The A's posted their fifth straight victory, a 5-2 decision over the White Sox, behind the six-hit pitching of Steve McCatty. A triple by Rickey Henderson and sacrifice fly by Wayne Gross accounted for Oakland's run in the first inning, and the A's tallied four times in the fifth with a three-run double by Tony Armas being the key blow. The loss snapped Chicago's four-game winning skein. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, May       25, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
A's          1  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Henderson lf          3   2   2   1     1   0   .324
Squires 1b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .330      Murphy cf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Gross 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .188
Luzinski dh           4   0   1   1     0   2   .271      Armas rf              4   0   1   3     0   2   .304
Baines rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .123
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Bernazard 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Page dh               3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Morrison 3b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .231      Drumright 2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Almon ss              1   0   0   0     2   0   .336      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   6             Totals               29   5   6   5     1   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 40,689
Left on Base: White Sox 5, A's 3
DP: White Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: LeFlore
Doubles: Armas (14)
Triples: Henderson (4)
Home Runs: Morrison (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (14)
Caught Stealing: Almon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Squires (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross (1)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (2,by Dotson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson L(4-3)           4.2   6   5   5   1   2   0  22   3.71
Hickey                  3.1   0   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.63
Totals                  8     6   5   5   1   4   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(5-4)          9     6   2   2   3   6   1  34   2.37
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Dotson (2)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo


WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Squires singled to
center; Fisk singled to second [Squires to second]; Luzinski
singled to right [Squires scored, Fisk to second]; Baines popped
to third in foul territory; Lemon forced Luzinski (shortstop to
third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson tripled to center; Murphy popped to
third in foul territory; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Henderson scored]; Armas flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bernazard flied out to right; Morrison grounded
out (third to first); Almon made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
grounded out (second to first); Page made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second;
Squires out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [LeFlore to
third]; Fisk walked; Luzinski struck out; Baines struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Drumright popped to third in foul territory;
Picciolo flied out to left; Henderson walked; Murphy singled to
left [Henderson to second]; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to right; Bernazard lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Lemon out at first]; Morrison
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to
pitcher); Newman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Almon walked; Almon was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher to second); LeFlore
flied out to right; Squires flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page singled to center; Drumright singled to
right [Page to second]; Picciolo popped to pitcher; Henderson
singled to left [Page scored, Drumright to third (error by
LeFlore), Henderson to second]; Murphy was hit by a pitch; Gross
struck out; Armas doubled to center [Drumright scored, Henderson
scored, Murphy scored]; HICKEY REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING);
Spencer grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Fisk flied out to right; Luzinski struck out;
Baines popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); Page
grounded out (catcher to first); Drumright grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon made an out to third; Bernazard flied out
to left; Morrison homered; Almon walked; LeFlore was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo grounded out (second to first);
Henderson flied out to right; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross popped to first in foul territory; Armas
struck out; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Baines flied out to center; Lemon lined to first;
Bernazard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 5.