A wild pitch permitted the winning run to score as the A's beat the Red Sox, 3-2 in 15 innings. The score was 2-2 when Jeff Newman began Oakland's 15th with a walk. Fred Stanley then hit a sacrifice bunt and reached second and Newman took third when first baseman Carl Yastrzemski made a wild throw past first. After Rickey Henderson was walked intentionally to load the bases, Bosox reliever Bill Campbell uncorked a wild pitch with Dwayne Murphy at bat to score Newman. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 18, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 2 A's 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 8 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 7 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Henderson lf 5 1 2 0 2 0 .329 Evans rf 5 0 2 0 2 0 .331 Murphy cf 4 0 2 1 2 0 .273 Yastrzemski 1b 6 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Gross 3b 6 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Rice lf 7 1 1 0 0 2 .263 Armas rf 5 1 1 1 1 1 .281 Hancock dh 6 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Spencer 1b 6 0 1 0 0 0 .152 Perez ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Budaska dh 5 0 0 0 1 3 .156 Lansford 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .324 Drumright 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Gedman c 4 0 1 0 2 1 .309 Newman c 5 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Hoffman ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Stanley ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 .193 Rudi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valdez ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 .600 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stapleton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Nichols cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 53 2 8 2 5 5 Totals 46 3 8 2 8 6 Time of Game: 3:55 Attendance: 16,631 Left on Base: Red Sox 12, A's 10 DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0 Errors: Yastrzemski, Torrez Doubles: Rice (12), Lansford (17), Henderson (12) Triples: Evans (2) Home Runs: Armas (14) Stolen Bases: Lansford (13) Caught Stealing: Budaska (1), Henderson (20) Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (5) Hit by Pitch: Lansford (1,by Jones) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 5.2 2 1 1 4 2 0 20 3.57 Stanley 2.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.04 Clear 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 15 3.29 Campbell L(1-1) 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 10 3.49 Totals 14 8 3 2 8 6 1 55 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris 11 7 1 1 1 2 0 41 3.10 Jones 2.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 12 2.56 Owchinko W(4-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 1.59 Totals 15 8 2 2 5 5 0 59 Hit by Pitch: Jones (2) Wild Pitches: Campbell (1), Jones (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Al Clark, 3B - Mike Reilly RED SOX 1ST: Umpire Lou DiMuro missed game ill; Remy flied out to center; Evans tripled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy flied out to center; Gross made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Hancock flied out to center; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Gedman walked; Hoffman forced Gedman (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas made an out to second; Spencer flied out to right; Budaska walked; Budaska was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied out to center; Remy made an out to shortstop; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Drumright grounded out (first unassisted); Newman made an out to first; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice doubled to left; Hancock grounded out (second to first) [Rice to third]; Lansford doubled to left [Rice scored]; Gedman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy walked; Gross made an out to third; Armas walked [Murphy to second]; Armas was picked off first but was safe on an error by Torrez [Murphy to third, Armas to second]; Spencer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman singled to left; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hoffman to second]; Remy flied out to left; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Budaska grounded out (second to first); Drumright grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Hancock grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Stanley struck out; Henderson singled to center; Murphy singled to right [Henderson scored, Murphy out at second (right to shortstop to catcher to second to first)]; STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 7TH: Lansford singled to right; Lansford stole second; Gedman struck out; Hoffman made an out to shortstop; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Spencer grounded out (second to first); Budaska grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 8TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans singled to left; Yastrzemski made an out to second; Rice forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman singled to center; Stanley forced Newman (pitcher to shortstop); Henderson doubled to right [Stanley out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 9TH: Hancock grounded out (second to first); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman singled to right; Hoffman made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: Murphy singled to left; Gross singled to right [Murphy to third]; CLEAR REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Armas struck out; Spencer made an out to second; Budaska struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 10TH: Miller made an out to shortstop; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 10TH: Drumright flied out to center; Newman flied out to right; Stanley walked; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 11TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice struck out; Hancock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 11TH: Murphy walked; Gross made an out to shortstop; Armas forced Murphy (third to second); Spencer singled to left [Armas to third]; Budaska struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 12TH: JONES REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Lansford grounded out (third to first); Gedman grounded out (second to first); RUDI BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 12TH: VALDEZ REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING SS); Drumright flied out to right; Newman flied out to right; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 13TH: Miller struck out; Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; Yastrzemski walked [Evans to second]; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 13TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED CLEAR (PITCHING); Henderson flied out to center; Murphy flied out to right; Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 14TH: Hancock flied out to left; Lansford was hit by a pitch; Jones threw a wild pitch [Lansford to second]; Gedman was walked intentionally; Valdez singled to center [Lansford scored, Gedman to second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); STAPLETON BATTED FOR MILLER; Stapleton made an out to second; Remy flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 14TH: NICHOLS REPLACED STAPLETON (PLAYING CF); Armas homered; Spencer made an out to shortstop; Budaska struck out; Drumright grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2. RED SOX 15TH: Evans walked; Yastrzemski struck out; Rice struck out; PEREZ BATTED FOR HANCOCK; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 15TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Newman walked; Stanley reached on an error by Yastrzemski on a sacrifice bunt [Newman to third, Stanley to second]; Henderson was walked intentionally; Campbell threw a wild pitch [Newman scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

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