Final
BOS 6 — OAK 4
8/20/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK198108200
Complete available game record for BOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rickey Henderson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Murphy | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Armas | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Gedman | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Stapleton | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Drumright | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Hancock | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Heath | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hoffman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reid Nichols | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Rudi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Valdez | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McCatty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Owchinko | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Clear | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Underwood | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Eckersley | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve McCatty | 7.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Mark Clear | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Owchinko | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Underwood | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Yastrzemski | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Clear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gedman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Hancock | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Valdez | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McCatty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Murphy | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Drumright | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Owchinko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Underwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Henderson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | E5 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E4.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S6.2-H(UR);1-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7.1-H | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E6 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;1-3 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–4 |