Friday September 18, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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