After rallying to tie the score in the 10th inning, the Mariners came from behind again with two runs in the 11th to defeat the Athletics, 6-5. An infield hit by Wayne Gross with the bases loaded in the 10th put the A's ahead, 4-3, but with two out in the Mariners' half, Carlos Lopez saved the Mariners from defeat by hitting a homer.

The A's forged in front again in the 11th on a pinch-single by Jim Tyrone. In the Mariners' half, Dave Collins singled, Bill Stein sacrificed and Larry Milbourne singled to produce the tying run. One out later, Juan Bernhardt singled to drive in Milbourne. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      15, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
A's          0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0    1  1  -   5 12  0
Mariners     2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  2  -   6 12  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   1   0     2   0   .254      Baez 2b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .322
Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   1     0   2   .274      Braun lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Alexander pr,dh     1   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Lopez rf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .308
  Tyrone ph,dh        1   0   1   1     0   0   .298      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   2   2     1   1   .264
Page lf               6   0   3   0     0   1   .304      Stanton dh            2   0   0   0     2   0   .252
Jorgensen 1b          3   0   0   0     2   3   .257        Collins pr,dh       1   1   1   0     0   0   .216
Gross 3b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .276      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Armas rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Perez 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .246        Milbourne ph,ss     2   1   1   1     0   0   .211
  Lintz pr,2b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .103      Stinson c             2   1   1   1     1   0   .292
Scott ss              2   1   1   0     0   1   .284        Jutze ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  McKinney ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .188      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Picciolo ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Bernhardt ph,1b     2   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Newman c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Montague p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich 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
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   5  12   4     4  11             Totals               39   6  12   6     4   2

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance: 14,248
Left on Base: A's 10, Mariners 7
DP: A's 2, Mariners 1
Errors: Stinson, Reynolds
Triples: North (3)
Home Runs: McKinney (5), Ruppert Jones (13), Stinson (3), Lopez (7)
Stolen Bases: Page (13), Alexander (13), Lintz (10)
Caught Stealing: North (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Stein (4), Jutze (2)
GIDP: Stanton (3), Stein (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris                  6.1   7   3   3   3   1   2  28   3.32
Lacey                   2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.67
Coleman                 0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.27
Torrealba L(3-1)        0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   1.42
Giusti                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.23
Totals                 10.2  12   6   6   4   2   3  45

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montague                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.96
Romo                    6     6   3   2   1   8   1  24   2.34
Kekich W(4-1)           4     5   2   2   2   2   0  19   2.59
Totals                 11    12   5   4   4  11   1  48

Passed Balls: Stinson (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett (left in the 2nd inning), 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio,


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen struck out; Page singled; Jorgensen walked [Page to
second]; Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
flied out to left; Lopez singled; Ruppert Jones homered [Lopez
scored]; Stanton walked; Stein flied out to center; HP umpire
Ed Montague left with unknown injury; 2B umpire Vic Voltaggio
meoved to HP; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: ROMO REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Armas grounded
out (third to first); Perez lined to right; Scott struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to left; Stinson walked; Reynolds
made an out to shortstop; Baez singled to left [Stinson to
second]; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); North
walked; Sanguillen struck out while North was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Lopez flied out to right; Ruppert Jones walked;
Stanton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Ruppert Jones out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page singled to center; Page stole second;
Stinson allowed a passed ball [Page to third]; Jorgensen struck
out; Gross struck out; Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein made an out to second; Meyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Perez singled to center; On a bunt Scott singled
[Perez to second]; On a bunt Newman forced Perez (pitcher to
third) [Scott to second]; North forced Newman (first to
shortstop) [Scott scored (error by Reynolds) (unearned), North
to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Baez
singled to right; Braun forced Baez (shortstop to second); Lopez
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page flied out to center; Jorgensen struck out;
Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stanton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stein singled to center; Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas was called out on strikes; Perez grounded
out (first unassisted); MCKINNEY BATTED FOR SCOTT; McKinney
homered; Newman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING SS); Stinson
homered; Reynolds flied out to right; Baez singled to right;
LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Braun flied out to center;
Lopez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North tripled to center; Sanguillen singled to
left [North scored]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR SANGUILLEN; KEKICH
REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Alexander stole second [Alexander to
third (error by Stinson)]; Page struck out; Jorgensen was called
out on strikes; Gross grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Ruppert
Jones struck out; Stanton walked; COLLINS RAN FOR STANTON; Stein
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Collins out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Armas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez flied out to right;
Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MEYER; Milbourne flied out to
left; JUTZE BATTED FOR STINSON; Jutze grounded out (third to
first); BERNHARDT BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Bernhardt grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Mariners
3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); JUTZE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BERNHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); North flied out
to center; Alexander singled to right; Page singled to center
[Alexander to second]; Jorgensen walked [Alexander to third,
Page to second]; Gross singled [Alexander scored, Page to third,
Jorgensen to second]; Armas forced Jorgensen (third unassisted);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 10TH: COLEMAN REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Baez flied out
to right; Braun grounded out (second to first); Lopez homered;
Ruppert Jones singled to right; TORREALBA REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Ruppert Jones was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Perez singled to right; LINTZ RAN FOR PEREZ;
Lintz stole second; Picciolo popped to first in foul territory;
Newman flied out to center [Lintz to third]; North was walked
intentionally; TYRONE BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Tyrone singled to
left [Lintz scored, North to second]; Page made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 11TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LINTZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Collins singled; Stein out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Collins to second]; Milbourne singled to
left [Collins scored]; GIUSTI REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING);
Jutze out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Milbourne to
second]; Bernhardt singled to left [Milbourne scored]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 6.