Steve McCatty pitched his fifth complete game and second shutout as the A's downed the Brewers, 2-0. The A's runs came on a solo homer by Dwayne Murphy in the first inning and a sacrifice fly by Jeff Newman in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Game Played on Friday, May 8, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 A's 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 7 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Henderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Howell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Hosley 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Hisle dh 3 0 1 0 1 2 .268 Revering 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Murphy cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .269 Simmons c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .171 Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .293 Thomas cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Armas rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .350 Money 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Heath c,lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .239 Brouhard rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Newman 1b,c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .145 Romero ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Babitt 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 4 0 3 6 Totals 30 2 7 2 1 5 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 28,708 Left on Base: Brewers 7, A's 7 DP: Brewers 1, A's 0 Errors: Romero 2, Hosley Doubles: Oglivie (5), Armas (8) Home Runs: Murphy (6) Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (2) Sacrifice Flies: Newman (1) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell L(3-3) 8 7 2 2 1 5 1 33 3.25 Totals 8 7 2 2 1 5 1 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty W(4-2) 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 34 1.62 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 34 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller BREWERS 1ST: Gantner lined to center; Howell struck out; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied to left; Murphy homered; Johnson struck out; Armas singled to third; Heath forced Armas (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 1. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Simmons walked; Thomas singled to left [Simmons to third]; Money popped to shortstop; Brouhard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to center; Babitt grounded out (shortstop to first) [Newman to second]; McKay flied to left; Picciolo flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 1. BREWERS 3RD: HOSLEY REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 1B); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HEATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Romero was called out on strikes; Rickey Henderson hurt left knee in second inning; Gantner flied to center; Howell walked; Hisle singled to left [Howell to second]; Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Hosley grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (second to first); Johnson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 1. BREWERS 4TH: Hosley dropped a foul fly hit by Simmons for an error; Simmons grounded out (second to first); Thomas struck out; Money popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas doubled to right; Heath singled to right [Armas to third]; Newman sacrifice flied into a double play to right [Armas scored, Heath out at third (right to first to shortstop)]; Babitt singled to third; McKay struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. BREWERS 5TH: Brouhard flied to left; Romero popped to second; Gantner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo flied to center; Hosley struck out; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. BREWERS 6TH: Howell flied to left; Hisle walked; Oglivie popped to third; Simmons flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson walked; Armas struck out; Heath singled to left [Johnson to second]; Newman flied to center [Johnson to third]; Babitt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. BREWERS 7TH: REVERING REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING 1B); Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Money flied to right; Brouhard singled to left; Romero popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: McKay reached on an error by Romero; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McKay to second]; Revering popped to third; Murphy reached on an error by Romero [McKay to third]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. BREWERS 8TH: Gantner grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell popped to third; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas flied to center; Heath lined to shortstop; Newman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie doubled to right; Simmons popped to shortstop; Thomas flied to left; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2.

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