Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 17, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1981 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Milwaukee Brewers 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 1
Murphy cf 2 0 1 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Armas rf 4 0 1 0
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Heath c 4 0 0 0
Page dh 3 1 1 0
McKay 2b 3 0 1 0
Stanley ss 1 1 1 1
  Hosley ph 1 0 0 0
  Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Gantner 2b 3 1 1 0
Moore dh 2 1 0 0
Cooper 1b 4 1 1 0
Oglivie lf 2 1 0 0
Howell 3b 3 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 1 1 2
Brouhard rf 3 0 3 2
Edwards cf 4 0 1 0
Romero ss 4 0 0 0
Haas p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 5
Oakland 002 000 000261
Milwaukee 000 015 00x680
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (4-4) 8.0 8 6 1 4 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
1
4
2
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Haas  W (3-2) 7.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Easterly   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
2

  E–McKay (4).  DP–Oakland 1, Milwaukee 2.  2B–Oakland Henderson (7,off Haas), Milwaukee Howell (3,off Langford).  3B–Milwaukee Simmons (1,off Langford).  SH–Stanley (3,off Haas); C Moore (2,off Langford).  SF–Brouhard (1,off Langford); Howell (1,off Langford).  IBB–Oglivie (2,by Langford).  SB–Henderson (24,3rd base off Haas/Simmons); Murphy (8,2nd base off Haas/Simmons); Edwards (2,2nd base off Langford/Heath).  CS–Brouhard (1,2nd base by Langford/Heath).  IBB–Langford (1,Oglivie).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:16.  A–33,142.
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