Unloading a 20-hit onslaught, the A's buried the Indians, 16-4. Rickey Henderson, Jeff Newman and Cliff Johnson hit home runs. Shooty Babitt and Tony Armas each drilled a triple. Henderson went 4-for-4 and Newman, Mike Heath and Babitt each had three hits. The Tribe took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the third inning before the A's wiped it out with a five-run outburst that featured two RBIs each by Johnson and Heath. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 16, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Monday, August    24, 1981 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      2  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
A's          1  0  5    1  3  0    4  2  x  -  16 20  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Henderson lf          4   3   4   2     0   0   .331
Orta rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .294        Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Hargrove dh           2   1   1   0     2   0   .316      Bosetti cf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .222
Hassey 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Johnson dh            5   2   2   3     0   0   .247
Harrah 3b             3   0   1   2     0   1   .260      Armas rf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .283
  Dybzinski 3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Newman 1b,c           4   2   3   1     0   1   .247
Bando c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Heath c,lf            5   2   3   3     0   0   .247
Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Babitt 2b             5   2   3   2     0   0   .252
Kuiper 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .279      McKay 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .214
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Stanley ss            4   2   1   0     0   0   .196
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   3     3   2             Totals               40  16  20  14     1   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 30,139
Left on Base: Indians 5, A's 4
DP: Indians 0, A's 1
Errors: Dybzinski
Doubles: Kuiper (3), Hassey (3), Henderson (13), Newman (9), McKay (6)
Triples: Orta (1), Babitt (3), Armas (2)
Home Runs: Henderson (5), Newman (2), Johnson (12)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (2), Newman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Newman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: McKay (3), Henderson (2)
GIDP: Hassey (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(5-7)            2     7   6   6   1   1   1  13   4.46
Garland                 4.1  10   7   5   0   1   1  22   5.47
Lacey                   1.2   3   3   2   0   1   1   9   7.59
Totals                  8    20  16  13   1   3   3  44

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(8-3)           9     8   4   4   3   2   0  36   2.99
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to left; Orta tripled to center;
Hargrove walked; Hassey walked [Hargrove to second]; Harrah
singled to left [Orta scored, Hargrove scored, Hassey to
second]; Bando flied out to left; Manning flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson homered; Bosetti flied out to left;
Johnson made an out to second; Armas flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Athletics 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer made an out to
pitcher; Dilone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to left; Heath singled to third
[Newman to second]; Babitt forced Heath (third to second)
[Newman to third]; Newman was caught stealing home (first to
catcher); McKay struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Athletics 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Orta singled to right; Hargrove singled to center
[Orta to third]; Hassey grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Orta scored (no RBI), Hargrove out at second]; Harrah
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Stanley singled to right; Henderson singled to
center [Stanley to second]; Bosetti walked [Stanley to third,
Henderson to second]; Johnson singled to left [Stanley scored,
Henderson scored, Bosetti to second]; Armas singled to left
[Bosetti scored, Johnson to second]; GARLAND REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Newman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Johnson to third, Armas to second]; Heath singled to center
[Johnson scored, Armas scored, Heath out at second (center to
first to second)]; Babitt grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 5
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Athletics 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Bando flied out to center; Manning flied out to
left; Kuiper doubled to center; Veryzer singled to center
[Kuiper scored, Veryzer to second (on throw to home)]; Dilone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McKay flied out to left; Stanley made an out to
second; Henderson doubled to center; Bosetti singled to left
[Henderson scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 7.

INDIANS 5TH: Orta made an out to second; Hargrove walked;
Hargrove was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hassey
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics
7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Newman
doubled to right; Heath singled to center [Newman scored];
Babitt tripled to right [Heath scored]; McKay hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Babitt scored]; Stanley made an out to shortstop;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 10.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrah flied out to center; Bando flied out to
center; Manning grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 6TH: DYBZINSKI REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); Henderson
singled to second; Bosetti made an out to second; Johnson made
an out to shortstop; Armas struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 10.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer grounded out
(third to first); Dilone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman homered; Heath made an out to second;
Babitt singled to left; McKay doubled to right [Babitt to
third]; LACEY REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Stanley reached on an
error by Dybzinski [Babitt scored (unearned) (no RBI), McKay
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stanley to third]; Henderson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Stanley scored (unearned)]; Bosetti
grounded out (third to first); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Athletics 14.

INDIANS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 1B); NEWMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); HEATH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Orta flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hassey doubled to left; Dybzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 14.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Johnson homered; Armas tripled to center; Newman
struck out; Heath reached on a fielder's choice [Armas out at
home (pitcher to third), Heath to second]; Babitt singled to
right [Heath scored]; McKay forced Babitt (second to shortstop);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 16.

INDIANS 9TH: Bando flied out to left; Manning flied out to left;
Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Athletics 16.