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.