A homer by Mario Guerrero in the eighth inning lifted the A's to a 2-1 triumph over the Red Sox, who lost although Dennis Eckersley pitched a two-hitter. Eckersley had a no-hitter through six innings, but Mitchell Page led off the seventh with a single.

Page then stole second, reached third when catcher Carlton Fisk's throw bounced away and scored on a sacrifice fly by Wayne Gross. Guerrero's homer was only his second of the season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    20, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  2
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   2  2  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .303
Stapleton 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .308      Page dh               3   1   1   0     0   1   .244
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .282      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Rice dh               4   1   3   0     0   0   .265      Gross 3b              2   0   0   1     0   1   .283
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Armas rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Essian c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Evans rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Guerrero ss           3   1   1   1     0   1   .244
Hoffman 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Cox 2b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .236
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1  10   1     1   3             Totals               26   2   2   2     2   9

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  7,569
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 3
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 3
Errors: Fisk, Evans
Doubles: Lynn (31)
Home Runs: Guerrero (2)
Stolen Bases: Page (12), Henderson (62)
Sacrifice Flies: Gross (6)
GIDP: Fisk (9), Perez (14), Lynn (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(9-11)       8     2   2   1   2   9   1  29   4.15
Totals                  8     2   2   1   2   9   1  29

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(17-7)          8.2  10   1   1   1   3   0  32   2.27
Lacey SV(4)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.05
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Norris 2 (5)
Balks: Norris 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy flied out to right;
Page popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez struck out; Rice singled to left; Norris
balked [Rice to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice
scored]; Fisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to right; Hoffman singled to center
[Evans out at third (center to third)]; Burleson singled to
right [Hoffman out at third (right to third)]; Norris threw a
wild pitch [Burleson to second]; Stapleton flied out to left; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian walked; Guerrero flied out to left; Cox
struck out; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn walked; Perez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Rice
singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Page
struck out; Revering reached on an error by Evans; Gross struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Hoffman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas popped to third in foul territory; Essian
grounded out (third to first); Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Stapleton
singled to center; Lynn grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Stapleton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Cox struck out; Henderson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Murphy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Rice singled to
left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Rice to
second]; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page singled to center; Revering struck out while
Page stole second [Page to third (error by Fisk)]; Gross hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Page scored (unearned)]; Armas popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hoffman
singled to left; Norris balked [Hoffman to second]; Burleson
flied out to right; Norris threw a wild pitch [Hoffman to
third]; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian struck out; Guerrero homered; Cox flied
out to left; Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn doubled to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rice made an out to shortstop; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.