An inside-the-park homer by Ben Oglivie with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifted the Brewers to a 10-7 victory over the A's. The Brewers had back-to-back homers by Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper in the fifth but trailed, 7-5, going into the final frame. Milwaukee Brewers 10, Oakland Athletics 7Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumBrewers 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 - 10 17 2 A's 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 13 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .298 Henderson lf 4 2 3 0 1 0 .302 Yount ss 5 2 2 1 0 1 .297 Murphy cf 3 2 1 1 2 0 .274 Cooper 1b 5 4 4 1 0 0 .359 Heath dh 5 1 2 2 0 0 .245 Oglivie lf 5 1 1 4 0 2 .300 Armas rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .275 Thomas cf 4 1 1 1 1 2 .242 Klutts 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .259 Harris rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .203 Newman 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Poff dh 5 0 3 1 0 0 .271 Revering ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Gantner 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .282 Essian c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Yost c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Moore ph,c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .285 Guerrero ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .241 Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 McKay 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 LaPoint p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 10 17 10 1 9 Totals 35 7 13 7 5 2 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 5,099 Left on Base: Brewers 8, A's 10 DP: Brewers 0, A's 0 Errors: Yount, Gantner Doubles: Gantner (20), Molitor (26), Cooper (32), Klutts (12) Home Runs: Yount (23), Cooper (25), Oglivie (38), Thomas (37), Klutts (4) Stolen Bases: Guerrero (3), Henderson (92) Caught Stealing: Henderson 2 (26), Murphy (13) Sacrifice Hits: McKay 2 (11) Sacrifice Flies: Armas (5), Klutts (1) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaPoint 3.2 10 7 4 2 1 1 24 4.30 Cleveland W(10-8) 4.2 3 0 0 3 0 0 18 3.93 McClure SV(10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.25 Totals 9 13 7 4 5 2 1 44 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(21-9) 9 17 10 10 1 9 4 45 2.52 Totals 9 17 10 10 1 9 4 45 Wild Pitches: Norris (6) Balks: LaPoint (1) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel BREWERS 1ST: Molitor lined to center; Yount grounded out (third to first); Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled to left; Murphy singled to left [Henderson to second]; On a bunt Heath singled to third [Henderson to third, Murphy to second]; Armas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Henderson scored, Murphy to third, Heath to second]; Klutts hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murphy scored]; Newman made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. BREWERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas struck out; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to center; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Guerrero to second]; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 2. BREWERS 3RD: Poff lined to first; Gantner doubled to right; Yost struck out; Molitor doubled to left [Gantner scored]; Yount flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Heath made an out to second; Armas singled to third; Klutts doubled to left [Armas to third]; Newman was walked intentionally; Essian made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 2. BREWERS 4TH: Cooper doubled to left; Oglivie grounded out (second to first) [Cooper to third]; Thomas flied to left in foul territory; Harris singled to right [Cooper scored]; Poff singled to center [Harris to third]; Gantner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero singled to left; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Guerrero to second]; Guerrero stole third; Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Murphy reached on an error by Yount [Guerrero scored (RBI), Henderson to third, Murphy to second]; Heath singled to left [Henderson scored, Murphy scored (unearned)]; Armas struck out; LaPoint balked [Heath to second]; Klutts homered (unearned) [Heath scored (unearned)]; Newman singled to center; CLEVELAND REPLACED LAPOINT (PITCHING); Essian forced Newman (shortstop to second); 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 7. BREWERS 5TH: Yost flied out to right; Molitor flied out to right; Yount homered; Cooper homered; Oglivie struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (third to first); Henderson singled to left; Henderson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Athletics 7. BREWERS 6TH: Thomas was called out on strikes; Harris flied out to center; Poff grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy walked; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murphy to second]; Armas lined to center [Murphy to third]; Murphy was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Athletics 7. BREWERS 7TH: Gantner grounded out (first to pitcher); MOORE BATTED FOR YOST; Moore singled to right; Molitor struck out; Yount struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 7TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Klutts flied out to center; Newman flied out to left; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Athletics 7. BREWERS 8TH: Cooper singled to shortstop; Oglivie struck out; Norris threw a wild pitch [Cooper to second]; Thomas walked; Harris flied out to center; Poff singled to center [Cooper scored, Thomas to second]; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: Guerrero flied out to center; McKay grounded out (second to first); Henderson singled to right; Murphy walked [Henderson to second]; Henderson was caught stealing third but was safe at third (error by Gantner; assist by Moore) [Murphy to second]; Heath grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Athletics 7. BREWERS 9TH: Moore singled to third; Molitor forced Moore (shortstop to second); Yount singled to third [Molitor to second]; Cooper singled to right [Molitor to third, Yount to second]; Oglivie hit an inside the park homer to center [Molitor scored, Yount scored, Cooper scored]; Thomas homered; Harris struck out; Poff singled to center; Gantner singled to center [Poff to second]; Moore grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 10, Athletics 7. ATHLETICS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING C ); Armas walked; Klutts flied out to left; REVERING BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering singled to center [Armas to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); GROSS BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Gross struck out; Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 10, Athletics 7. |
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