The A's and Tigers split a doubleheader, the Tigers winning the opener, 4-2, and the A's capturing the nightcap, 4-0. Homers by John Wockenfuss and Duffy Dyer were the key blows in the first game. Wockenfuss led off the Tigers' fourth inning with a round-tripper and Dyer added the two-run circuit clout.

In the second contest, Matt Keough and Bob Lacey combined on a two-hitter as the A's scored in their first turn at bat when Rickey Henderson singled, stole second and came in on a single by Dave Revering. Wayne Gross bashed a solo homer in the eighth and Revering drilled a two-run triple in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      27, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0
Tigers       1  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Peters cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .294
Murphy cf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .274      Trammell ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .313
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Cowens rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Gross 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .274      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Armas rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Wockenfuss 1b         4   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Gonzalez dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Brookens 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Lentine lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .245
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Papi 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Cox 2b                3   1   2   0     0   1   .269        Whitaker ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Minetto p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dyer dh               2   1   1   2     0   0   .185
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Summers ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .324
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     1   2             Totals               32   4   9   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:33
Left on Base: A's 5, Tigers 6
DP: A's 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Brookens 2
Doubles: Cowens (13)
Triples: Peters (3)
Home Runs: Gross (6), Wockenfuss (10), Dyer (3)
Stolen Bases: Lentine (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (3), Trammell (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Minetto L(0-1)          4.1   8   4   4   0   1   2  21   8.44
Jones                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.25
Lacey                   2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.28
Totals                  8     9   4   4   1   2   2  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(10-6)          9     5   2   1   1   2   1  34   3.58
Totals                  9     5   2   1   1   2   1  34

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Revering flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Peters tripled to center; Trammell hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Peters scored]; Cowens grounded out (third to
first); Parrish made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross grounded out (second to first); Armas
reached on an error by Brookens [Armas to first]; Gonzalez
singled to right [Armas to second]; Heath flied out to left
[Armas to third]; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Brookens singled to
center; Lentine flied out to left; Papi forced Brookens (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox singled to third [Cox to second (error by
Brookens)]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cox to
third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cox scored
(unearned)]; Revering grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Dyer grounded out (third to first); Peters singled
to center; Trammell forced Peters (shortstop to second); Cowens
singled to left [Trammell to second]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Armas
walked; Gonzalez flied out to left; Heath flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss homered; Brookens flied out to center;
Lentine singled to left; Papi flied out to left; Dyer homered
[Lentine scored]; Peters flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to left; Cox singled to left;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cox to second];
Murphy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to right; Cowens doubled to
right; JONES REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Parrish made an out to
shortstop; Wockenfuss singled to second [Cowens to third];
Brookens made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Gross
singled to left; Armas made an out to second; Gonzalez flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Lentine walked; Lentine stole second; WHITAKER
BATTED FOR PAPI; Whitaker flied out to right; LACEY REPLACED
JONES (PITCHING); SUMMERS BATTED FOR DYER; Summers struck out;
Peters grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WHITAKER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Heath flied out to right; Guerrero
made an out to first; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell flied out to center; Cowens flied out to
right; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy struck out;
Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Brookens
flied out to center; Lentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross homered; Armas flied out to left; Gonzalez
made an out to shortstop; Heath made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.