Athletics @ Yankees
September 2, 1980

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 1 6 2
Yankees 6 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 1 6 2
Yankees 6 10 0

Jim Essian Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .308
At Bats 3 216
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 22

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 22
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Yankee Stadium - September 2, 1980
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Johnny Oates
Jim Spencer
Brian Doyle
Aurelio Rodriguez
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Bobby Brown
Joe Lefebvre
Jim Essian

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 1 6 2 4
New York Yankees 6 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Rudy May
Losing Pitcher Steve McCatty
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Piniella
Attendance 23,516
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Essian is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Brian Doyle now playing second base. Johnny Oates now catching. Rich Gossage now pitching. Wayne Gross pinch hits for Jeff Newman. Gross strikes out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Joe Lefebvre now playing right field. McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Heath hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Armas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to May covering. Safe.
Top 6 Henderson strikes out.
Top 6 Picciolo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gamble scores. Jackson moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Brown. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Brown steals second.
Bottom 5 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McKay strikes out.
Top 5 Heath takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Klutts strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Armas moves to third.
Top 5 Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Armas moves to second.
Top 5 Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Dent strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cerone for the out.
Bottom 4 Spencer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Newman is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randolph scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Gamble hits a popup towards third. Klutts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Randolph strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out.
Top 3 Picciolo strikes out.
Top 3 McKay hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Cerone takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klutts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Klutts strikes out.
Top 2 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Gamble hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Henderson strikes out.