Notching their fifth straight victory, the A's downed the Red Sox, 4-2, as Matt Keough turned in his eighth complete game in 13 starts. The A's scored a pair of unearned runs in the first inning on a two-base throwing error by losing pitcher Frank Tanana.

After the Sox tied the contest on a sacrifice fly by Julio Valdez in the top of the fifth, the A's went ahead to stay in the bottom of the frame on a run-scoring double by Dave McKay. Cliff Johnson drilled a solo homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    19, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
A's          2  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   4  4  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   3   1     0   0   .315      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .324
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .325      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Rice lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .264      Johnson 1b            2   2   1   1     1   0   .236
Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Armas rf              3   1   1   0     0   2   .282
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Bosetti dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Gedman c              4   2   2   0     0   0   .318      Babitt 2b             3   1   1   0     0   1   .244
Hancock cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .100      McKay 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .230
Valdez ss             2   0   0   1     0   0   .429      Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   2             Totals               27   4   4   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 15,134
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, A's 0
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: Tanana
Doubles: Gedman 2 (9), McKay (5)
Home Runs: Johnson (10)
Stolen Bases: Remy (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Valdez (1)
GIDP: Perez (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(3-5)           8     4   4   2   1   7   1  28   3.81
Totals                  8     4   4   2   1   7   1  28

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(7-3)           9     8   2   2   1   2   0  35   2.90
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RED SOX 1ST: Umpire Lou DiMuro missed game ill; Remy
flied out to left; Evans flied out to right; Rice grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson walked; Armas
singled to left [Johnson to second]; Heath reached on an error
by Tanana [Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Armas scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Heath out at third (right to catcher to
third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Perez flied out to
left; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bosetti made an out to shortstop; Babitt flied
out to center; McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman doubled to left; Hancock flied out to center
[Gedman to third]; Valdez flied out to left; Remy singled to
left [Gedman scored]; Remy stole second; Evans struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo made an out to shortstop; Henderson
struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice walked; Yastrzemski struck out; Perez made an
out to second; Lansford made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Armas
struck out; Heath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Gedman doubled to left; Hancock grounded out
(second to first) [Gedman to third]; Valdez hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Gedman scored]; Remy singled to shortstop; Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Babitt
singled to center; McKay doubled to center [Babitt scored, McKay
out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Picciolo grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
made an out to pitcher; Johnson homered; Armas struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman
flied out to center; Hancock singled to left; Valdez forced
Hancock (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Bosetti
grounded out (shortstop to first); Babitt struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy singled to first; Evans flied out to right;
Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy
to third]; Perez forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: McKay struck out; Picciolo struck out; Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman
flied out to left; Hancock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.