A bases-loaded triple by Tony Armas in the third inning and a grand slam by Dwayne Murphy in the ninth were the big blows as the A's submerged the White Sox, 10-5. Armas' three-bagger highlighted a six-run outburst.

The first two tallies were driven in on an infield single by Rickey Henderson and a squeeze bunt by Murphy. A run-scoring single by Mike Heath capped the outburst. Murphy's circuit clout was the first bases-loaded round-tripper of his career. [The Sporting News]
Oakland Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 5

Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

A's          0  0  6    0  0  0    0  0  4  -  10 11  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  1  0  -   5 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   2   1   1     1   1   .329      LeFlore lf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .252
Murphy cf             5   2   2   5     0   0   .266      Bernazard 2b          5   1   2   1     0   2   .270
Johnson dh            4   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Baines rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .275
Armas rf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .262      Luzinski dh           2   0   0   0     2   0   .283
Klutts 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Sutherland pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Fisk c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .259
  Stanley 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .300
Heath c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .244      Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Moore 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .179      Morrison 3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .231
McKay 2b,3b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .246      Almon ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Picciolo ss           4   2   4   0     0   0   .256        Molinaro ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36  10  11  10     3   4             Totals               34   5  10   4     3   5

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 21,266
Left on Base: A's 2, White Sox 6
DP: A's 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Trout
Triples: Armas (3)
Home Runs: Murphy (14), Morrison (8)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Baines (2)
GIDP: Murphy 2 (4), Johnson (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(12-6)         5.2   6   3   3   1   2   0  22   2.42
Jones                   1.2   4   2   2   1   0   1  10   3.26
Beard SV(2)             1.2   0   0   0   1   3   0   6   5.68
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   5   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout L(8-6)            2.2   6   6   6   1   1   0  15   3.25
McGlothen               6     4   3   3   2   3   0  22   4.76
Hickey                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   4.15
Totals                  9    11  10  10   3   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Jones (3)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy flied out to
left; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Bernazard struck out; Baines
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to center; Klutts flied out to
left; Heath flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski flied out to left; Fisk flied out to
left; Lemon singled to right; Lemon was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Moore struck out; McKay singled to left; Picciolo
singled to left [McKay to third, Picciolo to second (on throw to
3b)]; Henderson singled to first [McKay scored, Picciolo to
third]; Murphy singled to pitcher [Picciolo scored, Henderson to
third, Murphy to second (error by Trout)]; Johnson walked; Armas
tripled to right [Henderson scored, Murphy scored, Johnson
scored]; Klutts made an out to shortstop; Heath singled to
center [Armas scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING);
Moore lined to shortstop; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnson flied out to right; Morrison popped to
catcher in foul territory; Almon popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McKay singled to right; Picciolo singled to right
[McKay to third]; Henderson flied out to right; Murphy grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Picciolo out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Bernazard
singled to center; Baines flied out to center; Luzinski popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
flied out to center; Klutts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Fisk singled to right; Lemon popped to second;
Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Heath struck out; Moore flied out to right; McKay
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Morrison singled to left; Almon forced Morrison
(shortstop to second); LeFlore singled to third [Almon to
second]; Bernazard singled to right [Almon scored, LeFlore to
third]; Baines hit a sacrifice fly to right [LeFlore scored];
Luzinski walked [Bernazard to second]; JONES REPLACED MCCATTY
(PITCHING); Fisk singled to center [Bernazard scored, Luzinski
to second]; Steve McCatty left game due to illness; Lemon
popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 6, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo singled to right; Henderson struck out;
Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Picciolo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Morrison
homered; Almon singled to left; LeFlore flied out to center;
Bernazard popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Johnson popped to shortstop; Armas grounded out
(third to first); GROSS BATTED FOR KLUTTS; Gross flied to right
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox
4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 2B); MCKAY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Baines singled to left; Luzinski
walked [Baines to second]; SUTHERLAND RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baines to third, Sutherland
to second]; Jones threw a wild pitch [Baines scored, Sutherland
to third]; BEARD REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Lemon walked;
Johnson struck out; Morrison struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 6, White Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SUTHERLAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Heath
grounded out (third to first); Moore struck out; McKay walked;
Picciolo singled to center [McKay to second]; Henderson walked
[McKay to third, Picciolo to second]; HICKEY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Murphy homered [McKay scored, Picciolo scored,
Henderson scored]; Johnson flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 10, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MOLINARO BATTED FOR ALMON; Molinaro lined to
pitcher; LeFlore flied out to right; Bernazard struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 10, White Sox 5.
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