Swinging at a 3-0 pitch, Tony Armas smacked his 23rd homer of the season, connecting with two men on base in the fifth inning, to power the A's to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Rick Langford, who was the beneficiary of the blow, turned in his 13th straight complete game and fifth victory in a row. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Friday, July 25, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

A's 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 0 Tigers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .301 Peters cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .279 Trammell ss 3 1 2 2 0 0 .318 Essian c 4 1 0 0 1 2 .224 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Armas rf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .274 Hebner 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Newman 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Corcoran 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .164 Heath dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 .226 Summers dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .327 Page ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Cowens rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 McKay 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .200 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Picciolo ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Dyer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Cox 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Robbins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 5 12 5 2 8 Totals 32 3 8 3 0 1 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 41,229 Left on Base: A's 7, Tigers 3 DP: A's 2, Tigers 1 Doubles: Newman (14), Heath (9), Henderson (14) Home Runs: Armas (23), Summers (8), Trammell (6) Stolen Bases: Cox (5), Henderson (46) Caught Stealing: Henderson (15) Sacrifice Hits: Cox (2), Trammell (7) GIDP: Essian (7), Hebner (4), Parrish (14) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford W(9-9) 9 8 3 3 0 1 2 33 3.32 Totals 9 8 3 3 0 1 2 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Robbins L(1-1) 4.1 8 4 4 1 3 0 21 5.19 Rozema 4.2 4 1 1 1 5 1 18 4.67 Totals 9 12 5 5 2 8 1 39 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Mike Reilly ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to first; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy struck out; Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters singled to center; Trammell reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Peters to second]; Kemp forced Trammell (second to shortstop) [Peters to third]; Hebner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Newman doubled to left; Heath doubled to left [Newman scored]; McKay singled to right [Heath scored]; Picciolo singled to pitcher [McKay to second]; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McKay to third, Picciolo to second]; Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Summers flied out to center; Cowens singled to center; Parrish made an out to second; Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy flied out to left; Essian struck out; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker singled to shortstop; Peters grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker to second]; Trammell singled to center [Whitaker scored, Trammell out at second (center to third to second)]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman singled to center; Heath flied out to left; McKay singled to left [Newman to second]; Picciolo flied out to right [Newman to third]; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Hebner was called out on strikes; Richie Hebner ejected by HP umpire Jerry Neudecker; Summers homered; Cowens singled to shortstop; Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: CORCORAN REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Henderson doubled to left; Murphy flied out to left; Essian walked; ROZEMA REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Armas homered [Henderson scored, Essian scored]; Newman grounded out (third to first); Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Brookens flied out to left; Whitaker flied out to left; Peters made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo struck out; Cox singled to left; Cox stole second; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Corcoran singled to center; Summers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy struck out; Essian struck out; Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Parrish flied out to center; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); PAGE BATTED FOR HEATH; Page struck out; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: PAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); Peters grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell homered; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: DYER REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Picciolo flied out to center; Cox singled to shortstop; Henderson singled to right [Cox to third]; Henderson stole second; Murphy was walked intentionally; Essian grounded into a double play (third to first) [Henderson out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Corcoran made an out to catcher; Summers made an out to shortstop; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 3.

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