A double by Ken Singleton, scoring Al Bumbry from first base, climaxed a three-run rally in the ninth inning and enabled the Orioles to defeat the A's, 8-7. Doug DeCinces ignited the Orioles' rally with a single.

John Lowenstein walked and Bumbry was safe on an error by Mike Edwards, DeCinces scoring. Rich Dauer followed with a sacrifice fly, Lowenstein scoring, before Singleton won game with his double. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 7
Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1980 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
A's          3  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  1  -   7 10  5
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  3  -   8  5  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .302      Bumbry cf             4   2   0   0     1   0   .313
Murphy cf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .272      Dauer 2b              4   2   1   1     0   0   .285
Essian c              4   1   1   1     1   0   .249      Singleton rf          4   1   2   3     1   1   .291
Armas rf              5   2   3   2     0   1   .268      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Kelly dh              2   0   0   0     1   2   .245
Heath dh              4   0   1   2     0   1   .230        Ayala ph,dh         1   1   1   3     0   0   .291
McKay 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .240      Graham c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .241        Dempsey ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Picciolo ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .240      DeCinces 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .236
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roenicke lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia ss             1   0   0   0     1   0   .201
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
                                                            Sakata ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Lowenstein ph       0   1   0   0     1   0   .299
                                                          McGregor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   6     4   7             Totals               32   8   5   7     6   7

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 24,587
Left on Base: A's 6, Orioles 5
DP: A's 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Newman, McKay, Edwards, Norris 2, Graham, DeCinces
Doubles: McKay (10), Dauer (28), Singleton (22)
Home Runs: Armas (30), Singleton (21), Ayala (10)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (70), Murphy (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Newman (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Dauer (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  7     1   2   1   4   5   1  27   2.32
Lacey                   1     3   4   3   1   1   1   7   3.27
Jones L(1-3)            0.2   1   2   0   1   1   0   5   2.08
Totals                  8.2   5   8   4   6   7   2  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGregor                7.2   9   6   5   3   4   1  34   3.13
Stoddard W(4-3)         1.1   1   1   1   1   3   0   6   3.06
Totals                  9    10   7   6   4   7   1  40

Wild Pitches: McGregor (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole
second; Murphy singled to first [Henderson to third]; Essian
walked [Murphy to second]; Armas grounded out (first unassisted)
[Henderson scored, Murphy to third, Essian to second]; Newman
struck out; Heath singled to right [Murphy scored, Essian
scored, Heath out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Dauer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: McKay was called out on strikes; Edwards flied
out to center; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly
struck out; Graham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson walked; Murphy popped to third in foul
territory; Essian flied out to left; Armas singled to center
[Henderson to third]; Newman forced Armas (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces struck out; Roenicke grounded out (third
to first); Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
reached on an error by McKay; Singleton homered [Dauer scored
(unearned)]; Murray lined to first; Kelly walked; Kelly was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Norris [Kelly to
second]; Graham grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo grounded out (catcher to first);
Henderson flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first);
Roenicke popped to third; Garcia walked; Garcia was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Norris [Garcia to second];
Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
homered; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Heath struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton
walked; Murray reached on an error by Newman [Singleton out at
third (right to third), Murray to second (on throw to 3b)];
Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKay singled to shortstop; McGregor threw a wild
pitch [McKay to second]; Edwards singled to third [McKay to
third]; Picciolo popped to second; Henderson reached on a
fielder's choice [McKay scored (error by DeCinces) (unearned),
Edwards to second]; Henderson was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Graham [Edwards to third, Henderson to second];
Murphy was walked intentionally; Essian lined into a double play
(third unassisted) [Edwards out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Graham struck out; DeCinces popped to shortstop;
Roenicke walked; CROWLEY BATTED FOR GARCIA; Crowley lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Orioles 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SAKATA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Armas
singled to third; Newman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Armas to second]; Heath grounded out (third to first);
McKay doubled to left [Armas scored]; STODDARD REPLACED MCGREGOR
(PITCHING); Edwards grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Bumbry walked;
Dauer doubled to right [Bumbry to third]; Singleton struck out;
Murray popped to catcher; AYALA BATTED FOR KELLY; Ayala homered
[Bumbry scored, Dauer scored]; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR GRAHAM;
Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 6, Orioles 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DEMPSEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Picciolo struck out; Henderson struck out;
Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Essian singled to center
[Murphy scored]; Armas struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces singled to left; JONES REPLACED LACEY
(PITCHING); Roenicke struck out; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR SAKATA;
Lowenstein walked [DeCinces to second]; Bumbry reached on an
error by Edwards [DeCinces scored (unearned), Lowenstein to
third]; Dauer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lowenstein scored
(unearned)]; Singleton doubled to right [Bumbry scored
(unearned)]; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 7, Orioles
8.