Allowing only four hits, Steve McCatty recorded the first shutout of his major league career, pitching the A's to a 3-0 victory over the Indians. Rick Waits, hurling for the Indians, matched McCatty in ciphers until the eighth inning when the A's scored all their runs.

With one out, walks to Jeff Cox and Dwayne Murphy around a double by Rickey Henderson loaded the bases. Jim Essian followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Cox. The A's then worked a double steal, Henderson scoring. Tony Armas capped the inning with a single, driving in Murphy. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      19, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   3  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Henderson lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Murphy cf             1   1   0   0     3   0   .295
Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Essian c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .243
Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Armas rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .276
Hassey c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Newman 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Gray dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Heath dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Manning cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .209      McKay 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .186
Dybzinski ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Cox 2b                2   1   0   0     1   0   .218
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   3             Totals               25   3   5   2     5   0

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  6,506
Left on Base: Indians 6, A's 4
DP: Indians 1, A's 1
Errors: Murphy
Doubles: Dybzinski (9), Henderson (13)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (43), Murphy (15)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Essian (1)
GIDP: Essian (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(7-9)            8     5   3   3   5   0   0  31   4.86
Totals                  8     5   3   3   5   0   0  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(7-9)          9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33   4.81
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: McCatty (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean


INDIANS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta struck
out; Hargrove walked; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Henderson was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Murphy walked; Essian grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hassey flied out to center; Gray flied out to
right; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (second to first); Newman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Heath made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Dybzinski
doubled to left; Dilone grounded out (second to first)
[Dybzinski to third]; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); McKay
singled to center; Cox flied out to left; Henderson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hargrove singled to right; Harrah popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hassey singled to center [Hargrove to
second]; Gray struck out; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy flied out to right; Essian grounded out
(shortstop to first); Armas walked; Newman forced Armas (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning reached on an error by Murphy [Manning to
second]; Dybzinski lined into a double play (pitcher to second)
[Manning out at second]; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
made an out to second; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Orta made an out to shortstop; Hargrove made an out
to third; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
flied out to left; Murphy walked; Essian forced Murphy (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Hassey flied out to left; Gray singled to center;
Brohamer flied out to center; Manning walked [Gray to second];
McCatty threw a wild pitch [Gray to third, Manning to second];
Dybzinski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman
singled to shortstop; Heath flied out to right; Guerrero flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Dilone flied out to left; Orta flied out to right;
Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: McKay flied out to center; Cox walked; Henderson
doubled to center [Cox to third]; Murphy walked; Essian hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cox scored, Henderson to third];
Henderson stole home and Murphy stole second; Armas singled to
center [Murphy scored, Armas out at second (center to shortstop
to second)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Harrah popped to third in foul territory; Hassey
flied out to center; Gray flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Athletics 3.