The A's snapped their seven-game losing streak with a 7-1 triumph over the Orioles. A homer by Dwayne Murphy gave the A's a 1-0 lead in the first inning and consecutive singles by Jeff Newman, Mike Heath, Dave McKay and Rob Picciolo made it 3-0 in the fourth. Tony Armas led off the seventh with his 29th round-tripper of the season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 4, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          1  0  1    1  3  0    1  0  0  -   7 15  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     2   1   .302      Bumbry cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Murphy cf             3   2   2   2     2   0   .272      Dauer 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .285
Essian c              5   0   2   0     0   1   .249      Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Armas rf              5   2   2   2     0   0   .264      Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Newman 1b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .233      Crowley dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Heath dh              2   0   2   0     0   0   .229      Graham 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Page ph,dh          2   1   0   0     1   1   .244      Roenicke lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
McKay 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .234      Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Edwards 2b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .241      Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Picciolo ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .244        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sakata ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  15   7     5   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     0   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 12,249
Left on Base: A's 8, Orioles 4
DP: A's 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Dempsey
Doubles: Bumbry (22)
Home Runs: Murphy (11), Armas (29)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 3 (69)
Caught Stealing: Essian (1)
GIDP: Armas (20), Essian (12)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(14-12)         9     6   1   1   0   1   0  32   3.08
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   1   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(13-11)       4     9   4   4   2   3   1  21   4.03
Stewart                 5     6   3   3   3   2   1  21   4.13
Totals                  9    15   7   7   5   5   2  42

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy homered; Essian
singled to center; Armas grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Essian out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Dauer flied out to right;
Singleton singled to right; Murray popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman flied out to center; Heath singled to
center; Heath was picked off first (pitcher to first); McKay
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Crowley grounded out (second to first); Graham
popped to second; Roenicke singled to left [Roenicke out at
second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first);
Picciolo flied out to center; Henderson walked; Henderson stole
second; Murphy singled to left [Henderson scored]; Essian forced
Murphy (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
lined to right; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Armas grounded out (second to first); Newman
singled to left; Heath singled to third [Newman to second];
McKay singled to third [Newman to third, Heath to second];
Edwards singled to left [Newman scored, Heath to third, McKay to
second]; Picciolo struck out; Henderson flied out to right; 1 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer grounded out (second to first); Singleton
flied out to left; Murray lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murphy walked; Essian singled to left [Murphy to
second]; STEWART REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Armas singled to
center [Murphy scored, Essian to third]; Essian was caught
stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Armas to second]; Newman
popped to second; PAGE BATTED FOR HEATH; Page was walked
intentionally; McKay singled to right [Armas scored, Page to
third]; Edwards singled to center [Page scored, McKay to
second]; McKay was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: PAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Crowley flied out
to right; Graham popped to third in foul territory; Roenicke
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
6, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo singled to second; Henderson forced
Picciolo (second to shortstop); Henderson stole second
[Henderson to third (error by Dempsey)]; Murphy popped to third
in foul territory; Essian struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia flied out to
right; Bumbry doubled to left; Dauer singled to left [Bumbry
scored]; Singleton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
6, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas homered; Newman singled to pitcher; Page
struck out; McKay flied out to center; Edwards grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); Crowley
flied out to center; Graham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy walked; Essian
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murphy
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Roenicke flied out to left; Dempsey grounded out
(third to first); KELLY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Kelly singled to
pitcher; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SAKATA REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING SS); Armas
grounded out (second to first); Newman flied out to center; Page
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Murray singled to shortstop;
Crowley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Orioles 1.