Combining on a six-hitter, Rudy May and Rich Gossage hurled the Yankees to a 6-1 victory over the A's. The Yanks scored in the fourth inning on doubles by Reggie Jackson and Lou Piniella and added a pair in fifth on two walks and run-scoring singles by Oscar Gamble and Piniella. Bobby Brown drilled a two-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 2, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  2
Yankees      0  0  0    1  2  0    2  1  x  -   6 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   0   1   0     1   2   .305      Randolph 2b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .295
Murphy cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .271        Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Brown cf              3   2   2   2     1   0   .260
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Gamble dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .244
Armas rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Jackson rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .298
Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249        Lefebvre rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Klutts 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Piniella lf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .308
Heath dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .231
McKay 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Cerone c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .244        Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .254
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .205
                                                          May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     2  10             Totals               32   6  10   6     5   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 23,516
Left on Base: A's 4, Yankees 7
DP: A's 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Armas, Picciolo
Doubles: Murphy (14), Jackson (18), Piniella (18)
Home Runs: Armas (28), Brown (10)
Stolen Bases: Brown (17)
GIDP: Murphy (11), Picciolo (5), Jackson (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(10-13)        6     7   5   5   5   5   1  29   4.12
Lacey                   2     3   1   0   0   1   0   8   2.89
Totals                  8    10   6   5   5   6   1  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(12-5)             8     6   1   1   2   8   1  29   2.40
Gossage                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.16
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2  10   1  32

Wild Pitches: May (8)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dan Morrison


ATHLETICS 1ST: 40 minute rain delay before start of game;
Henderson struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first);
Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to right; Brown flied out to
center [Randolph to second]; Gamble made an out to shortstop;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas flied out to right; Essian flied out to
left; Klutts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella popped to third in foul territory; Spencer
walked; Cerone walked [Spencer to second]; Dent lined into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Cerone out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath grounded out (third to first); McKay lined
to third; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
struck out; Brown singled to center; Gamble made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson walked; Murphy grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Henderson out at second]; Newman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson doubled to center; Piniella doubled to
right [Jackson scored]; Spencer struck out; Cerone grounded out
(first unassisted); Dent struck out; 20 minute rain
delay; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas singled to center; Essian grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Armas to second]; May threw a wild pitch
[Armas to third]; Klutts struck out; Heath walked; McKay struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(second to first); Brown walked; Brown stole second; Gamble
singled to right [Brown scored]; Jackson walked [Gamble to
second]; Piniella singled to center [Gamble scored, Jackson to
third, Piniella to second (on throw)]; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees
3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo was called out on strikes; Henderson
struck out; Murphy singled to first; Newman flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Cerone flied out to center; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Yankees 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas homered; Essian flied out to left; Klutts
grounded out (second to first); Heath popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph walked; Brown homered [Randolph scored];
LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Gamble singled to second;
Jackson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Gamble out at second]; Piniella reached on an error by
Armas [Piniella to second]; Spencer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LEFEBVRE REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); McKay
singled to left; Picciolo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [McKay out at second]; Henderson singled to
left; Murphy doubled to right [Henderson out at home (right to
shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Dent singled
to shortstop [Dent to second (error by Picciolo)]; Rodriguez
singled to left [Dent scored (unearned), Rodriguez out at second
(left to second)]; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DOYLE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); OATES
REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); GOSSAGE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING);
GROSS BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Gross struck out; Armas grounded out
(third to first); Essian was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 6.