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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians

1981-09-02 Β· Night game Β· Cleveland Stadium Β· Att: 5198 Β· cloudy, wet Β· 3:24

Cleveland Indians defeated Oakland Athletics 10–4. Cleveland Indians put up 7 in the 7th. Dan Spillner earned the win. Mike Hargrove went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK10001000249
CLE000100721013

W: Dan Spillner   L: Matt Keough   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Jim McKean Β· 1B: Dan Morrison Β· 2B: Don Denkinger Β· 3B: Rich Garcia Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rickey Henderson320021
Dwayne Murphy402110
Cliff Johnson502300
Tony Armas502000
Mickey Klutts500003
Mike Heath400001
Kelvin Moore201021
Shooty Babitt200010
Fred Stanley311000
Mike Davis100000
Jim Spencer111000

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Miguel Dilone513101
Jorge Orta421000
Mike Hargrove423410
Pat Kelly300000
Toby Harrah422110
Chris Bando411100
Rick Manning411110
Duane Kuiper200110
Jerry Dybzinski312011
Dave Rosello000010

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Matt Keough6.0651
Bob Owchinko0.0100
Jeff Jones0.1200
Dave Beard0.2101
Bo McLaughlin1.0310

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Waits5.2634
Dan Spillner3.1332

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Rickey Henderson: W
  • Dwayne Murphy: D7.1-3
  • Cliff Johnson: 43.3-H;2-3
  • Tony Armas: 53
  • Mickey Klutts: K

Bot 1

  • Miguel Dilone: S5
  • Jorge Orta: 43.1-2
  • Mike Hargrove: 7
  • Pat Kelly: 31

Top 2

  • Mike Heath: 8/L
  • Kelvin Moore: W
  • Shooty Babitt: PO1(13)
  • Shooty Babitt: W
  • Fred Stanley: 7

Bot 2

  • Toby Harrah: 63
  • Chris Bando: 8
  • Rick Manning: W
  • Duane Kuiper: 7/L

Top 3

  • Rickey Henderson: 63
  • Dwayne Murphy: 7
  • Cliff Johnson: S8
  • Tony Armas: 63

Bot 3

  • Jerry Dybzinski: S7
  • Miguel Dilone: PO1(E1).1-3
  • Miguel Dilone: K
  • Jorge Orta: 7
  • Mike Hargrove: W
  • Pat Kelly: 3/G

Top 4

  • Mickey Klutts: 53
  • Mike Heath: 53
  • Kelvin Moore: K

Bot 4

  • Toby Harrah: W
  • Chris Bando: 34/SH.1-2
  • Rick Manning: 3/G.2-3
  • Duane Kuiper: W
  • Jerry Dybzinski: SB2
  • Jerry Dybzinski: W
  • Miguel Dilone: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Jorge Orta: 7

Top 5

  • Shooty Babitt: 63
  • Fred Stanley: D7
  • Rickey Henderson: 31.2-3
  • Dwayne Murphy: S7.3-H
  • Cliff Johnson: 8

Bot 5

  • Mike Hargrove: S9
  • Pat Kelly: 9
  • Toby Harrah: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

  • Tony Armas: S8
  • Mickey Klutts: K
  • Mike Heath: K
  • Kelvin Moore: S8.1-3
  • Shooty Babitt: 9

Bot 6

  • Chris Bando: 7
  • Rick Manning: 7
  • Duane Kuiper: 8

Top 7

  • Fred Stanley: 8
  • Rickey Henderson: K
  • Dwayne Murphy: W
  • Cliff Johnson: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

  • Jerry Dybzinski: S7.B-2(E7)
  • Miguel Dilone: S1/BG.2-2
  • Jorge Orta: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Mike Hargrove: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Dave Rosello: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Toby Harrah: S4.3-H;2-3
  • Chris Bando: D7.3-H;1-3
  • Rick Manning: S1.3-H;2-3
  • Duane Kuiper: SB2.3-H(E2/TH2)(UR);1-3
  • Duane Kuiper: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
  • Jerry Dybzinski: K

Top 8

  • Tony Armas: D7
  • Mickey Klutts: 63
  • Mike Heath: 7
  • Kelvin Moore: W
  • Mike Davis: 53

Bot 8

  • Miguel Dilone: 31
  • Jorge Orta: S7
  • Mike Hargrove: HR/9.1-H
  • Dave Rosello: W
  • Toby Harrah: S9.1-2
  • Chris Bando: 3/G.2-3;1-2
  • Rick Manning: 43

Top 9

  • Jim Spencer: S9
  • Rickey Henderson: W.1-2
  • Dwayne Murphy: 7
  • Cliff Johnson: D9.2-H;1-H
  • Tony Armas: 43.2-3
  • Mickey Klutts: K

Notes & reviews

  • Matt Keough was injured making the play on the bunt