Friday September 26, 1980
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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.

Charlie Moore singled to open the stanza and was forced by Paul Molitor, but Yount and Cooper both singled to load the bases. Oglivie followed with a drive to center field where the ball eluded Dwayne Murphy as Oglivie raced around the bases behind his three teammates. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 10, Oakland Athletics 7

Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Brewers      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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