The A's broke their club record for homers in a game, smashing six while beating the Indians, 9-1. Tony Armas and Mitchell Page whacked two homers each and Jim Essian and Dwayne Murphy hit one apiece to surpass the A's former high of five. While his teammates were pounding the ball, Mike Norris pitched a four-hitter and turned in his 13th complete game and 48th to the credit of the A's staff. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Friday, July 18, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Indians 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 A's 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 x - 9 11 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .347 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Orta rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Murphy cf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .296 Rosello 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Davis 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Newman ph,1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 .239 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Armas rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .275 Charboneau lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Gross 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Hassey c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .304 McKay 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .183 Alexander c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Page dh 4 3 3 2 0 1 .241 Gray dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Essian c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .250 Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Manning cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Cox 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Dybzinski ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .209 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wihtol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 0 4 Totals 34 9 11 9 2 4 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 5,912 Left on Base: Indians 3, A's 3 DP: Indians 0, A's 2 Errors: Gross, Cox Home Runs: Essian (2), Armas 2 (21), Murphy (10), Page 2 (6) Stolen Bases: Dybzinski (3), Page (11) Caught Stealing: Cox (3) GIDP: Gray (1), Brohamer (4) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner L(7-8) 4.1 6 5 5 1 2 3 20 5.70 Owchinko 1.2 4 3 3 0 0 2 8 5.85 Wihtol 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 4.50 Totals 8 11 9 9 2 4 6 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris W(12-6) 9 4 1 1 0 4 0 31 2.45 Totals 9 4 1 1 0 4 0 31 Wild Pitches: Spillner (2) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Mark Johnson INDIANS 1ST: Dilone made an out to second; Orta struck out; Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy made an out to shortstop; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah made an out to third; Hassey reached on an error by Cox; Gray grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hassey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to center; Page struck out; Essian homered [Gross scored]; Guerrero flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2. INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Manning flied out to center; Dybzinski singled to third; Dybzinski stole second; Dilone grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox grounded out (third to first); Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy walked; Spillner threw a wild pitch [Murphy to second]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2. INDIANS 4TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas homered; Gross flied out to center; Page singled to right; Page stole second; Essian singled to center [Page scored]; Guerrero grounded out (second to first) [Essian to second]; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. INDIANS 5TH: Hassey grounded out (second to first); Gray reached on an error by Gross; Brohamer flied out to center; Manning made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy homered; OWCHINKO REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); NEWMAN BATTED FOR DAVIS; Newman singled to third; Armas homered [Newman scored]; Gross lined to second; Page homered; Essian grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 8. INDIANS 6TH: NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCKAY REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Dybzinski singled to left; Dilone flied out to left; Orta grounded out (second to first) [Dybzinski to second]; Hargrove singled to center [Dybzinski scored]; Harrah struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 6TH: CHARBONEAU REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING LF); DILONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ROSELLO REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 3B); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Cox singled to right; Cox was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 8. INDIANS 7TH: Hassey singled to center; Gray struck out; Brohamer grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Hassey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 7TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED HASSEY (PLAYING C ); WIHTOL REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; Newman walked; Armas grounded out (third to first) [Newman to second]; McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 8. INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Dybzinski made an out to second; Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 8TH: Page homered; Essian popped to first in foul territory; Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Cox flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 9. INDIANS 9TH: Rosello flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Charboneau popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 9.

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