With a crowd of 51,598 on hand for annual Old Timers Day, the Yankees extended their winning streak to nine games with a 5-3 victory over the A's. Tommy John became the A.L.'s first 10-game winner this season with the help of Rich Gossage, who relieved with one out in the eighth inning. Jim Spencer smashed a three-run homer in the first. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      21, 1980 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Yankees      3  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  5  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   2   3   0     0   1   .313      Randolph 2b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .310
Murphy cf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .319      Murcer dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .273
Heath c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .234      Nettles 3b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .251
Elliott dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .292
  Edwards pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   3     0   1   .227
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Lefebvre lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .262
Newman 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Brown cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
  Revering ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Cerone c              3   1   0   0     0   0   .236
Klutts 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Doyle ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Gross ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Guerrero ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .220        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McKay 2b              2   0   1   0     0   1   .155
  Essian ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Picciolo 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     0   5             Totals               30   5   5   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 51,598
Left on Base: A's 7, Yankees 5
DP: A's 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Klutts, Doyle
Doubles: Henderson (10), McKay (2), Spencer (7)
Triples: Guerrero (1)
Home Runs: Spencer (5), Nettles (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (13), Heath (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(8-5)           8     5   5   5   4   7   2  34   2.68
Totals                  8     5   5   5   4   7   2  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(10-2)            7.1   9   3   3   0   3   0  32   3.11
Gossage SV(10)          1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.11
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Cerone (7)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson doubled to left; Cerone allowed a
passed ball [Henderson to third]; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Henderson scored]; Heath flied out to left;
Elliott grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Murcer
flied out to center; Nettles singled to right; Jackson walked
[Nettles to second]; Spencer homered [Nettles scored, Jackson
scored]; Lefebvre was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to center; Newman flied out to
right; Klutts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Brown walked; Cerone forced Brown (shortstop to
second); Doyle struck out; Randolph walked [Cerone to second];
Murcer singled to right [Cerone scored, Randolph to third];
Nettles flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero tripled to center; McKay was called out
on strikes; Henderson singled to pitcher [Guerrero stayed at
third]; Murphy singled to right [Guerrero scored, Henderson to
third]; Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Henderson scored, Murphy to second]; Elliott struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Jackson flied out to left; Spencer flied out to
center; Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (third to first); Newman
singled to third; Klutts flied out to center; Guerrero made an
out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Brown flied out to right; Cerone reached on an
error by Klutts; Doyle flied out to right; Randolph walked
[Cerone to second]; Murcer forced Randolph (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: McKay doubled to right; Henderson singled to
catcher [McKay to third]; Murphy reached on a fielder's choice
[McKay out at home (second to catcher), Henderson to second];
Heath grounded out (third to first) [Henderson to third, Murphy
to second]; Elliott flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles made an out to third; Jackson grounded out
(third to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas struck out (catcher to first); Newman
singled to right; Klutts grounded out (second to first) [Newman
to second]; Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Lefebvre struck out; Brown made an out to second;
Cerone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ESSIAN BATTED FOR MCKAY; Essian flied out to
center; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED ESSIAN (PLAYING 2B); Doyle
grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph struck out; Murcer was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Yankees 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath reached on an error by Doyle; Elliott
forced Heath (shortstop to second); EDWARDS RAN FOR ELLIOTT;
Armas singled to right [Edwards to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED
JOHN (PITCHING); REVERING BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering flied out
to right; GROSS BATTED FOR KLUTTS; Gross popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); REVERING
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
Nettles homered; Jackson flied out to right; Spencer doubled to
right; Lefebvre grounded out (second to first) [Spencer to
third]; Brown made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero flied out to right; DAVIS BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Davis struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Yankees 5.