A bases-loaded walk proved to be decisive as the A's shaded the Angels, 7-6. The score was 6-6 when the A's filled the sacks in the bottom of the sixth inning on singles by Rob Picciolo and Dwayne Murphy and a walk to Wayne Gross.

Losing pitcher Ken Forsch had an 0-2 count on Tony Armas before serving four balls to force home a run. Rick Langford, who was victimized in the third inning when A's center fielder Murphy dropped Fred Lynn's long fly for a two-base error, earned the victory with his league-leading 12th complete game. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 6
Game Played on Sunday, August    16, 1981 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Angels       0  1  3    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
A's          3  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  x  -   7 12  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   0   0     0   0   .299      Henderson lf          5   2   3   0     0   0   .328
Harris 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Murphy cf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .269
Carew dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .310      Gross 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .204
Lynn cf               4   2   1   0     0   0   .247      Armas rf              2   0   0   2     1   1   .283
Grich 2b              2   1   2   1     2   0   .304      Spencer 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .152
Ford rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Budaska dh            2   0   0   1     2   1   .185
Downing lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Heath c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Ott c                 4   0   2   2     0   1   .229      Drumright 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .347
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Picciolo ss           2   1   1   0     0   0   .235
Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
  Aase p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   3     3   2             Totals               30   7  12   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 28,853
Left on Base: Angels 4, A's 8
DP: Angels 1, A's 3
Errors: Murphy, Gross
Doubles: Ott (6)
Triples: Murphy (2)
Stolen Bases: Spencer (1), Henderson (37)
Caught Stealing: Grich (3), Henderson (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (7), Gross (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Armas (1), Heath (1)
GIDP: Downing 2 (8), Hobson (3), Drumright (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(9-5)           5.2   9   7   7   5   2   0  31   2.83
Aase                    2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.84
Totals                  8    12   7   7   5   3   0  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(6-8)         9     9   6   1   3   2   0  37   3.02
Totals                  9     9   6   1   3   2   0  37

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


ANGELS 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Harris
grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Murphy singled to
right [Henderson to second]; Gross singled to second [Henderson
to third, Murphy to second]; Armas hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Henderson scored, Murphy to third, Gross to second]; Spencer
was walked intentionally; Budaska walked [Murphy scored, Gross
to third, Spencer to second]; Heath out on a sacrifice fly to
first in foul territory [Gross scored, Spencer to third];
Drumright grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Lynn singled to left; Grich singled to left [Lynn to
second]; Ford singled to left [Lynn to third, Grich to second];
Downing grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Lynn scored, Grich to third, Ford out at second]; Ott
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Picciolo lined to third; Henderson flied to
center; Murphy grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 1, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Hobson singled to center; Burleson forced Hobson
(shortstop to second); Harris flied to left; Carew walked
[Burleson to second]; Lynn reached on an error by Murphy
[Burleson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carew scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Lynn to second]; Grich singled to left [Lynn scored
(unearned)]; Ford grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas flied
to left; Spencer singled to left; Spencer stole second; Budaska
walked; Heath forced Spencer (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Ott singled
to pitcher; Hobson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Ott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Drumright singled to center; Picciolo out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Drumright to second];
Henderson singled to second [Drumright to third]; Henderson
stole second; Murphy tripled to center [Drumright scored,
Henderson scored]; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Murphy scored]; Armas struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 5TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris
grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Spencer popped to third in foul territory;
Budaska struck out; Heath popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 4, Athletics 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Lynn flied to left; Grich walked; Ford singled to
left [Grich to second]; Grich was caught stealing third but was
safe at third (error by Gross; assist by Heath) [Ford to
second]; Downing struck out; Ott doubled to left [Grich scored
(unearned), Ford scored (unearned)]; Hobson flied to right; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt Drumright grounded out (pitcher to
first); Picciolo singled to center; Henderson popped to right;
Murphy singled to center [Picciolo to second]; Gross walked
[Picciolo to third, Murphy to second]; Armas walked [Picciolo
scored, Murphy to third, Gross to second]; AASE REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Spencer flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Angels 6, Athletics 7.

ANGELS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED PICCIOLO (PLAYING SS); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris singled to center;
Carew flied to center; Lynn flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 6, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Budaska popped to third in foul territory; Heath
singled to pitcher; Drumright grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Heath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich walked; Ford flied to left; Downing grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Stanley was called out on strikes; Henderson
singled to right; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Murphy singled to center; Gross flied to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Hobson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burleson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, Athletics 7.