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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 25, 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 25, 1980 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 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 25, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 49,300 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Al Clark 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Rick Reed |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | DH |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Rick Cerone | Catcher |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
Dick Howser | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Dave Revering | DH |
Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
Jeff Cox | Second Baseman |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 25, 1980
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Norris
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Norris
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Norris
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. John
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Armas reaches third base with a triple. Henderson scores. Murphy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Revering vs. John
Bobby Brown now playing center field.
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Essian vs. John
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Armas scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. John
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Norris
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Norris
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Norris
Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Norris
Doyle hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. John
McKay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. McKay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. John
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McKay moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKay scores. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. John
Murphy bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Armas vs. John
Armas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Revering vs. John
Revering takes first base on ball four. Cox scores. Henderson moves to third. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newman vs. John
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Norris
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Norris
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norris
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. John
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. John
Guerrero hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. John
McKay hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Norris
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Norris
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. John
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. John
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Dent covering. It's a double play. Cox scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. John
Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. John
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Norris
Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Dent reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Norris
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Norris
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Norris
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Norris
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Perry
Gaylord Perry now pitching.
Newman hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Perry
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Perry
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Essian moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKay vs. Perry
McKay hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norris
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Norris
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Norris
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Perry
Cox 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, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Perry
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Perry
There goes Henderson. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Perry
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and has Henderson trapped. There's the throw to Rodriguez who throws to Dent, who tags Henderson for the out. Murphy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armas vs. Perry
Armas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Norris
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Norris
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Norris
Doyle hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Norris
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 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Perry
Revering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Perry
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Perry
Essian takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to third. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Guerrero vs. Perry
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Revering tags and scores. Newman tags and moves to third. Essian tags and moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McKay vs. Perry
McKay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman scores. Essian scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Perry
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Perry
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKay moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Perry
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Norris
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norris
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Norris
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Norris
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Norris
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Perry
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Perry
Revering hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Perry
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Norris
Dent hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Dent reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Norris
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doyle vs. Norris
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Norris
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1980 -- New York at Oakland (N) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Jones R, cf 1 0 0 0 Henderson R, lf 4 1 4 1 Brown B, cf 3 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 3 1 0 1 Murcer B, rf 4 0 1 0 Armas T, rf 4 1 2 2 Watson B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Revering D, dh 4 1 1 1 Jackson R, dh 2 0 1 0 Newman J, 1b 5 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0 Essian J, c 3 1 1 1 Cerone R, c 3 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 1 Dent B, ss 4 0 2 0 McKay D, 3b 4 1 2 2 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cox J, 2b 4 2 1 0 Doyle B, 2b 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 34 9 12 9 New York 000 000 010 -- 1 Oakland 320 100 30x -- 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO John T (L) 4.0 8 6 5 3 0 Perry G 4.0 4 3 3 2 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Norris M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 7 E -- Dent B, Rodriguez A DP -- New York 2, Oakland 1 LOB -- New York 9, Oakland 8 2B -- McKay D, Dent B 2, Jackson R 3B -- Armas T HR -- Watson B SB -- Henderson R SH -- Rodriguez A, Murphy D SF -- Guerrero M T -- 2:48 A -- 49300
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