A bunt single by Dwayne Murphy in the ninth inning lifted the A's to a 3-2 victory over the Brewers. Jeff Newman began the inning with an infield single and was replaced by pinch-runner Mike Edwards, who moved to second on a sacrifice by Jim Essian. Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumBrewers 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 3 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 7 2 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Yount ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Murphy cf 3 0 3 1 1 0 .278 Cooper 1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 .359 Heath dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242 Oglivie lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .299 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Thomas cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Klutts 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Davis dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Newman 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .233 Poff rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Edwards pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 Gantner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Essian c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Moore c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Revering ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 1 3 5 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 3 Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 10,662 Left on Base: Brewers 6, A's 9 DP: Brewers 2, A's 0 Errors: Molitor, Yount 2, Murphy, Klutts Triples: Poff (2) Home Runs: Newman (15) Stolen Bases: Yount (20) Caught Stealing: Gantner (10), Essian (3) Sacrifice Hits: Essian (3) Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (8) GIDP: Heath (7), Armas (22) Hit by Pitch: Murphy (2,by Caldwell) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell 7 5 2 2 3 1 1 29 4.04 Cleveland L(10-9) 1.2 2 1 0 1 2 0 9 3.88 Totals 8.2 7 3 2 4 3 1 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty W(14-14) 9 5 2 0 3 5 0 35 3.86 Totals 9 5 2 0 3 5 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Caldwell (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Ted Hendry BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied to right in foul territory; On a bunt Yount singled to pitcher; Yount stole second; Cooper walked; Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yount to third, Cooper to second]; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy singled to right; Heath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. BREWERS 2ND: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Poff struck out; Gantner singled to left; Gantner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Klutts flied out to right; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Athletics 0. BREWERS 3RD: Moore grounded out (third to first); Molitor singled to right; Yount reached on an error by Klutts [Molitor to third, Yount to second]; Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to left [Molitor scored (unearned), Yount to third]; Oglivie walked; Thomas flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian singled to left; McKay flied out to center; Picciolo flied out to center; Henderson walked [Essian to second]; Essian was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. BREWERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Poff singled to right; Gantner made an out to third; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy was hit by a pitch; Heath reached on an error by Molitor [Murphy to second]; Armas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murphy to third, Heath out at second]; Klutts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. BREWERS 5TH: Molitor flied out to center; Yount made an out to second; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Essian flied out to left; McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy walked; Heath walked [Murphy to second]; Armas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0. BREWERS 7TH: Poff tripled to center [Poff scored (error by Murphy) (unearned)]; Gantner grounded out (first unassisted); Moore grounded out (third to first); Molitor flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Klutts singled to left; Newman homered [Klutts scored]; Essian grounded out (second to first); McKay struck out; Picciolo reached on an error by Yount; Henderson flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 2. BREWERS 8TH: Yount struck out; Cooper flied out to center; Oglivie walked; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy singled to center; CLEVELAND REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Heath struck out; Armas struck out; Klutts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 2. BREWERS 9TH: Davis flied out to center; Poff flied out to left; Gantner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: On a bunt Newman singled to third; EDWARDS RAN FOR NEWMAN; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; McKay flied out to left; REVERING BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Revering was walked intentionally; Henderson reached on an error by Yount [Edwards to third, Revering to second]; On a bunt Murphy singled to first [Edwards scored (unearned), Revering to third, Henderson to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Athletics 3. |
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