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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 2, 1980 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve McCatty |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rudy May |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,516 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dan Morrison |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Mickey Klutts | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | DH |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Brown | Center Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 2, 1980
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. May
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. May
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McCatty
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. May
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. May
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. May
Klutts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McCatty
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klutts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. McCatty
Cerone takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a line drive towards first. Newman reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Cerone attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. May
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. May
McKay hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. May
Picciolo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McCatty
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCatty
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble hits a popup towards third. Klutts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. May
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randolph scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. May
Newman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. McCatty
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. McCatty
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cerone for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. May
Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. May
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klutts vs. May
There's a wild pitch. Armas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klutts vs. May
Klutts strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heath vs. May
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKay vs. May
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McCatty
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCatty
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. McCatty
There goes Brown. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. McCatty
Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McCatty
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. McCatty
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Jackson moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. McCatty
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. May
Picciolo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. May
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to May covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. May
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. McCatty
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. McCatty
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McCatty
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. May
Armas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. May
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. May
Klutts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. May
Heath hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. McCatty
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McCatty
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Lacey
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lacey
Piniella hits a fly ball towards right. Armas settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Armas. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Lacey
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. May
Joe Lefebvre now playing right field.
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. May
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. May
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. May
Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lefebvre. Murphy reaches second base with a double. There goes Henderson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Lacey
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Lacey
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Picciolo. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Lacey
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to McKay who tags Rodriguez, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dent scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Lacey
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Gossage
Brian Doyle now playing second base. Johnny Oates now catching. Rich Gossage now pitching. Wayne Gross pinch hits for Jeff Newman.
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Gossage
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Gossage
Essian is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1980 -- Oakland at New York (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 3 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 1 0
Murphy D, cf 4 0 2 0 Doyle B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Newman J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Brown B, cf 3 2 2 2
Gross W, ph 1 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 1 2 1
Armas T, rf 4 1 2 1 Jackson R, rf 3 1 1 0
Essian J, c 4 0 0 0 Lefebvre J, rf 0 0 0 0
Klutts M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 2 2
Heath M, dh 2 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 0
McKay D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0
Picciolo R, ss 3 0 0 0 Oates J, c 0 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 6 1 32 6 10 6
Oakland 000 000 100 -- 1
New York 000 120 21x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCatty S (L)* 6.0 7 5 5 5 5
Lacey B 2.0 3 1 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
May R (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 8
Gossage R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Armas T, Picciolo R
DP -- Oakland 2, New York 2
LOB -- Oakland 4, New York 7
2B -- Jackson R, Piniella L, Murphy D
HR -- Armas T, Brown B
SB -- Brown B
WP -- May R
T -- 2:28
A -- 23516
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