley vs. Tanana
Tim Hosley pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Hosley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tanana
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Tanana
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Campbell
Bill Campbell now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. Campbell
Armas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1981 -- Boston at Oakland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 1 0
Evans D, rf 3 1 2 0 Murphy D, cf 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 1 2 Johnson C, dh 4 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 3 1 2 2 Armas T, rf 4 1 1 1
Lansford C, dh 4 0 0 0 Heath M, c 2 0 1 0
Stapleton D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Newman J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gedman R, c 4 0 1 0 McKay D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hoffman G, ss 4 0 2 0 Babitt S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Miller R, cf 4 0 1 0 Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0
Hosley T, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 4 10 4 30 1 5 1
Boston 100 000 030 -- 4
Oakland 000 010 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana F (W) 8.1 5 1 1 1 2
Campbell B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (L) 9.0 10 4 4 1 4
E -- McKay D
DP -- Boston 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Oakland 3
2B -- Evans D
HR -- Armas T, Yastrzemski C, Rice J
SF -- Rice J
WP -- Keough M
T -- 2:26
A -- 30251
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