Pushing across a run in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Orioles edged the A's, 3-2. The score was 2-2 when Ken Singleton opened the Birds' ninth with a single. After Eddie Murray walked, Mark Corey forced Singleton at third on a sacrifice attempt. Bob Lacey replaced Jeff Jones on the mound for the A's and pinch-hitter Lenn Sakata then hit a line-drive single to left to plate the winning marker. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 18, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

A's 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 Orioles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Bumbry cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .329 Murphy cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .323 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .216 Newman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Singleton rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .268 Elliott dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .185 Murray 1b 3 2 1 0 2 1 .294 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Kelly lf 1 0 0 0 2 1 .277 Heath c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .230 Corey ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Guerrero ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .224 Crowley dh 3 0 1 2 0 0 .343 Picciolo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Ayala ph,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 McKay 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .129 Graham ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sakata ph,dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dauer 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 5 Totals 33 3 8 3 9 6 Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 17,436 Left on Base: A's 5, Orioles 14 DP: A's 0, Orioles 1 Errors: DeCinces Doubles: Elliott (3), McKay (1), Heath (7), Singleton (11), DeCinces (10) Home Runs: Guerrero (1) Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (12) GIDP: Guerrero (8) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman 6.1 6 2 2 6 4 0 31 3.54 Hamilton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.25 Jones L(1-2) 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 9 2.45 Lacey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.48 Totals 8.1 8 3 3 9 6 0 42 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(7-5) 9 7 2 2 1 5 1 34 3.57 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 5 1 34 Wild Pitches: Jones (1), Flanagan (6) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to center; Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; Singleton singled to center; Murray walked [Singleton to second]; Kelly walked [Singleton to third, Murray to second]; Crowley singled to center [Singleton scored, Murray scored, Kelly to second]; DeCinces struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Elliott doubled to left; Armas popped to first in foul territory; Heath singled to right [Elliott scored]; Guerrero grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Heath out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey flied out to left; Dauer singled to center; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dauer to second]; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); McKay doubled to left; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy walked; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton doubled to left; Murray struck out; Kelly walked; Crowley flied out to left; DeCinces forced Kelly (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Elliott flied out to center; Armas grounded out (first unassisted); Heath doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry walked; Garcia walked [Bumbry to second]; Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled to left; McKay struck out; Henderson flied out to center; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Murray grounded out (second to first); Kelly was called out on strikes; Crowley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman flied out to left; Elliott popped to first; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces doubled to left; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Dauer flied out to center; Bumbry was walked intentionally; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Heath flied out to center; Guerrero homered; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton popped to third in foul territory; Murray singled to right; HAMILTON REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); COREY BATTED FOR KELLY; Corey walked [Murray to second]; AYALA BATTED FOR CROWLEY; JONES REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); GRAHAM BATTED FOR AYALA; Graham was called out on strikes; DeCinces forced Corey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: GRAHAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Henderson singled to right; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Newman struck out; Flanagan threw a wild pitch [Henderson to third]; Elliott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Dempsey struck out; Dauer walked; Bumbry flied out to left; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas reached on an error by DeCinces [Armas to second]; Heath struck out; Guerrero hit into a double play to right [Armas out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; Tony Armas tagged from 2B; Ken Singleton's throw from RF bounced to the stands but Mike Flanagan retrieved the ball; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton singled to center; Jones threw a wild pitch [Singleton to second]; Murray was walked intentionally; On a bunt Corey forced Singleton (pitcher to shortstop) [Murray to second]; LACEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); SAKATA BATTED FOR GRAHAM; Sakata singled to left [Murray scored, Corey to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 3.

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