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.