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.