A two-run homer by Dwayne Murphy in the 10th inning lifted the A's to a 4-2 decision over the Angels. Keith Drumright began the bottom of the 10th with a single and was sacrificed to second by Rob Picciolo. After Rickey Henderson grounded out, Murphy swatted his game-winning blast. The Angels had tied the game in the eighth on a solo homer by Bobby Grich and sacrifice fly by Butch Hobson. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 2

Game Played on Friday, August 14, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0 A's 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carew 1b 2 0 1 0 1 1 .313 Henderson lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .318 Harris ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Murphy cf 4 1 1 2 1 0 .250 Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .197 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Downing lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .142 Grich 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Johnson ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Ford rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .272 Budaska dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .211 Baylor dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .192 Newman c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Ott c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Drumright 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .364 Hobson 3b 2 0 0 1 0 1 .282 Picciolo ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 2 2 7 Totals 35 4 7 4 2 6 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 23,804 Left on Base: Angels 3, A's 5 DP: Angels 0, A's 1 Errors: Newman Doubles: Newman (8) Home Runs: Grich (9), Henderson (4), Murphy (10) Caught Stealing: Carew (7), Burleson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (6) Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (2) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 20 3.16 Hassler 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 3.04 Aase L(2-3) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 7 1.94 Totals 9.2 7 4 4 2 6 2 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty W(8-4) 10 5 2 2 2 7 1 35 2.25 Totals 10 5 2 2 2 7 1 35 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rod Carew suffered a dislocated left shoulder; Burleson popped to center; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson homered; Murphy grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 2ND: Downing struck out; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Spencer flied to left; Budaska lined to second; Newman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 3RD: Baylor flied to right; Ott lined to second; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Drumright struck out; Picciolo lined to second; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 4TH: Carew singled to left; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Carew to second]; Lynn reached on a fielder's choice [Carew out at third (pitcher to third)]; Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy flied to right; Gross walked; Armas lined to shortstop; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ANGELS 5TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford struck out; Baylor popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Budaska singled to right; Newman doubled to left [Budaska to third]; Drumright grounded out (second to first) [Budaska scored, Newman to third]; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Henderson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2. ANGELS 6TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Newman dropped a foul fly hit by Hobson for an error; Hobson grounded out (third to first); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy walked; HASSLER REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Gross struck out; Armas struck out; Spencer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2. ANGELS 7TH: Burleson singled to pitcher; Lynn struck out while Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Downing popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Budaska grounded out (third to first); Newman flied to left in foul territory; Drumright singled to right; Picciolo singled to shortstop [Drumright to second]; Henderson forced Drumright (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2. ANGELS 8TH: Grich homered; Ford struck out; Baylor walked; Ott singled to center [Baylor to third]; Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baylor scored]; HARRIS BATTED FOR CAREW; Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Murphy grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 2. ANGELS 9TH: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; AASE REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Johnson popped to right; Budaska was called out on strikes; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 2. ANGELS 10TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Grich popped to second; Ford popped to shortstop; Baylor singled to center; Ott flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 10TH: Drumright singled to center; Picciolo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Drumright to second]; Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Drumright to third]; Murphy homered [Drumright scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 4.

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