The A's swept a twin bill from the Blue Jays, winning the opener, 3-2 in 13 innings, and capturing the nightcap, 4-2. The opener was tied, 2-2, when Rickey Henderson drew a two-out walk in the top of the 13th and stole second. After Dwayne Murphy was walked intentionally, Keith Drumright's single scored Henderson.

The A's took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning of the second game on a homer by Jim Spencer. Wayne Gross delivered a sacrifice fly in the sixth and a two-run double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium
A's          0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3 11  1
Blue Jays    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  9  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   0   1     3   0   .327      Iorg 2b               6   0   2   0     0   1   .251
Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     3   1   .264      Woods lf              4   1   1   1     2   2   .246
Drumright dh          7   0   2   1     0   0   .290      Barfield rf           6   0   3   0     0   1   .313
Armas rf              6   0   2   0     1   2   .263      Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   1     1   1   .240
Gross 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .195        Upshaw pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Manrique ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Klutts 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Whitt ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Spencer 1b            5   1   3   0     1   0   .201        Ainge pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .187
McKay 2b              6   0   2   0     0   2   .250      Velez dh              2   0   0   0     2   1   .223
Newman c              6   0   0   0     0   2   .232        Bell pr,dh          2   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Stanley ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .195      Martinez c            4   0   1   0     1   0   .239
  Page ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .141      Moseby cf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .233
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Griffin ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wells ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beamon ph,1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Owchinko p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox 3b                5   1   0   0     1   1   .250
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stieb p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Leal p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garvin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               49   3  11   2     9   9             Totals               45   2   9   2     8  12

Time of Game: 4:04
Left on Base: A's 17, Blue Jays 13
DP: A's 1, Blue Jays 0
Errors: McKay, Iorg 2
Doubles: Gross (5), Murphy (9), Spencer (7), Barfield (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 3 (50), Barfield (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (4), Martinez (2)
GIDP: Martinez (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               6     6   2   2   4   5   0  26   4.00
Jones                   1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   7   3.19
Owchinko                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.95
Beard W(1-1)            5.1   2   0   0   2   6   0  20   3.09
Totals                 13     9   2   2   8  12   0  54

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stieb                   9     7   2   2   5   3   0  39   3.15
McLaughlin              3     3   0   0   1   5   0  13   2.89
Leal L(7-11)            0.2   1   1   1   3   1   0   6   3.38
Garvin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.55
Totals                 13    11   3   3   9   9   0  59

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Steve Palermo


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy
struck out; Drumright grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Iorg flied out to right; Woods walked; Barfield
singled to right [Woods to second]; Mayberry singled to right
[Woods scored, Barfield out at home (right to second to
catcher)]; Velez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Gross doubled to right; Spencer
singled to second [Gross scored (error by Iorg) (no RBI)]; McKay
singled to center [Spencer to second]; Newman flied out to
right; Stanley walked [Spencer to third, McKay to second];
Henderson walked [Spencer scored, McKay to third, Stanley to
second]; Murphy flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Martinez singled to center; Moseby struck out;
Griffin popped to second; Cox forced Martinez (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Drumright grounded out (shortstop to first);
Armas singled to left; Gross popped to shortstop; Spencer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Iorg flied out to right; Woods struck out;
Barfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McKay struck out; Newman grounded out (third to
first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; Velez walked; Martinez
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Velez
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy
flied out to right; Drumright grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby flied out to left; Griffin struck out; Cox
walked; Iorg singled to right [Cox to second]; Woods singled to
right [Cox scored, Iorg to second]; Barfield forced Iorg (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas singled to left; Gross out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Armas to second]; Spencer flied out to
left; McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry singled to right; Velez forced Mayberry
(shortstop to second); Martinez walked [Velez to second]; Moseby
forced Martinez (first to shortstop) [Velez to third]; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; Henderson
stole second; Murphy was walked intentionally; Drumright forced
Henderson (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: JONES REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Cox flied
out to left; Iorg singled to left; Woods grounded out (third to
first) [Iorg to second]; Barfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas popped to shortstop; Gross flied out to
center; Spencer walked; McKay singled to left [Spencer to
second]; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry walked; UPSHAW RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Velez
walked [Upshaw to second]; BELL RAN FOR VELEZ; Martinez out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Upshaw to third, Bell to
second]; OWCHINKO REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Moseby reached on a
fielder's choice [Upshaw out at home (second to catcher)]; WELLS
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; BEARD REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); BEAMON
BATTED FOR WELLS; Beamon grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MANRIQUE
REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING SS); BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); Stanley grounded out (second to first); Henderson flied out
to right; Murphy doubled to right; Drumright grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays
2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cox flied out to center; Iorg struck out; Woods
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 10TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED STIEB (PITCHING); Armas
popped to first; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer
doubled to left; McKay struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: Barfield singled to right; Barfield stole second
[Barfield to third (error by McKay)]; Manrique was called out on
strikes; Bell flied out to center; Martinez popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Newman struck out; Stanley struck out; Henderson
reached on an error by Iorg; Henderson stole second; Murphy was
walked intentionally; Drumright singled to left [Henderson out
at home (left to catcher), Murphy to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: Moseby flied out to center; Beamon flied out to
right; Cox popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Armas struck out; Gross struck out; Spencer
singled to right; McKay grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); Woods
walked; Barfield doubled to third [Woods to third]; WHITT BATTED
FOR MANRIQUE; Whitt was walked intentionally; AINGE RAN FOR
WHITT; Bell struck out; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Blue Jays 2.

ATHLETICS 13TH: AINGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LEAL REPLACED
MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Newman struck out; a basketball was
thrown onto the field towards Danny Ainge who was the subject of
a lawsuit because he wanted to play for the Celtics; PAGE
BATTED FOR STANLEY; Page flied out to left; Henderson walked;
Henderson stole second; Murphy was walked intentionally;
Drumright singled to shortstop [Henderson scored, Murphy to
third, Drumright to second (on throw)]; Armas was walked
intentionally; GARVIN REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED
FOR GROSS; Johnson popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 13TH: KLUTTS REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 3B); PICCIOLO
REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING SS); Moseby struck out; Beamon popped to
left; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Blue
Jays 2.