The A's scored three runs in the sixth inning and added two each in the seventh and eighth to down the Yankees, 8-6. Trailing 4-2 in the sixth, the A's Dwayne Murphy and Cliff Johnson chased Tom Underwood with singles and Mike Heath tied the score with an RBI single off reliever Doug Bird.

Shooty Babitt beat out a bunt to load the bases, then Dave McKay delivered the decisive two-run single. Johnson crashed a two-run 425-foot homer to center field in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Friday, May       1, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   6 11  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  3    2  2  x  -   8 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .175      Henderson lf          5   2   2   1     0   1   .322
Mumphrey cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Murphy cf             4   2   3   1     1   1   .308
Winfield lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .318      Johnson dh            4   2   2   2     1   1   .350
Jackson dh            3   1   1   0     2   2   .256      Armas rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .337
Gamble rf             5   2   3   4     0   0   .357      Heath c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .242
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .206      Babitt 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      McKay 3b              3   1   1   2     1   1   .281
Foote c               3   1   2   1     1   0   .094      Newman 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Revering ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .273
  Murcer ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Stanley ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .152
  Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     5   3             Totals               35   8  13   7     4  10

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance: 44,105
Left on Base: Yankees 9, A's 7
DP: Yankees 1, A's 1
Doubles: Jackson (4), Murphy (3)
Triples: Henderson (3)
Home Runs: Gamble 2 (5), Foote (2), Johnson (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (17)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (4)
GIDP: Gamble (2), Heath (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(0-3)        5     5   3   3   3   5   0  21   3.15
Bird                    0.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   4   0.90
LaRoche                 1     1   1   1   0   3   0   4   3.00
Davis                   0.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.27
Castro                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   5.68
Totals                  8    13   8   8   4  10   1  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(4-1)         7     8   3   3   4   1   2  32   3.35
Minetto                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Jones SV(2)             2     3   3   3   0   2   1   9   3.00
Totals                  9    11   6   6   5   3   3  42

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Mumphrey forced Randolph
(shortstop to second); Winfield singled to center [Mumphrey to
second]; Jackson walked [Mumphrey to third, Winfield to second];
Gamble grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Mumphrey out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson made an out to second; Murphy doubled
to right; Johnson struck out; Armas grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Watson forced Nettles
(second to shortstop); Foote singled to center [Watson to
second]; Dent popped to second in foul territory; Randolph
forced Foote (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath flied out to left; Babitt flied out to
right; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Mumphrey made an out to shortstop; Winfield flied
out to right; Jackson walked; Gamble homered [Jackson scored];
Nettles lined to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman popped to third in foul territory; Stanley
struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Foote
walked; Dent forced Foote (shortstop to second); Randolph flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy walked; Johnson walked [Murphy to second];
Armas singled to center [Murphy to third, Johnson to second];
Heath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Murphy scored, Johnson to third, Armas out at second]; Babitt
walked; McKay was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Winfield
flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman was called out on strikes; Stanley singled
to left; Henderson forced Stanley (third to second); Henderson
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); Watson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy singled to right; Johnson singled to left
[Murphy to second]; BIRD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Armas
struck out; Heath singled to left [Murphy scored, Johnson to
second]; Babitt singled to pitcher [Johnson to third, Heath to
second]; McKay singled to right [Johnson scored, Heath scored,
Babitt to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); REVERING
BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering struck out; Stanley struck out; 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Athletics 4.

YANKEES 7TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Foote
homered; Dent flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mumphrey singled to center; Winfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson singled to left; Murphy struck out;
DAVIS REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Henderson stole second;
Johnson homered [Henderson scored]; Armas singled to left; Heath
struck out; Babitt flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson doubled to right; Gamble singled to left
[Jackson to third]; MINETTO REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING);
Nettles walked [Gamble to second]; JONES REPLACED MINETTO
(PITCHING); Watson struck out; Foote lined to second; MURCER
BATTED FOR DENT; Murcer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING SS); CASTRO
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); McKay walked; Revering popped to
third in foul territory; Stanley made an out to second;
Henderson tripled to right [McKay scored]; Murphy singled to
center [Henderson scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 8.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to left; Mumphrey grounded out
(second to first) [Randolph to second]; Winfield singled to
center [Randolph scored]; Jackson struck out; Gamble homered
[Winfield scored]; Nettles flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Athletics 8.