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.

After Dave McKay flied out and Dave Revering was given an intentional walk, Rickey Henderson grounded to shortstop Robin Yount, who bobbled the ball to load the bases. Murphy then bunted safely down the first base line. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Brewers      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.