Sunday October 5, 1980
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Ben Oglivie cracked his 41st homer -- tying him with New York's Reggie Jackson for the league title -- to send the game into extra innings, then scored the winning run on a 15th-inning single by Vic Harris as the Brewers shaded the A's, 5-4. Oglivie singled with one out in the 15th and stole second. After Gorman Thomas flied out and John Poff was walked intentionally, Harris delivered the game-winning blow. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Game Played on Sunday, October 5, 1980 (Day game) at County Stadium

A's          0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0
Brewers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 12  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson dh          6   0   2   0     0   1   .303      Molitor 2b            5   0   1   0     2   2   .304
  Page ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Yount ss              6   1   1   0     1   1   .293
Murphy cf             6   0   0   0     1   1   .274      Cooper 1b             7   1   1   1     0   0   .352
Heath lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Oglivie lf            7   2   3   1     0   1   .304
  Revering ph,1b      3   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Thomas cf             6   0   2   1     1   1   .239
Armas rf              7   1   3   0     0   1   .279      Poff dh               5   0   0   0     2   1   .250
Klutts 3b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Harris rf             6   0   2   1     1   0   .213
Newman 1b,lf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Romero 3b             6   1   1   1     0   1   .260
  Cox pr              0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Yost c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Gonzalez lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Moore ph,c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Essian c              5   1   0   0     1   0   .232      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McKay 2b              6   1   2   1     0   0   .244        Sorensen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Picciolo ss           5   1   1   3     1   1   .240        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kingman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               55   4  12   4     3   7             Totals               54   5  12   5     7   9

Time of Game: 3:48   Attendance:  9,813
Left on Base: A's 9, Brewers 12
DP: A's 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Harris
Doubles: Armas (18), Cooper (33)
Home Runs: Picciolo (5), Romero (1), Oglivie (41)
Stolen Bases: Harris (4), Oglivie (11)
GIDP: Klutts (5), Romero (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford               10     7   4   4   3   6   2  39   3.26
Kingman                 1     1   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.83
Beard L(0-1)            3.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  17   3.38
Totals                 14.2  12   5   5   7   9   2  61

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell                7.2   9   4   4   1   3   1  31   4.03
Sorensen                1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.68
McClure                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.08
Cleveland W(11-9)       5.1   3   0   0   0   4   0  19   3.73
Totals                 15    12   4   4   3   7   1  58

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Steve Palermo


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy struck out; Heath
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: On a bunt Molitor popped to catcher in foul
territory; Yount walked; Cooper doubled to right [Yount scored];
Oglivie struck out; Thomas singled to left [Cooper scored,
Thomas out at second (left to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to center; Klutts singled to left
[Armas to third, Klutts out at second (left to second)]; Newman
struck out; Essian walked; McKay singled to left [Armas scored,
Essian to second]; Picciolo homered [Essian scored, McKay
scored]; Henderson singled to right [Henderson to second (error
by Harris)]; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Poff flied out to left; Harris grounded out (first
unassisted); Romero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Heath flied out to center; Armas singled to left;
Klutts grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Armas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Yost struck out; Molitor struck out; Yount flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman flied out to left; Essian grounded out
(third to first); McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Oglivie
grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas singled to center; Poff
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson singled to center; Murphy forced Henderson (second to
shortstop); Heath singled to left [Murphy to second]; Armas
forced Murphy (third unassisted) [Heath to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Harris flied out to right; Romero flied out to
center; Yost flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Klutts flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(third to first); Essian grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: On a bunt Molitor grounded out (third to first);
Yount flied out to right; Cooper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKay made an out to shortstop; Picciolo grounded
out (pitcher to first); Henderson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Oglivie flied out to right; Thomas popped to
catcher in foul territory; Poff grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Heath
grounded out (third to first); Armas doubled to center; SORENSEN
REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Klutts flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Harris made an out to second; Romero homered; MOORE
BATTED FOR YOST; Moore flied out to left; Molitor walked; Yount
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers
3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Newman made an
out to second; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Oglivie
homered; Thomas walked; Poff made an out to second; Harris made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers
4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Picciolo walked; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Picciolo to second]; Murphy was walked
intentionally; MCCLURE REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); REVERING
BATTED FOR HEATH; Revering forced Murphy (pitcher to shortstop)
[Picciolo to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING);
Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 10TH: REVERING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NEWMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Romero struck out (catcher to
first); Moore singled to center; Molitor singled to center
[Moore to second]; Yount was called out on strikes; Cooper made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers
4.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Klutts struck out; Newman singled to left; COX
RAN FOR NEWMAN; Essian flied out to left; McKay singled to right
[Cox to third]; Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 11TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED COX (PLAYING LF); KINGMAN
REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Oglivie singled to right; Thomas
grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to second]; Poff was
walked intentionally; Harris walked [Oglivie to third, Poff to
second]; Romero grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Oglivie out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy flied out
to left; Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 12TH: BEARD REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Moore flied out
to left; Molitor struck out; Yount singled to left; Cooper made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers
4.

ATHLETICS 13TH: Armas popped to first in foul territory; Klutts
grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 13TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Thomas was called out
on strikes; Poff made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 14TH: Essian made an out to shortstop; McKay flied out
to left; Picciolo popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 14TH: On a bunt Harris singled to second; Romero flied
out to right; Moore struck out; Harris stole second; Molitor
walked; Yount forced Molitor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers 4.

ATHLETICS 15TH: PAGE BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Page struck out;
Murphy flied out to center; Revering singled to right; Armas
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Brewers
4.

BREWERS 15TH: Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Oglivie
singled to right; Oglivie stole second; Thomas flied out to
left; Poff was walked intentionally; Harris singled to right
[Oglivie scored, Poff to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Brewers 5.



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