Pitching a six-hitter for his 15th complete game, Matt Keough hurled the A's to a 5-2 victory over the Tigers. The A's snapped a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fourth inning on singles by Wayne Gross, Mike Heath and Mario Guerrero. Tony Armas drilled a two-run homer in the first and another two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 17, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Tigers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 A's 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 x - 5 8 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .295 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Murphy cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .296 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Davis dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .219 Hebner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Gross 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .279 Summers dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .330 Edwards pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Cowens rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .255 McKay 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Wockenfuss c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Armas rf 4 1 2 4 0 0 .272 Brookens 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .299 Newman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Whitaker 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .221 Heath c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 3 0 1 1 0 2 .222 Cox 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 5 3 Totals 32 5 8 5 1 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 6,370 Left on Base: Tigers 9, A's 4 DP: Tigers 0, A's 1 Errors: Wockenfuss Doubles: Brookens (13) Triples: Armas (3) Home Runs: Armas (19) Stolen Bases: Murphy (14), Davis (1) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (6) GIDP: Trammell (6) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris L(11-8) 8 8 5 5 1 6 1 33 4.51 Totals 8 8 5 5 1 6 1 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough W(10-9) 9 7 2 2 5 3 0 38 3.24 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 3 0 38 Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Nick Bremigan TIGERS 1ST: Peters walked; Trammell flied out to right; Kemp flied out to left; Hebner singled to center [Peters to second]; Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy singled to right; Murphy stole second [Murphy to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; Davis walked; Davis stole second; Gross made an out to second; Armas tripled to right [Murphy scored, Davis scored]; Newman made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. TIGERS 2ND: Cowens walked; Wockenfuss grounded out (first unassisted) [Cowens to second]; Brookens flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero struck out; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. TIGERS 3RD: Peters walked; Trammell forced Peters (right to shortstop); Kemp singled to left [Trammell to third]; Hebner struck out; Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. TIGERS 4TH: Cowens walked; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cowens to second]; Brookens doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Whitaker singled to center [Brookens scored]; Peters flied out to right; Trammell flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross singled to right; Armas flied out to right; Newman flied out to left; Heath singled to third [Gross to second]; Guerrero singled to right [Gross scored, Heath to third]; Cox forced Guerrero (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. TIGERS 5TH: Kemp grounded out (third to first); Hebner flied out to center; Summers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. TIGERS 6TH: Cowens made an out to first; Wockenfuss walked; Brookens flied out to left; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross struck out; Armas made an out to third; Newman singled to left; Heath made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. TIGERS 7TH: Peters singled to center; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Peters to second]; Kemp made an out to shortstop; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero struck out; Cox grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. TIGERS 8TH: Summers struck out; Cowens flied out to center; Wockenfuss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy struck out; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross singled to right; EDWARDS RAN FOR GROSS; Armas homered [Edwards scored]; Newman made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 5. TIGERS 9TH: MCKAY REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 3B); Brookens singled to right; Whitaker singled to left [Brookens to second]; Peters flied out to left; Trammell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 5.

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