Mike Norris allowed only three hits, traveled the route for the 17th time this season and won his 15th game, pitching the A's to a 2-1 victory over the Mariners. The A's decided Norris' duel with Rick Honeycutt in the third inning.

Mario Guerrero singled and stopped at third on a double by Dave McKay. Jeff Cox laid down a squeeze bunt, scoring Guerrero. McKay took third on the play and scored what proved to be the deciding run on a groundout by Rickey Henderson. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 9, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 2 A's 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 8 2 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Henderson lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .308 Simpson rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .258 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .275 Meyer lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Essian c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Horton dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 .218 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 L. Roberts cf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Newman 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Stein 1b,3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Heath dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 T. Cox 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Guerrero ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .237 Milbourne ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 McKay 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .235 L. Cox c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .191 Cox 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .268 Narron ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mendoza ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Beniquez ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 3 1 1 7 Totals 31 2 8 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 13,629 Left on Base: Mariners 4, A's 9 DP: Mariners 1, A's 0 Errors: T. Cox, Milbourne, Newman, Cox Doubles: McKay (7) Stolen Bases: Cruz (30), Henderson (58) Caught Stealing: Mendoza (4) Sacrifice Hits: Cox (6) Sacrifice Flies: Horton (3) GIDP: Heath (6) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt L(8-12) 6.2 7 2 2 3 5 0 30 3.69 Heaverlo 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.60 Totals 8 8 2 2 3 5 0 35 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris W(15-7) 9 3 1 1 1 7 0 32 2.45 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 7 0 32 Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Dallas Parks MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson grounded out (second to first); Meyer reached on an error by Newman; Horton forced Meyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 2ND: L. Roberts was called out on strikes; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); T. Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Heath grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. MARINERS 3RD: L. Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza was called out on strikes; Cruz walked; Simpson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero singled to left; McKay doubled to left [Guerrero to third]; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Guerrero scored, McKay to third]; Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher) [McKay scored]; Murphy struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian reached on an error by T. Cox [Essian to second]; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman was walked intentionally; Heath grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Newman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 5TH: Stein flied out to right; T. Cox flied out to center; L. Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero singled to center; On a bunt McKay forced Guerrero (first to shortstop); Cox singled to right [McKay to second]; Henderson walked [McKay to third, Cox to second]; Murphy struck out; Essian forced Henderson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 6TH: Mendoza singled to left; Cruz reached on an error by Cox [Mendoza to second]; Mendoza was caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third); Cruz stole second; Simpson struck out; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Armas popped to first; Newman singled to right; Heath forced Newman (shortstop to second); Guerrero singled to left [Heath to third]; McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 7TH: Horton struck out; L. Roberts struck out; Stein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson singled to left; Murphy struck out while Henderson stole second; HEAVERLO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Essian walked (walk was charged to Honeycutt); Armas forced Essian (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 8TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR T. COX; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); NARRON BATTED FOR L. COX; Narron struck out; BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: MEYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); L. ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); STEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); NARRON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Newman grounded out (second to first); Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero reached on an error by Milbourne [Guerrero to second]; McKay singled to right [Guerrero out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 2. MARINERS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Simpson singled to left; Meyer singled to center [Simpson to third]; Horton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Simpson scored]; L. Roberts flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Athletics 2.

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