September 4, 1980 Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

OAK 7
@BAL 1 SEA 7
@BOS 4 MIL 9
@KCR 5 NYY 5
CAL 3 TOR 3
CHW 2 PHI 3
@LAD 2 SDP 3
NYM 2 MON 4
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 12,249

Thursday, September 4, 1980, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Athletics

66-69

Won 1

3rd, 19½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  1   1  3  0   1  0  0    7 15  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: M Keough (14-12), L: M Flanagan (13-11)

Orioles

79-53

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   0   0    2   1  .302  .826    0    5   1   3·SB
D Murphy CF                   3   2   2   2    2   0  .272  .747    0    2   0   HR
J Essian C                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .249  .647    0    2   0   CS,GDP
T Armas RF                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .264  .780    0    4   0   HR,GDP
J Newman 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .233  .669    0   10   1   
M Heath DH                    2   0   2   0    0   0  .229  .541    0    0   0   
  M Page PH                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .244  .741    0    0   0   IW
D McKay 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .234  .586    0    1   2   
M Edwards 2B                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .241  .496    0    2   4   
R Picciolo SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .568    0    0   4   

M Keough P                                                               1   0
Totals                       37   7  15   7    5   5                    27  12

BATTING

HR: T Armas (29, off S Stewart; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Murphy (11, off M Flanagan; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: M Page (3, by S Stewart).

TB: T Armas 5; D Murphy 5; D McKay 2; M Edwards 2; J Newman 2; M Heath 2; J Essian 2; R Picciolo.

GIDP: J Essian (12); T Armas (20).

RBI: T Armas 2 (90); D Murphy 2 (57); M Edwards 2 (3); D McKay (13).

2-out RBI: D Murphy; M Edwards; D McKay.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson 3 (69, 2nd base off S Stewart/R Dempsey 2, 2nd base off M Flanagan/R Dempsey).

CS: J Essian (1, Home by S Stewart/R Dempsey).

PO: D McKay (2nd base by S Stewart); M Heath (1st base by M Flanagan).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .315  .815    0    4   0   2B
R Dauer 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .691    0    4   5   
K Singleton RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .853    0    1   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .849    0    9   0   
T Crowley DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .832    0    0   0   
D Graham 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .761    0    1   1   
G Roenicke LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .777    0    0   0   
R Dempsey C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .773    0    6   0   
K Garcia SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .496    0    2   2   
  P Kelly PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .688    0    0   0   
  L Sakata SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .584         0   0   

M Flanagan P                                                             0   1
  S Stewart P                                                            0   2
Totals                       32   1   6   1    0   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Bumbry (22, off M Keough).

TB: A Bumbry 2; K Singleton; R Dauer; G Roenicke; P Kelly; E Murray.

RBI: R Dauer (53).

2-out RBI: R Dauer.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Dauer-E Murray; D Graham-R Dauer-E Murray.

E: R Dempsey (7).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Keough, W (14-12)            9     6   1   1    0   1   0   3.08   32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 6     72    -     0.40   0.25
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   1   0          32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 6           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Flanagan, L (13-11)          4     9   4   4    2   3   1   4.03   21     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 9     29    -     0.90  -0.18
S Stewart                      5     6   3   3    3   2   1   4.13   21     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 6          2-1    0.21  -0.08
Totals                         9    15   7   7    5   5   2          42     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0·15          2-1

M Flanagan faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Stewart (7; M Page).

PO: S Stewart (3; D McKay, 2nd base); M Flanagan (6; M Heath, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 12,249.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. D Murphy             CF    2. R Dauer              2B 
3. J Essian             C     3. K Singleton          RF 
4. T Armas              RF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. J Newman             1B    5. T Crowley            DH 
6. M Heath              DH    6. D Graham             3B 
7. D McKay              3B    7. G Roenicke           LF 
8. M Edwards            2B    8. R Dempsey            C  
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. K Garcia             SS 

   M Keough             P        M Flanagan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  ---      10%  58% D Murphy        M Flanagan      Home Run
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-      10%  70% D Murphy        M Flanagan      Single to LF; Henderson Scores
   t 4   1  0-2  123       6%  87% M Edwards       M Flanagan      Single to LF; Newman Scores; Heath to 3B; McKay to 2B
   t 5   0  0-3  12-       6%  94% T Armas         S Stewart       Single to CF; Murphy Scores; Essian to 3B
   t 1   1  0-1  1--      -4%  56% T Armas         M Flanagan      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   R      ---      58%  D Murphy        Home Run
          ---      60%  J Essian        Single to CF
   OO     1--      56%  T Armas         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  R Dauer         Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  K Singleton     Single to RF
   O      1--      61%  E Murray        Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  J Newman        Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  M Heath         Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  D McKay         Heath Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      56%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  T Crowley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Graham        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      61%  G Roenicke      Single to LF; Roenicke out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  M Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  R Picciolo      Flyball: CF
          ---      59%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      60%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      70%  " "             Single to LF; Henderson Scores
   O      1--      68%  J Essian        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  K Garcia        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      73%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  T Armas         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      74%  J Newman        Single to LF
          1--      76%  M Heath         Single to 3B; Newman to 2B
          12-      81%  D McKay         Single to 3B; Newman to 3B; Heath to 2B
   R      123      87%  M Edwards       Single to LF; Newman Scores; Heath to 3B; McKay to 2B
   O      123      83%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
   O      123      79%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Matt Keough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  R Dauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  E Murray        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--      89%  J Essian        Single to LF; Murphy to 2B
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
   R      12-      94%  T Armas         Single to CF; Murphy Scores; Essian to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  J Newman        Essian Caught Stealing Hm (C); Armas to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  Mitchell Page pinch hits for Mike Heath batting 6th
          -2-      90%  M Page          Intentional Walk
   R      12-      94%  D McKay         Single to RF; Armas Scores; Page to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  M Edwards       Single to CF; Page Scores; McKay to 2B
   O      12-      96%  R Picciolo      McKay Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-6, Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  T Crowley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  D Graham        Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      98%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Sammy Stewart facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  R Picciolo      Single to 2B
   O      1--      98%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B; Henderson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      97%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      --3      97%  J Essian        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-6, Matt Keough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  R Dempsey       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  K Garcia        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      98%  A Bumbry        Double to LF
   R      -2-      96%  R Dauer         Single to LF; Bumbry Scores
   O      1--      97%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Sammy Stewart facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      98%  T Armas         Home Run
          ---      99%  J Newman        Single to P
   O      1--      98%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  D McKay         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  M Edwards       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Keough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Crowley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Graham        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-1, Sammy Stewart facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  R Picciolo      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      99%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      99%  J Essian        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  G Roenicke      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Dempsey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Kiko Garcia batting 9th
          ---     100%  P Kelly         Single to P
   O      1--     100%  A Bumbry        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-1, Sammy Stewart facing 4-5-6
                  Lenn Sakata replaces Pat Kelly playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Armas         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Newman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  M Page          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Keough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Dauer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  E Murray        Single to SS
   O      1--     100%  T Crowley       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL198009040

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1980 > BAL \| OAK > Sep 4, 1980, Athletics at Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation