Wayne Gross, A's rookie third baseman, hit his 11th homer of the season plus a single and double, and drove in five runs to lead the way in a 14-5 rout of the Mariners. Rick Jones, who started for the Mariners, lasted two-thirds of one inning, giving up five runs. Gross hit his homer with two men on base. Earl Williams followed with a double and Tony Armas capped the outburst with his first major league homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 14, Seattle Mariners 5
Game Played on Friday, May       20, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  1  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5  6  1
A's          5  4  0    2  0  3    0  0  x  -  14 11  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            5   1   1   0     0   1   .195      Tyrone rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .083
Braun lf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .279        M. Williams ph,rf   1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   2     0   2   .248      Sanguillen dh         3   1   0   0     1   1   .301
Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239        McKinney ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Page lf               3   1   0   1     1   1   .333
Stanton rf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Allen 1b              1   3   1   1     2   0   .280
Stinson c             3   1   1   1     1   1   .284        Newman c            2   1   1   0     0   0   .133
Reynolds ss           3   1   2   1     1   0   .266      Gross 3b              4   3   3   5     1   1   .309
Milbourne 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      E. Williams c,1b      3   2   2   4     2   0   .261
Rick Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas cf              5   1   2   3     0   1   .185
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lintz 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .171
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   6   5     4   4             Totals               35  14  11  14     7   8

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  2,660
Left on Base: Mariners 5, A's 5
DP: Mariners 0, A's 1
Errors: Stanton, Page, Picciolo
Doubles: Braun (7), E. Williams (6), Picciolo (1), Gross (7)
Triples: Reynolds (2)
Home Runs: Stinson (2), Gross (11), Armas (1), E. Williams (9)
Stolen Bases: Sanguillen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Page (1)
GIDP: Meyer (6)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rick Jones L(0-3)       0.2   4   5   5   1   0   2   7  11.32
Thomas                  1     3   4   4   1   0   0   7   5.57
Segui                   5.1   4   5   5   4   7   1  25   6.94
Laxton                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   4.21
Totals                  8    11  14  14   7   8   3  43

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(3-2)           5     6   5   4   1   4   1  23   4.86
Coleman                 3     0   0   0   3   0   0  11   2.45
Torrealba               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     6   5   4   4   4   1  37

Wild Pitches: Thomas (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


MARINERS 1ST: Collins flied out to right; Braun walked; Ruppert
Jones struck out; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Tyrone singled; Sanguillen grounded out (third to
first) [Tyrone to second]; Page grounded out (second to first)
[Tyrone to third]; Allen walked; Gross homered [Tyrone scored,
Allen scored]; E. Williams doubled; Armas homered [E. Williams
scored]; THOMAS REPLACED RICK JONES (PITCHING); Perez lined to
shortstop; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 5.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein flied out to right; Stanton reached on an
error by Picciolo; Stinson was called out on strikes; Reynolds
tripled [Stanton scored (unearned)]; Milbourne lined to center;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Picciolo doubled; Tyrone flied out to right
[Picciolo to third]; Sanguillen walked; Sanguillen stole second;
Page hit a sacrifice fly to right [Picciolo scored, Sanguillen
to third]; Allen singled [Sanguillen scored]; Thomas threw a
wild pitch [Allen to second]; Gross doubled to right [Allen
scored, Gross to third (error by Stanton)]; SEGUI REPLACED
THOMAS (PITCHING); E. Williams walked; Armas singled [Gross
scored, E. Williams to third, Armas to second (on throw to 3b)];
Perez struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 9.

MARINERS 3RD: Collins was called out on strikes; Braun flied out
to left; Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo struck out; Tyrone struck out;
Sanguillen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 9.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); Stein
grounded out (second to first); Stanton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page walked; Allen walked [Page to second]; Gross
singled [Page scored, Allen to third]; E. Williams reached on a
fielder's choice [Allen scored, Gross to second]; Armas struck
out; Perez made an out to shortstop; Picciolo flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 11.

MARINERS 5TH: NEWMAN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING C ); E. WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Stinson homered; Reynolds
singled; Milbourne flied out to left; Collins singled [Reynolds
to second]; Braun doubled [Reynolds scored, Collins to third];
Ruppert Jones singled to left [Collins scored, Braun scored,
Ruppert Jones to second (error by Page)]; Meyer flied out to
right; Stein grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 11.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tyrone struck out; Sanguillen flied out to right;
Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 11.

MARINERS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson walked; Reynolds
walked [Stinson to second]; Milbourne forced Reynolds (second to
shortstop) [Stinson to third]; Collins grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 11.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman singled; Gross walked [Newman to second];
E. Williams homered [Newman scored, Gross scored]; Armas popped
to catcher in foul territory; Perez flied out to right; Picciolo
flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics
14.

MARINERS 7TH: LINTZ REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); Braun walked;
Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Meyer grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 14.

ATHLETICS 7TH: M. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR TYRONE; M. Williams
grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Mark
Williams; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR SANGUILLEN; McKinney flied out
to center; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 5, Athletics 14.

MARINERS 8TH: MCKINNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); M. WILLIAMS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stein flied out to center; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5, Athletics 14.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LAXTON REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Newman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gross struck out; E. Williams walked;
Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Athletics 14.

MARINERS 9TH: TORREALBA REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); Milbourne lined to second;
Collins flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 5,
Athletics 14.