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.

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