Final
CWS 2 — OAK 5
5/25/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK198105250
Complete available game record for CWS at OAK, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Squires | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Murphy | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Luzinski | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Armas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Baines | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Drumright | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Almon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Dotson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hickey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McCatty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Dotson | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve McCatty | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Hickey | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Squires | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Baines | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Bernazard | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dotson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hickey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Almon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve McCatty | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Drumright | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Gross | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Henderson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Murphy | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S4.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 65(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 6(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 41 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | CS2(13614)# | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 1/P | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-3(E7);B-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D8.3-H;2-H;1-H | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–5 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 23 | 1–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 5 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/L | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–5 |