Glenn Abbott limited his former Oakland teammates to four hits and pitched the Mariners to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics. Dan Meyer provided the deciding blow, hitting a homer with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      13, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Scott ss,2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Collins lf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .206      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Meyer 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .257        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   0   0     0   0   .266        Picciolo ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Page lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
Braun dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .233      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Stein 3b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .259      Sanguillen rf         4   0   1   1     0   1   .264
Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      McKinney 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .191
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Crawford dh           3   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .236
                                                          Newman c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .263
                                                            Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Hosley c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     0   6             Totals               31   1   4   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  4,529
Left on Base: Mariners 3, A's 5
DP: Mariners 0, A's 0
Errors: Scott
Triples: Sanguillen (4)
Home Runs: Meyer (11)
Stolen Bases: Page (22), Alexander (16)
Caught Stealing: Stein (4)
Hit by Pitch: Newman (1,by Abbott)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(5-7)           9     4   1   1   1   8   0  33   4.46
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   8   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(7-8)         6.1   7   3   2   0   4   1  26   2.96
Lacey                   2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.01
Totals                  9     7   3   2   0   6   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Abbott (8)
Wild Pitches: Langford (3)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled; Collins forced Cruz (shortstop to
second); Meyer homered [Collins scored]; Ruppert Jones grounded
out (second to first); Stanton flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page walked; Gross flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Braun made an out to shortstop; Stein struck out;
Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics
0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen lined to right; McKinney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Newman
struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Athletics 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer singled; Ruppert Jones forced Meyer (pitcher
to shortstop); Stanton reached on an error by Scott [Ruppert
Jones to second]; Braun singled [Ruppert Jones scored
(unearned), Stanton out at third (shortstop to third)]; Langford
threw a wild pitch [Braun to second]; Stein struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Perez lined to right; Page singled; Page stole
second; Gross made an out to second; Sanguillen tripled [Page
scored]; McKinney lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
3, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds
grounded out (first to pitcher); Cruz singled; Collins grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Crawford flied out to right; Armas singled;
Newman was hit by a pitch [Armas to second]; MURRAY RAN FOR
NEWMAN; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first) [Armas to third,
Murray to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 6TH: HOSLEY REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING C ); Meyer lined
to center; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stanton struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page flied out to center; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Braun made an out to third; Stein singled; Stinson
singled [Stein to third]; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING);
Stein was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Stinson to
second]; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKinney flied out to center; Crawford struck
out; Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins
lined to third; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hosley flied out to center; Scott struck out;
Perez singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR PEREZ; Alexander stole second;
Page flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Athletics 1.

MARINERS 9TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING SS); SCOTT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first to pitcher); Stanton flied out to right; Braun was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (pitcher to first); McKinney struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 1.