A solo homer by Mike Heath with one out in the bottom of the 13th inning enabled the A's to outlast the Angels, 8-7. California had manufactured a 6-6 tie in the top of the ninth on an RBI single by John Harris and took a 7-6 lead in the top of the 10th on Bobby Grich's second homer of the game. Oakland came back in the bottom of that frame on a sacrifice fly by Keith Drumright. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, California Angels 7
Game Played on Saturday, August    15, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       1  0  1    0  1  1    1  0  1    1  0  0    0  -   7 18  3
A's          0  0  0    2  1  0    2  1  0    1  0  0    1  -   8 16  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           6   3   3   1     1   2   .304      Henderson lf          6   3   3   0     1   0   .323
Harris 1b             7   0   3   2     0   1   .250      Murphy cf             5   1   3   0     1   1   .258
Ford rf               6   0   2   0     0   1   .274      Johnson 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .232
Lynn cf               5   0   0   1     2   2   .247        Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Grich 2b              7   2   4   2     0   2   .297        Drumright ph,2b     1   0   0   1     0   0   .356
Downing lf,c          6   1   2   0     1   0   .263      Armas rf              6   0   3   2     1   1   .285
Baylor dh             6   0   0   0     1   1   .187      Heath c               4   2   2   2     2   1   .245
Ott c                 4   0   2   0     1   0   .223      Budaska dh            6   1   1   0     0   1   .200
  Campaneris pr,3b    2   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Babitt 2b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .242
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .281        Gross ph,3b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .201
  Beniquez lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      McKay 3b,2b,ss        5   0   1   1     1   1   .227
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spencer ph,1b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .147
  Moreno p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bosetti pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .234
  Witt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                          Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               54   7  18   7     7  10             Totals               47   8  16   8     8   5

Time of Game: 5:00   Attendance: 20,101
Left on Base: Angels 16, A's 14
DP: Angels 1, A's 1
Errors: Hobson, Beniquez 2
Doubles: Ford (8), Armas (18)
Home Runs: Burleson (4), Grich 2 (11), Heath (5)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (2), Henderson (36)
Caught Stealing: Downing (1), Henderson (18), Murphy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (4), Murphy (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (4), Drumright (1)
GIDP: Newman (3)
Hit by Pitch: Heath (1,by Jefferson)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    6     9   5   4   3   1   0  29   4.02
Jefferson               1.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   8   4.17
Moreno                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Witt L(4-6)             5     6   2   2   2   4   1  21   4.13
Totals                 12.1  16   8   7   8   5   1  59

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman                 4.1   6   3   3   4   2   2  23   2.91
Heaverlo                1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.70
Owchinko                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Jones                   5.2   8   3   3   2   5   1  26   2.49
Underwood W(2-4)        2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   4.15
Totals                 13    18   7   7   7  10   3  62

Hit by Pitch: Jefferson (1)
Wild Pitches: Jefferson (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Burleson walked; Harris grounded out (second to
first) [Burleson to second]; Ford singled to left [Burleson to
third]; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Burleson scored,
Ford to second]; Grich flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy singled to center; Johnson singled to shortstop [Murphy
to second]; Armas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Murphy to
third, Johnson to second]; Heath was walked intentionally;
Budaska forced Heath (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Downing walked; Baylor struck out while Downing was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ott singled to
center; Hobson forced Ott (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Babitt grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Burleson homered; Harris grounded out (second to
first); Ford grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Grich
singled to left [Lynn to second]; Downing forced Grich
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson singled to right; Murphy grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson to second]; Johnson grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson to third]; Henderson was caught
stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor walked; Ott flied to center; Hobson forced
Baylor (third to second); Burleson singled to left [Hobson to
second]; Harris reached on a fielder's choice [Hobson to third,
Burleson to second]; Ford flied to left in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas flied to left; Heath walked; Budaska
singled to shortstop [Heath to third]; Babitt grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Heath scored, Budaska to second]; McKay
singled to center [Budaska scored, McKay to second (on throw to
home)]; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 2, Athletics 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Lynn struck out; Grich homered; HEAVERLO REPLACED
KINGMAN (PITCHING); Downing singled to left; Baylor popped to
first in foul territory; Ott grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson singled to pitcher; Murphy out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Henderson to second]; Hobson
dropped a foul fly hit by Johnson for an error; Johnson walked;
Armas singled to right [Henderson to third, Johnson to second];
Heath forced Armas (second to shortstop) [Henderson scored
(unearned), Johnson to third]; Budaska forced Heath (shortstop
to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Hobson walked; Burleson singled to left [Hobson out
at third (left to third), Burleson to second (on throw to 3b)];
OWCHINKO REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Harris singled to left
[Burleson scored]; JONES REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Ford
struck out; Lynn forced Harris (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Babitt grounded out (second to first); McKay
struck out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich struck out; Downing singled to center; Baylor
flied to left; Ott walked [Downing to second]; Hobson singled to
center [Downing scored, Ott to third]; Burleson was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson singled to left; Murphy singled to
second [Henderson to second]; JEFFERSON REPLACED ZAHN
(PITCHING); Jefferson threw a wild pitch [Henderson to third,
Murphy to second]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Henderson scored, Murphy to third]; Armas doubled to left
[Murphy scored]; Heath was hit by a pitch; Budaska flied to
center; GROSS BATTED FOR BABITT; Gross walked [Armas to third,
Heath to second]; McKay flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 5, Athletics 5.

ANGELS 8TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCKAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Harris singled to center; Ford out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harris to second]; Lynn was
walked intentionally; On a bunt Grich singled to third [Harris
to third, Lynn to second]; Downing flied to center; Baylor
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels
5, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Spencer flied to
center; Henderson walked; MORENO REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
Henderson stole second; Debut game for Angel Moreno;
Murphy walked; WITT REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Johnson flied to
center; Armas singled to left [Henderson scored, Murphy to
third]; Heath struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5,
Athletics 6.

ANGELS 9TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PICCIOLO
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); Ott singled to right; CAMPANERIS
RAN FOR OTT; Campaneris stole second; Hobson struck out;
Burleson struck out; Harris singled to center [Campaneris
scored, Harris out at second (center to catcher to second)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CAMPANERIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BENIQUEZ
REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING LF); DOWNING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
C ); Budaska struck out; Gross grounded out (second to first);
McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 6, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 10TH: Ford flied to center; Lynn flied to right; Grich
homered; Downing lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7,
Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Spencer singled to right; BOSETTI RAN FOR
SPENCER; Henderson lined to shortstop; Murphy singled to right
[Bosetti to third]; DRUMRIGHT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Drumright
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Bosetti scored, Murphy to
second (error by Beniquez)]; Armas was walked intentionally;
Murphy was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 7.

ANGELS 11TH: NEWMAN REPLACED BOSETTI (PLAYING 1B); DRUMRIGHT
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCKAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Baylor flied to left; Campaneris singled to left; Beniquez
flied to center; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Heath singled to right; On a bunt Budaska popped
to third in foul territory; Gross singled to left [Heath to
third (error by Beniquez)]; McKay walked [Gross to second];
Newman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [McKay out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7,
Athletics 7.

ANGELS 12TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Harris was
called out on strikes; Ford doubled to right; Lynn struck out;
Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Murphy struck out; Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 7.

ANGELS 13TH: Downing flied to right; Baylor grounded out (third
to first); Campaneris lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 7, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 13TH: Armas struck out; Heath homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 7, Athletics 8.