Steve Stone gained his 21st victory with the help of relievers Tippy Martinez and Tim Stoddard when the Orioles defeated the A's, 4-2. Dan Graham hit two homers and drove in the Orioles' runs, connecting with two men on base in the second inning and adding an insurance tally with a solo shot in the ninth. Mitchell Page homered for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Orioles      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  4  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .302
Dauer 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Lowenstein pr,lf    0   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Armas rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .257
Murray 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .289      Page dh               4   1   2   1     0   1   .244
Crowley dh            4   1   1   0     0   1   .312      Essian c              4   1   1   0     0   2   .266
Graham c              3   2   2   4     1   0   .264      McKay 3b,2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .227
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Roenicke lf,rf        4   0   1   0     0   2   .260        Gross ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Garcia ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Newman ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   2   .238
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Cox 2b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Heath ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   7             Totals               31   2   4   1     4  12

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 10,578
Left on Base: Orioles 5, A's 7
DP: Orioles 0, A's 0
Errors: Bumbry, Guerrero
Home Runs: Graham 2 (9), Page (9)
Stolen Bases: Page (13), Henderson (63)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (7)
Hit by Pitch: McKay (5,by Stone)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(21-4)           6.1   3   2   2   2   6   1  25   2.94
T. Martinez             1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   2.72
Stoddard SV(19)         1.2   1   0   0   0   5   0   6   2.13
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4  12   1  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(7-14)         9     7   4   4   3   7   2  36   3.38
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   7   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Stone (4)
Wild Pitches: T. Martinez (5), Kingman (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to right; Bumbry was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Dauer made an out to second;
Singleton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy was called out on
strikes; Revering made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray walked; Crowley singled to right [Murray to
second]; Graham homered [Murray scored, Crowley scored];
DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke was called
out on strikes; Garcia made an out to third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas struck out; Page singled to right; Page
stole second; Essian struck out; McKay walked; Guerrero forced
Page (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
grounded out (third to first); Singleton reached on an error by
Guerrero; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox grounded out (third to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Crowley was called out on strikes; Graham walked;
DeCinces struck out; Roenicke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (second to first); Armas
struck out; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Garcia flied out to right; Bumbry grounded out
(second to first); Dauer singled to right; Singleton struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian flied out to left; McKay flied out to
center; Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray walked; Crowley grounded out (second to
first) [Murray to second]; Kingman threw a wild pitch [Murray to
third]; Graham grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces made an
out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Cox grounded out (second to first); Henderson
walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy grounded out (first
unassisted); Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Roenicke singled to left [Roenicke out at second
(left to second)]; Garcia flied out to right; Bumbry made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas made an out to catcher; Page homered;
Essian singled to shortstop; McKay was hit by a pitch [Essian to
second]; GROSS BATTED FOR GUERRERO; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); NEWMAN BATTED FOR GROSS; Newman struck out; HEATH
BATTED FOR COX; Heath walked [Essian to third, McKay to second];
T. Martinez threw a wild pitch [Essian scored, McKay to third,
Heath to second]; Henderson was walked intentionally; Henderson
was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING SS); NEWMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCKAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Dauer singled to right; Singleton forced Dauer (second to
shortstop); LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lowenstein to second]; Crowley grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROENICKE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Murphy grounded out (second to
first); Revering reached on an error by Bumbry [Revering to
second]; STODDARD REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Armas struck
out; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Athletics 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Graham homered; DeCinces made an out to second;
Roenicke flied out to center; KELLY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Kelly
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Essian
struck out; McKay singled to left; Newman struck out; DAVIS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Athletics 2.