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.