An error produced the winning run as the Orioles won their fifth straight game, 4-3, over the A's. The Birds trailed, 3-2, in the bottom of the seventh, but tied it when pinch-hitter John Lowenstein cracked a two-out single to plate Mark Corey. When A's first baseman Jeff Newman tried to get Lowenstein, who broke for second on the throw to the plate, the ball struck Lowenstein in the back of the neck and Al Bumbry raced home with the decisive run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      19, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   4 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .309      Bumbry cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .328
Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .321      Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Heath c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .241        Lowenstein ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .220
Armas rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .272        Dauer pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Elliott dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Singleton rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Murray 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .294
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Crowley dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .338
Picciolo 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Graham c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .262
McKay 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .123      DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Corey lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     0   6             Totals               32   4  10   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 15,491
Left on Base: A's 3, Orioles 5
DP: A's 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Newman
Doubles: Heath (8)
Home Runs: Henderson (2), Armas (12), Murray (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Heath (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(4-7)         8    10   4   3   1   4   1  33   3.39
Totals                  8    10   4   3   1   4   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor W(6-3)         9     6   3   3   0   6   2  33   3.74
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   6   2  33

Balks: Langford (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson homered; On a bunt Murphy singled;
Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Murphy to
second]; Armas flied out to right; Elliott grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Sakata walked; Singleton
was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted
ball to second [Sakata out at second (second unassisted)];
Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
grounded out (second to first); Picciolo flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley grounded out (first to pitcher); Graham
singled to right; DeCinces struck out; Corey flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay grounded out (third to first); Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia struck out; Bumbry grounded out (second to
first); Sakata grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Heath doubled to right; Armas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Elliott struck out; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled to right; Langford balked
[Singleton to second]; Murray lined to right [Singleton to
third]; Crowley popped to first; Graham singled to center
[Singleton scored]; DeCinces flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
singled; McKay struck out; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Corey grounded out (third to first); Garcia flied
out to right; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy struck out; Heath singled to left; Armas
homered [Heath scored]; Elliott flied out to right; Newman
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Sakata struck out; Singleton flied out to left;
Murray homered; Crowley singled to center; Graham flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Picciolo
struck out; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces singled to left; On a bunt Corey singled
[DeCinces to second]; Garcia flied out to center [DeCinces to
third, Corey to second]; Bumbry singled to center [DeCinces out
at home (center to catcher), Corey stayed at second]; LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR SAKATA; Lowenstein singled to right [Corey scored,
Bumbry scored (unearned) (no RBI), Lowenstein to second (error
by Newman)]; John Lowenstein hit on head by Jeff Newman's
throw to 2B; carried off field on stretcher; sat up and gave
double fist acknowledgement to fans' applause; Al Bumbry scored
when throw went into CF; DAUER RAN FOR LOWENSTEIN; Singleton
flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DAUER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy grounded out (second to
first); Heath grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Crowley flied out to left; Graham grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas grounded out (second to first); Elliott
flied out to left; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 4.