OAK @ KCA

October 07, 1981

Final Score: OAK 2 - KCA 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
40,274
Game Duration
170 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Steve McCatty
Losing Pitcher
Mike Jones

Umpires

Home Plate
Joe Brinkman
First Base
Steve Palermo
Second Base
Don Denkinger
Third Base
Jim Evans

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
64°F
Sky
Cloudy
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Speed
7 mph

Line Score

OAK @ KCA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 1
KCA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0

OAK Batting

OAK @ KCA — OAK Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Tony Armas 4 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Rick Bosetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wayne Gross 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rickey Henderson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Cliff Johnson 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Mickey Klutts 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Steve McCatty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave McKay 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Kelvin Moore 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dwayne Murphy 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jeff Newman 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rob Picciolo 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Fred Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 2 10 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 .294

KCA Batting

OAK @ KCA — KCA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Willie Aikens 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Brett 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Cesar Geronimo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clint Hurdle 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Mike Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lee May 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal McRae 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Amos Otis 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Dan Quisenberry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
U. L. Washington 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
John Wathan 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Frank White 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Wilson 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 .188

OAK Pitching

OAK @ KCA — OAK Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Steve McCatty (W) W 9.0 6 1 1 4 3 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 1 1 4 3 0 1.00

KCA Pitching

OAK @ KCA — KCA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mike Jones (L) L 8.0 9 2 2 0 2 0 2.25
Dan Quisenberry - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 2 2 0 2 0 2.00

Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals, October 7, 1981

On October 7, 1981, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 at Kauffman Stadium, a Division Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 40,274, a running time of 170 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 64 degrees and cloudy skies. The Oakland Athletics' runs came one at a time, in the first and eighth. The Kansas City Royals' only run came in the fifth inning. The Oakland Athletics had 10 hits and the Kansas City Royals 6, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to Steve McCatty, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Mike Jones after 8.0 innings and 2 runs. For the Oakland Athletics, Tony Armas went 4 for 4, 2 doubles, and 2 RBI. For the Kansas City Royals, John Wathan went 2 for 4. Behind the plate was umpire Joe Brinkman.

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