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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1981-08-31 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 8442 · 77°F · 2:43
Oakland Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 5–3. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Rick Langford earned the win and Tom Underwood picked up the save. Dwayne Murphy went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Rick Langford L: Bert Blyleven SV: Tom Underwood
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Rich Garcia · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dan Morrison · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Wayne Gross | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Armas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Spencer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave McKay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miguel Dilone | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Orta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Hargrove | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ron Hassey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Toby Harrah | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Kelly | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Manning | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duane Kuiper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Bando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Charboneau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Rosello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bo Diaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Langford | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
 Tom Underwood | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 8.1 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
 Sid Monge | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Spillner | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: 43
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Wayne Gross: 43
Bot 1
- Miguel Dilone: 8
- Jorge Orta: K
- Mike Hargrove: S9
- Ron Hassey: 8
Top 2
- Tony Armas: E6/G
- Mike Davis: 64(1)/FO
- Jim Spencer: S7.1-2
- Mike Heath: 6(B)4(2)/LDP
Bot 2
- Toby Harrah: S5/BG
- Pat Kelly: 7
- Rick Manning: 7
- Duane Kuiper: 7
Top 3
- Dave McKay: K
- Fred Stanley: S9
- Rickey Henderson: 9
- Dwayne Murphy: W.1-2
- Wayne Gross: K
Bot 3
- Tom Veryzer: 6/L
- Miguel Dilone: S9.BX2(96)
- Jorge Orta: 63
Top 4
- Tony Armas: K
- Mike Davis: 7
- Jim Spencer: S7
- Mike Heath: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Mike Hargrove: K
- Ron Hassey: 31
- Toby Harrah: S8
- Pat Kelly: D7.1-H
- Rick Manning: 3/G
Top 5
- Dave McKay: S8
- Fred Stanley: 54(1)/FO
- Rickey Henderson: S8.1-2
- Dwayne Murphy: HR/8.2-H;1-H
- Wayne Gross: W
- Tony Armas: D8.1-H
- Mike Davis: 43.2-3
- Jim Spencer: K
Bot 5
- Duane Kuiper: S9
- Tom Veryzer: 54(1)/FO
- Miguel Dilone: 54(1)/FO
- Jorge Orta: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Jorge Orta: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
- Mike Hargrove: HP.1-2
- Ron Hassey: W.2-3;1-2
- Toby Harrah: 5(2)/FO
Top 6
- Mike Heath: 8
- Dave McKay: S4/G
- Fred Stanley: S9.1-2
- Rickey Henderson: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Pat Kelly: HR/7
- Rick Manning: S8
- Duane Kuiper: 16(1)4/BG/GDP
- Tom Veryzer: 43
Top 7
- Dwayne Murphy: K
- Wayne Gross: 7
- Tony Armas: 9
Bot 7
- Miguel Dilone: S8
- Jorge Orta: PO1(13)
- Jorge Orta: W
- Mike Hargrove: W.1-2
- Chris Bando: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Mike Davis: K23
- Jim Spencer: 4/P
- Mike Heath: 53
Bot 8
- Toby Harrah: K
- Joe Charboneau: 13
- Rick Manning: 7
Top 9
- Dave McKay: HP
- Fred Stanley: 3/P
- Rickey Henderson: S7.1-2
- Dwayne Murphy: S8.2-H;1-2
- Cliff Johnson: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Tony Armas: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Dave Rosello: K
- Bo Diaz: 9
- Miguel Dilone: 9
Notes & reviews
- Rick Langford and Athletics Manager Billy Martin ejected by HP umpire Don Denkinger