Homers by Cliff Johnson, Mickey Klutts and Jeff Newman powered the A's to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. Johnson hit a two-run blast in the third inning and Klutts and Newman had back-to-back shots leading off the fourth. Two outs later, Rickey Henderson tripled and Dwayne Murphy singled to complete Oakland's scoring. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    30, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  2    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 14  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .322      Remy 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .303
  Davis lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .319
Murphy cf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .263      Rice lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .283
Johnson dh            5   1   2   2     0   0   .250      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   0   .244
Armas rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Lansford dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Moore 1b              4   0   1   0     1   3   .250      Gedman c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Klutts 3b             4   1   3   1     0   1   .667      Stapleton 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
  McKay pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Newman c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .248      Hoffman ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Babitt 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .255        Hancock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Valdez ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .357
  Gross ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Heath ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  14   5     2   5             Totals               31   3   4   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 25,160
Left on Base: A's 9, Red Sox 6
DP: A's 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Klutts
Doubles: Lansford (19)
Triples: Henderson (5)
Home Runs: Johnson (14), Klutts (2), Newman (3), Evans (16)
Stolen Bases: Murphy (9)
GIDP: Picciolo (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(9-6)          9     4   3   3   5   4   1  36   2.50
Totals                  9     4   3   3   5   4   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(3-7)           3.2   8   5   5   1   2   3  19   4.29
Campbell                4     3   0   0   1   3   0  16   3.18
Burgmeier               1.1   3   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.64
Totals                  9    14   5   5   2   5   3  41

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to third; Armas
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to center; Evans flied out to
center; Rice walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Moore struck out; Klutts singled to left; Newman
made an out to third; Babitt walked [Klutts to second]; Picciolo
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lansford made an out to shortstop; Gedman made an
out to shortstop; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy singled to right; Johnson homered [Murphy scored]; Armas
flied out to right; Moore struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied out to center; Hoffman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Klutts homered; Newman homered; Babitt singled to
center; Picciolo grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Babitt out at second]; Henderson tripled to right;
CAMPBELL REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Murphy singled to right
[Henderson scored]; Murphy stole second; Johnson flied out to
center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Rice walked;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to second]; Lansford struck
out; Gedman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Moore
struck out; Klutts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: DAVIS REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); Stapleton
singled to third [Stapleton to second (error by Klutts)]; Miller
grounded out (second to first) [Stapleton to third]; Hoffman
struck out; Remy walked; Evans homered [Stapleton scored, Remy
scored]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman popped to first; Babitt flied out to
right; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman walked;
Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Davis made an out to shortstop; Murphy flied out
to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); HANCOCK
BATTED FOR HOFFMAN; Hancock flied out to right; Remy flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: VALDEZ REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING SS); Armas
grounded out (first unassisted); Moore walked; Klutts singled to
left [Moore to second]; MCKAY RAN FOR KLUTTS; Newman singled to
right [Moore to third, McKay to second]; Babitt forced Moore
(shortstop to catcher) [McKay to third, Newman to second]; GROSS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
HEATH BATTED FOR GROSS; Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING SS); MCKAY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Evans struck out; Rice grounded out (first
unassisted); Yastrzemski walked; Lansford doubled to left
[Yastrzemski to third]; Gedman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Murphy
singled to right; Johnson flied out to right; Armas singled to
right [Murphy to second]; Moore singled to third [Murphy out at
home (third to shortstop to catcher), Armas to second]; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Stapleton flied out to right; Miller flied out to
left; RUDI BATTED FOR VALDEZ; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Red Sox 3.