The A's snapped their four-game losing streak with a 9-1 rout of the Yankees as Mike Norris recorded his 19th complete game and lowered his league-leading ERA to 2.21. The A's scored three runs in the first inning on a two-run triple by Tony Armas and single by Jim Essian. They added a pair of tallies in the second on a run-scoring single by Rickey Henderson and bases-loaded walk to Dave Revering. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 9, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Monday, August    25, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  2
A's          3  2  0    1  0  0    3  0  x  -   9 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones cf              1   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Henderson lf          4   1   4   1     1   0   .308
  Brown cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Murphy cf             3   1   0   1     1   0   .266
Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Armas rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .259
Watson 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .308      Revering dh           4   1   1   1     1   0   .294
Jackson dh            2   0   1   0     2   1   .294      Newman 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Essian c              3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .242
Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      McKay 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .229
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Cox 2b                4   2   1   0     0   0   .228
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perry p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     4   7             Totals               34   9  12   9     5   0

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 49,300
Left on Base: Yankees 9, A's 8
DP: Yankees 2, A's 1
Errors: Dent, Rodriguez
Doubles: Dent 2 (19), Jackson (17), McKay (8)
Triples: Armas (6)
Home Runs: Watson (11)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (64)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (5), Murphy (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Guerrero (4)
GIDP: Piniella (11), Newman (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(17-7)            4     8   6   5   3   0   0  22   3.65
Perry                   4     4   3   3   2   0   0  19   3.35
Totals                  8    12   9   8   5   0   0  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(18-7)          9     7   1   1   4   7   1  37   2.22
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   7   1  37

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


YANKEES 1ST: Jones struck out; Murcer singled to right; Watson
singled to right [Murcer to second]; Jackson struck out;
Piniella forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Murphy walked
[Henderson to second]; Armas tripled to center [Henderson
scored, Murphy scored]; BROWN REPLACED JONES (PLAYING CF);
Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Newman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Essian singled to left [Armas scored];
Guerrero forced Essian (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Cerone walked; Dent flied out to center; Rodriguez
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cerone to second];
Doyle popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McKay doubled to left; Cox singled to pitcher
[McKay to third]; Henderson singled to center [McKay scored, Cox
to second]; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Cox to third, Henderson to second]; Armas was walked
intentionally; Revering walked [Cox scored, Henderson to third,
Armas to second]; Newman grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Armas out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Brown struck out; Murcer flied out to center;
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian flied out to center; Guerrero popped to
first; McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson walked; Piniella grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Jackson out at second];
Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Cox reached on an error by Dent; Henderson
singled to center [Cox to third]; Murphy hit into a double play
(third to first) [Cox scored (unearned) (RBI), Henderson out at
third (first to shortstop)]; Armas singled to left; Revering
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent doubled to left; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); Doyle made an out to shortstop; Brown walked; Murcer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: PERRY REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Newman popped to
first; Essian reached on an error by Rodriguez; Guerrero
grounded out (second to first) [Essian to second]; McKay flied
to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Athletics 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Watson struck out; Jackson walked; Piniella struck
out; Cerone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Cox grounded out (second to first); Henderson
walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy reached on a fielder's
choice [Henderson out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to
catcher), Murphy to second]; Armas popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent flied out to center; Rodriguez singled to
center; Doyle lined to left; Brown grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering singled to center; Newman singled to
center [Revering to second]; Essian walked [Revering to third,
Newman to second]; Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Revering scored, Newman to third, Essian to second]; McKay
singled to right [Newman scored, Essian scored]; Cox flied out
to right; Henderson singled to right [McKay to third]; Murphy
forced Henderson (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Athletics 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson
homered; Jackson doubled to center; Piniella flied out to right
[Jackson to third]; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas flied out to right; Revering popped to
third; Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Athletics 9.

YANKEES 9TH: Dent doubled to center; Rodriguez struck out; Doyle
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dent to third]; Brown popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Athletics 9.