Wiping out a 3-0 deficit, the Athletics rallied for four runs in the seventh inning and added two in the eighth on a homer by Wayne Gross to defeat the Mariners, 6-3. The Mariners took their lead with a two-run homer by Steve Braun in the third and with doubles by Ruppert Jones and Bill Stein in the fourth. The A's put together singles by Mitchell Page, Earl Williams and Wayne Gross, an infield out, a walk and pinch-single by Jim Tyrone for their runs in the seventh. Manny Sanguillen tripled ahead of Gross' homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      14, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    4  2  0  -   6 13  2
Mariners     0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              5   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Baez 2b               3   1   0   0     0   0   .309
Sanguillen rf,c       5   1   2   0     0   1   .274      Braun lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .249
Page lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Lopez rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
E. Williams dh        3   0   1   0     1   0   .237      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   0     0   2   .260
  Lintz pr,dh         1   1   0   0     0   1   .103      Stanton dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Gross 3b              3   2   2   2     2   0   .278      Stein 3b              4   0   2   1     0   2   .276
Perez 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Meyer 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
  McKinney ph,1b      2   0   0   1     0   0   .179      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Jorgensen 1b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .269        Bernhardt ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Alexander pr,2b     1   1   0   0     0   1   .294      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Newman c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Rick Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Armas ph,rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .244        Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott ss              3   0   2   0     0   0   .280        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tyrone ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .286        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Picciolo ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .190        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  13   5     6   4             Totals               34   3   9   3     0   4

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 13,764
Left on Base: A's 13, Mariners 5
DP: A's 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Perez, Scott, Ruppert Jones
Doubles: Ruppert Jones (9), Stein (15)
Triples: Sanguillen (2)
Home Runs: Gross (15), Braun (2)
Stolen Bases: Scott (9), Alexander (12), Lopez (10), Baez (3)
Caught Stealing: Stein (2), Ruppert Jones (5), Reynolds (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Baez (3)
GIDP: Armas (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  3.1   5   3   1   0   2   1  16   3.95
Torrealba W(3-0)        2.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.73
Lacey SV(3)             3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   1.80
Totals                  9     9   3   1   0   4   1  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rick Jones              5.2   6   0   0   5   1   0  28   6.00
Pagan                   0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   5.19
House L(1-1)            0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   7.40
Romo                    0.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   4   2.25
Kekich                  2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   2.30
Totals                  9    13   6   6   6   4   1  46

Wild Pitches: House (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North reached on an error by Ruppert Jones;
Sanguillen struck out; Page flied out to left; E. Williams
walked [North to second]; Gross walked [North to third, E.
Williams to second]; Perez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (third to first); Braun singled;
Lopez forced Braun (shortstop to second); Lopez stole second;
Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Newman
flied out to left; Scott singled; North singled to first [Scott
to third]; Sanguillen forced North (third to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton flied out to right; Stein struck out;
Meyer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Page grounded out (pitcher to first); E. Williams
lined to center; Gross walked; Perez forced Gross (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
popped to third in foul territory; Baez reached on an error by
Scott; Baez stole second; Braun homered (unearned) [Baez scored
(unearned)]; Lopez lined to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jorgensen walked; Newman singled [Jorgensen to
second]; Scott flied out to center; North flied out to center;
Sanguillen singled [Jorgensen to third, Newman to second]; Page
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics
0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones doubled; Stanton grounded out (first
unassisted) [Ruppert Jones to third]; Stein doubled [Ruppert
Jones scored]; Meyer singled [Stein to third]; TORREALBA
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Stein was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted) [Meyer to second]; Stinson made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: E. Williams flied out to left; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Perez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds singled; Baez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Braun grounded out
(second to first) [Reynolds to third]; On a bunt Lopez made an
out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jorgensen singled; ARMAS BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Armas
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; Scott singled; Scott stole second;
North walked; PAGAN REPLACED RICK JONES (PITCHING); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: SANGUILLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); ARMAS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Ruppert Jones reached on an error
by Perez; Stanton grounded out (first unassisted) [Ruppert Jones
to second]; Ruppert Jones was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page singled; E. Williams singled to third [Page
to second]; HOUSE REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Gross singled [Page
to third, E. Williams to second]; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR PEREZ;
LINTZ RAN FOR E. WILLIAMS; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to
second to first) [Page scored, Lintz to third, Gross to second];
House threw a wild pitch [Lintz scored, Gross to third];
Jorgensen walked; ROMO REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); ALEXANDER RAN
FOR JORGENSEN; Alexander stole second; Armas struck out; TYRONE
BATTED FOR SCOTT; Tyrone singled [Gross scored, Alexander
scored]; North flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MCKINNEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
PICCIOLO REPLACED TYRONE (PLAYING SS); Meyer singled; LACEY
REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); On a bunt Stinson forced Meyer
(pitcher to shortstop); Reynolds forced Stinson (pitcher to
shortstop); Reynolds was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Sanguillen tripled; KEKICH REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Page grounded out (second to first); Lintz struck
out; Gross homered [Sanguillen scored]; McKinney popped to first
in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 8TH: Baez lined to first; Braun flied out to left;
Lopez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Alexander struck out; Armas popped to first in
foul territory; Picciolo singled; North forced Picciolo
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton singled; Stein
singled [Stanton to second]; Meyer made an out to pitcher;
BERNHARDT BATTED FOR STINSON; Bernhardt flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Mariners 3.