The remarkable A's reached the .500 mark at 52-52 with a 2-1 victory over the Indians, in contrast to last season when their record was 31-77 on August 1. Jim Essian drove in one run and scored another to enable the A's to gain their fifth straight victory and snap the Indians' eight-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, August    1, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   0   2   0     0   1   .302      Dilone lf,cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Orta rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Essian c              3   1   0   1     1   0   .229      Hargrove 1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .299
Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Charboneau dh         4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Heath dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .220      Hassey c              2   1   1   1     0   0   .308
Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
McKay 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .203        Diaz c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Cox 2b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .272      Brohamer 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bannister ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Manning cf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .221
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rosello 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
                                                          Dybzinski ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .205
                                                          Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   7   2     3   4             Totals               30   1   4   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 16,439
Left on Base: A's 7, Indians 4
DP: A's 0, Indians 1
Doubles: Hargrove (12)
Home Runs: Hassey (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (16), Henderson (4), Guerrero (5)
GIDP: Essian (8)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman W(6-11)         6     3   1   1   1   2   1  21   3.50
Jones                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.21
Lacey                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.00
Beard SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   4   1  32

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(7-10)           8.1   7   2   2   3   3   0  34   4.78
Monge                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.67
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   0  36

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Derryl Cousins


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy
walked; Essian grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone singled to shortstop; Dilone was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Orta popped to third in foul
territory; Hargrove walked; Harrah grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Newman flied out to left; Heath
singled to shortstop; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Charboneau flied out to right; Hassey lined to
left; Brohamer lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: McKay flied out to left; Cox flied out to center;
Henderson singled to third; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning was called out on strikes; Dybzinski flied
out to left; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian walked; Armas singled to left [Essian to
second]; Newman flied out to right [Essian to third, Armas to
second]; Heath reached on a fielder's choice [Essian scored,
Armas out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Guerrero singled to
center [Heath to second]; McKay flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Hargrove doubled to right; Harrah flied out to left; Charboneau
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Indians 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Cox walked; Henderson singled to right [Cox to
second]; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cox
to third, Henderson to second]; Essian reached on a fielder's
choice [Cox scored, Henderson out at third (shortstop to
third)]; Armas grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hassey homered; Brohamer flied out to right;
Manning flied out to center; Dybzinski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman flied out to left; Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Dilone grounded out (second to first); Orta flied
out to right; Hargrove flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKay singled to center; Cox forced McKay (third
to second); Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Cox to second]; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: JONES REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Harrah lined to
left; Charboneau struck out; LACEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING);
ALEXANDER BATTED FOR HASSEY; Alexander flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DIAZ REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Essian
grounded out (third to first); Armas lined to shortstop; Newman
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: BANNISTER BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Bannister grounded
out (first unassisted); GRAY BATTED FOR MANNING; Gray struck
out; Dybzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Indians 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DILONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ROSELLO REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING
2B); Heath singled to left; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Heath to second]; MONGE REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); McKay popped to first in foul territory; Cox was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove singled to left;
Harrah walked [Hargrove to second]; BEARD REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); Charboneau lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Indians 1.