A homer by Dwayne Murphy in the 11th inning lifted the A's to a 4-3 triumph over the Red Sox. The game-winning blow came with one out. The A's had deadlocked the contest in the bottom of the ninth on a single by Murphy and two-run round-tripper by Tony Armas with two out. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Game Played on Sunday, June 7, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0 A's 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 8 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nichols cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .233 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .326 Yastrzemski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Murphy cf 5 2 2 1 0 2 .259 Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Evans rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .340 Armas rf 4 1 2 2 0 2 .300 Lansford dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .336 Spencer 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .135 Rice lf 5 0 1 1 0 4 .269 Newman c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .228 Babitt pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Stapleton 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .252 Heath c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Allenson c 5 0 0 0 0 2 .195 Page dh 3 0 0 1 0 2 .146 Hoffman ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 .231 Drumright 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .310 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Stanley ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 3 7 3 3 10 Totals 35 4 8 4 2 10 Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 27,384 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, A's 3 DP: Red Sox 2, A's 1 Errors: Gross, Underwood Home Runs: Hoffman (1), Armas (13), Murphy (9) Stolen Bases: Lansford (12) Sacrifice Hits: Remy (3) Sacrifice Flies: Page (1) GIDP: Hoffman (4), Spencer (5) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley 8.2 5 3 3 2 8 1 31 4.39 Clear L(7-1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 7 3.21 Totals 10.1 8 4 4 2 10 2 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood 5 5 2 1 2 5 0 24 4.29 Jones 3.2 1 1 1 1 4 1 12 2.51 Owchinko 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.25 Heaverlo W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 11 7 3 2 3 10 1 45 Balks: Underwood (3) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney RED SOX 1ST: Nichols grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to left; Underwood balked [Evans to second]; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to right [Evans scored]; Perez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson struck out; Hoffman lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Spencer walked; Newman singled to right [Spencer to third]; Page hit a sacrifice fly to left [Spencer scored]; Drumright singled to third [Newman to second]; Stanley flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to center; Nichols made an out to first; Evans singled to right; Lansford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson walked; Henderson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Murphy flied out to left; Gross made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Perez flied out to right; Stapleton walked; Allenson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas singled to left; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Armas out at second]; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman singled to right; Remy reached on an error by Underwood on a sacrifice bunt [Hoffman to third]; Nichols reached on a fielder's choice [Hoffman scored (unearned), Remy to second]; Evans struck out; Lansford forced Nichols (shortstop to second) [Remy to third]; Rice struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page made an out to shortstop; Drumright made an out to shortstop; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. RED SOX 6TH: Perez walked; Stapleton singled to left [Perez to second]; JONES REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Allenson forced Stapleton (pitcher to shortstop) [Perez to third]; Hoffman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Allenson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. RED SOX 7TH: Remy grounded out (third to first); Nichols struck out; Evans walked; Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas struck out; Spencer flied out to right; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. RED SOX 8TH: Rice struck out; Perez struck out; Stapleton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Page struck out; Drumright flied out to right; MCKAY BATTED FOR STANLEY; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. RED SOX 9TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED MCKAY (PLAYING SS); Allenson struck out; Hoffman homered; Remy grounded out (second to first); YASTRZEMSKI BATTED FOR NICHOLS; OWCHINKO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING CF); Henderson flied out to right; Murphy singled to second; Gross flied out to right; Armas homered [Murphy scored]; CLEAR REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Spencer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3. RED SOX 10TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Lansford singled to left; Lansford stole second; HEAVERLO REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Rice struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 10TH: Newman singled to right; BABITT RAN FOR NEWMAN; Page struck out; Drumright singled to shortstop [Babitt to second]; Picciolo lined into a double play to second [Babitt out at third (second unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3. RED SOX 11TH: HEATH REPLACED BABITT (PLAYING C ); Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Allenson reached on an error by Gross [Allenson to first]; Hoffman forced Allenson (third to second); Remy grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 11TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.

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