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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 26, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 26, 1980 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 32,146 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Dave Phillips |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Brown | Center Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | DH |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
Dick Howser | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Dave Revering | First Baseman |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Mitchell Page | DH |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Jeff Cox | Second Baseman |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 26, 1980
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Langford
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Langford
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Langford
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. There goes Murcer trying to get to third. Henderson throws the ball in to Gross, who tags Murcer for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Langford
There goes Jackson. The throw from Essian and he is out, Cox applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tiant
Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tiant
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Tiant
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Langford
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Langford
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Tiant
Revering hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Tiant
Armas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Tiant
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Langford
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Langford
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Langford
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Langford
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Tiant
Essian hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Tiant
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Tiant
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Langford
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Langford
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Langford
Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tiant
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tiant
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Tiant
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Langford
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Langford
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Langford
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Tiant
Revering hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Tiant
Armas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Tiant
Page hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Page reaches third base with a triple. Armas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Essian vs. Tiant
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Tiant
Cerone fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cerone. Page scores. Essian moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerrero vs. Tiant
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Tiant
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Langford
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Langford
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Langford
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerone vs. Langford
Cerone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Tiant
Henderson hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Tiant
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Tiant
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Tiant
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Wayne Gross.
Revering hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Langford
Dave McKay now playing third base.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Langford
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Langford
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Brian Doyle.
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Tiant
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing second base.
Armas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Armas reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Tiant
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Essian vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Armas tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Gossage
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Gossage
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Langford
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Langford
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Langford
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Gossage
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Gossage
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Gossage
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Langford
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Langford
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Langford
Cerone hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1980 -- New York at Oakland (N) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Brown B, cf 4 1 2 0 Henderson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, dh 3 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 2 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 1 Edwards M, pr 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 3 0 McKay D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 4 0 1 0 Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Armas T, rf 3 2 2 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0 Page M, dh 3 1 1 1 Doyle B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Essian J, c 1 0 0 1 Spencer J, ph 1 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 2b 0 0 0 0 Cox J, 2b 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 7 1 27 3 4 2 New York 100 000 000 -- 1 Oakland 000 020 10x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (L) 6.1 3 3 2 2 1 Gossage R 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 2 E -- Cerone R DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- New York 5, Oakland 3 2B -- Piniella L 3B -- Page M, Armas T CS -- Jackson R SF -- Essian J T -- 2:03 A -- 32146
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