Facing his former club, Glenn Abbott yielded only five hits and pitched the Mariners to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics. The complete game was Abbott's first since 1975. Bob Stinson drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning to start the Mariners' scoring. After an error resulted in the A's run in the third, Dan Meyer homered for the Mariners in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      16, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Mariners     0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .255      Baez 2b               2   0   0   0     0   2   .316
Sanguillen rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Milbourne 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .303      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .240
E. Williams dh        4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Lopez rf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .309
  Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     1   1   .265
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Stanton dh            3   1   1   0     1   0   .254
Perez 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Collins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Stein 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .272
  Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Meyer 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .238
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Stinson c             4   0   2   2     0   0   .297
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Scott ss              1   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Armas ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Lintz 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Newman c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Langford 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               32   1   5   1     2   7             Totals               28   3   6   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 11,097
Left on Base: A's 6, Mariners 8
DP: A's 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Baez
Doubles: Lopez (10), Ruppert Jones (10)
Home Runs: Meyer (7)
Caught Stealing: North (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Milbourne (1,by Langford)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(4-5)         6.1   5   3   3   4   5   1  28   2.96
Torrealba               0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.38
Giusti                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.16
Totals                  8     6   3   3   5   6   1  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(3-6)           9     5   1   0   2   7   0  34   4.54
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   7   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Langford (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Sanguillen flied out to left; Page struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez struck out; Braun was called out on strikes;
Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gross struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones struck out; Stanton singled to
center; Stein walked [Stanton to second]; Meyer walked [Stanton
to third, Stein to second]; Stinson singled to center [Stanton
scored, Stein scored, Meyer to second]; Reynolds flied out to
left; Baez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott
walked; Newman reached on a fielder's choice [Scott to second
(error by Baez; assist by Reynolds)]; North singled to left
[Scott scored (unearned), Newman to second]; Sanguillen lined to
second; Page struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopez
doubled to left; Ruppert Jones flied out to left [Lopez to
third]; Stanton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED BAEZ (PLAYING 2B); E. Williams
grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (first to
pitcher); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein grounded out (third to first); Meyer
homered; Stinson singled to left; Reynolds forced Stinson (first
to shortstop); Milbourne lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Jorgensen singled to right; Scott made an out to
shortstop; Newman singled to center [Jorgensen to second]; North
grounded out (second to first) [Jorgensen to third, Newman to
second]; Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Braun walked; Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Braun to second]; Ruppert Jones walked; Stanton
lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Braun out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page grounded out (second to first); E. Williams
flied out to right; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein made an out to shortstop; Meyer flied out to
center; Stinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: TYRONE BATTED FOR PEREZ; Tyrone was called out on
strikes; Jorgensen struck out; ARMAS BATTED FOR SCOTT; Armas
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED TYRONE (PLAYING SS); LINTZ
REPLACED ARMAS (PLAYING 2B); Reynolds grounded out (first to
pitcher); Milbourne was hit by a pitch; TORREALBA REPLACED
LANGFORD (PITCHING); Braun forced Milbourne (second to
shortstop); Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
1, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Newman flied out to left; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Ruppert Jones doubled to center; GIUSTI REPLACED
TORREALBA (PITCHING); Stanton walked; COLLINS RAN FOR STANTON;
Stein lined to right; Meyer flied to right in foul territory
[Ruppert Jones to third]; Stinson made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Page singled
to center; E. Williams singled to left [Page to second];
ALEXANDER RAN FOR E. WILLIAMS; Gross flied out to right;
MCKINNEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; McKinney flied out to center;
Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Mariners 3.