Taking advantage of Chicago misplays, the A's tallied five runs in the first inning and went on to a 6-2 triumph over the White Sox. Rickey Henderson began the game with a single, went to third on a single by Dwayne Murphy and scored on a sacrifice fly by Cliff Johnson.

Murphy scored when Chet Lemon bobbled Tony Armas' single to center. Mike Heath, who got a second life when catcher Carlton Fisk dropped his pop foul, reached first on third baseman Jim Morrison's error. A single by Dave McKay then plated Armas. A two-run triple by Shooty Babitt capped the outburst. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 2, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

A's          5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6  9  0
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .321      LeFlore lf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .256
Murphy cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .254      Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Johnson dh            4   0   2   2     0   1   .237      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Armas rf              3   1   1   0     2   0   .287      Luzinski dh           3   1   0   0     1   0   .276
Heath c               5   1   0   0     0   0   .224      Baines rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Newman 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .214      Lemon cf              3   1   3   1     0   0   .304
  Spencer ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .137      Bernazard 2b          2   0   1   0     2   1   .285
McKay 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .247      Morrison 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .236
Babitt 2b             4   0   1   2     0   2   .259      Pryor ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Picciolo ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .217        Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   5     5   6             Totals               33   2   7   2     3   5

Time of Game: 3:25   Attendance: 40,045
Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 8
DP: A's 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Fisk, Lemon, Morrison
Doubles: Johnson (2)
Triples: Babitt (1), Lemon (4)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (32), McKay (3)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (8,by McCatty)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(6-4)          9     7   2   2   3   5   0  37   2.33
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten L(5-5)       0.2   5   5   1   0   1   0   8   3.47
Lamp                    4.2   3   0   0   2   1   0  18   2.51
Farmer                  3.2   1   1   1   3   4   0  15   5.82
Totals                  9     9   6   2   5   6   0  41

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Murphy singled to
center [Henderson to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Henderson scored]; Armas singled to center [Murphy
scored (error by Lemon) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Fisk dropped a
foul fly hit by Heath for an error; Heath reached on an error by
Morrison [Armas to second]; Newman struck out; McKay singled to
right [Armas scored (unearned), Heath to second]; Babitt tripled
to center [Heath scored (unearned), McKay scored (unearned)];
LAMP REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Picciolo grounded out
(third to first); 5 R (1 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Squires made an out to
shortstop; Fisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy
grounded out (second to first) [Henderson to third]; Johnson
made an out to second; Armas grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; Baines struck out;
Lemon was hit by a pitch; Bernazard walked [Lemon to second];
Morrison made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman
flied out to center; McKay walked; Babitt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor grounded out (third to first); LeFlore was
called out on strikes; Squires flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo flied out to left; Henderson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to left; Luzinski walked; Baines
struck out; Lemon tripled to right [Luzinski scored]; Bernazard
walked; Morrison singled to right [Lemon scored, Bernazard to
second]; Pryor forced Morrison (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Johnson singled to center; Armas flied out to
left [Johnson to second]; Heath flied out to center; Newman
singled to shortstop [Johnson out at home (second to catcher)];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: LeFlore singled to center; Squires grounded out
(pitcher to first) [LeFlore to second]; Fisk flied out to center
[LeFlore to third]; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay singled to left; McKay stole second; Babitt
struck out; FARMER REPLACED LAMP (PITCHING); Picciolo reached on
a fielder's choice [McKay out at third (shortstop to third)];
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Baines made an out to third; Lemon singled to
right; Bernazard was called out on strikes; Morrison grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, White
Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy struck out; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Armas walked; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Pryor grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
flied out to right; Squires flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SPENCER BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Spencer grounded out
(second to first); McKay flied out to left; Babitt struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Fisk popped
to catcher in foul territory; Luzinski made an out to first;
Baines flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Picciolo walked; Henderson flied out to right;
Murphy struck out; Johnson doubled to left [Picciolo scored];
Armas was walked intentionally; Heath flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon singled to left; Bernazard singled to left
[Lemon to second]; Morrison flied out to center; MOLINARO BATTED
FOR PRYOR; Molinaro struck out; LeFlore flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 2.

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