The Orioles moved within one-half game of the Yankees in the East Division race when Gary Roenicke homered with two out in the ninth inning to beat the A's, 3-2. After Roenicke's rap, the A's had a chance to tie the score in their half when pinch-hitter Mike Davis tripled, but Sammy Stewart, pitching in relief of Jim Palmer, struck out Orlando Gonzalez and Rickey Henderson before retiring Dwayne Murphy on an infield grounder to wrap up the Orioles' sixth straight victory. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Friday, August 22, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Orioles 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 A's 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Henderson lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .304 Dauer 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .266 Singleton rf 3 0 0 1 1 1 .286 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Lowenstein lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Revering 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Gross 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .282 Crowley dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .314 Armas rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .260 Sakata pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Essian c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .266 DeCinces 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .239 Guerrero ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .248 Roenicke lf,rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .260 Picciolo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Davis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .202 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Cox 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .235 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Stewart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 8 3 3 2 Totals 32 2 9 2 4 9 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 11,115 Left on Base: Orioles 5, A's 9 DP: Orioles 2, A's 2 Doubles: Crowley (5), Dauer (24), Armas 2 (11), Guerrero (13), Revering (18) Triples: Davis (1) Home Runs: Roenicke (7) Stolen Bases: Bumbry (31) Caught Stealing: DeCinces (5) Sacrifice Hits: Essian (1), Henderson (6) Sacrifice Flies: Roenicke (1) GIDP: Murray (15), DeCinces (14), Murphy 2 (9) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer 5 5 2 1 3 3 0 21 3.68 Stewart W(4-7) 4 4 0 0 1 6 0 17 3.97 Totals 9 9 2 1 4 9 0 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(10-11) 9 8 3 3 3 2 1 35 4.02 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 2 1 35 Passed Balls: Dempsey (4) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Dave Phillips ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer flied out to right; Singleton walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Murphy grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Page grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley doubled to left; DeCinces singled to center [Crowley to third]; Roenicke hit a sacrifice fly to right [Crowley scored]; Dempsey flied out to left; Belanger singled to right [DeCinces to second]; Bumbry flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to left; Gross singled to third; Dempsey allowed a passed ball [Gross to second]; Armas struck out; Essian singled to center [Gross scored (unearned)]; Guerrero was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer doubled to right; Singleton struck out; Murray grounded out (second to first) [Dauer to third]; Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox made an out to second; Henderson singled to third; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces singled to center; DeCinces was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Roenicke made an out to shortstop; Dempsey walked; Belanger made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (second to first); Revering grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to second; Bumbry stole second; Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bumbry to third]; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry scored]; Murray made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas doubled to left; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Armas to third]; Guerrero doubled to left [Armas scored]; Cox was called out on strikes; Henderson walked; Murphy walked [Guerrero to third, Henderson to second]; Page made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Crowley grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: STEWART REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Revering doubled to right; Gross made an out to shortstop; Armas struck out; Essian walked; Guerrero forced Essian (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Belanger made an out to second; Bumbry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Cox singled to shortstop; Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cox to second]; Murphy struck out; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer singled to center; Singleton flied out to center; Murray grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering flied out to center; Gross struck out; Armas doubled to center; Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2. ORIOLES 9TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); Crowley walked; SAKATA RAN FOR CROWLEY; DeCinces grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sakata out at second]; Roenicke homered; Dempsey flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: SAKATA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LOWENSTEIN REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DAVIS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Davis tripled to right; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR COX; Gonzalez struck out; Henderson struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

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