Snapping an 0-for-18 slump, Ruppert Jones drove in two runs with a homer and sacrifice fly to join with Julio Cruz in batting the Mariners to a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. Cruz produced the Mariners' two other runs with a pair of singles. Wayne Gross and Mitchell Page homered for the A's, Gross' blow coming after a single by Page. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      21, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  7  1
Mariners     0  1  1    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   4 13  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Cruz 2b               5   0   2   2     0   1   .328
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Collins lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .224
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Meyer 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Page lf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .310      Stanton rf            3   0   2   0     1   1   .277
Gross 3b              3   1   1   2     1   2   .236      Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   2     0   0   .256
McKinney 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .197      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Crawford dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Braun dh              2   1   0   0     1   2   .228
  Alexander pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Bernhardt ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Tyrone ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Cox c                 4   1   2   0     0   1   .235
Mallory cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Reynolds ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .230
Murray rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo 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               33   3   7   3     1   5             Totals               34   4  13   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 17,382
Left on Base: A's 4, Mariners 9
DP: A's 0, Mariners 0
Errors: Gross, Cox
Doubles: Reynolds (5)
Triples: Murray (1)
Home Runs: Gross (16), Page (12), Ruppert Jones (18)
Stolen Bases: Mallory (5), Collins (16), Braun (5)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (11), Cruz (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Ruppert Jones (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(7-10)        5.2  11   4   3   2   6   1  28   3.17
Torrealba               0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.62
Lacey                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.16
Totals                  8    13   4   3   2   8   1  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(6-7)           8     7   3   3   1   4   2  31   4.53
Romo SV(9)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.89
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   5   2  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott grounded out (second to first); Perez
struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz was called out on strikes; Collins struck
out; Meyer singled to right; Stanton was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page lined to center; Gross struck out; McKinney
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones homered; Stein singled to left
[Stein out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; Braun was
called out on strikes; Cox singled to center; Reynolds doubled
to right [Cox to third]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Crawford made an out to shortstop; Mallory made
an out to third; Murray tripled; Scott flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Collins singled to right; Meyer lined to right;
Collins stole second; Stanton walked [Collins to third (error by
Gross; assist by Sanguillen)]; Ruppert Jones hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Collins scored (unearned)]; Stein forced Stanton (third
to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners
2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Page grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners
2.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun walked; Cox struck out; Reynolds popped to
third in foul territory; Braun stole second; Cruz singled to
center [Braun scored]; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross walked; McKinney singled to right [Gross to
third]; Crawford reached on a fielder's choice [Gross out at
home (first to catcher), McKinney to second]; Mallory made an
out to shortstop; Murray made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Collins flied out to center; Meyer made an out to
shortstop; Stanton singled to right; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners
3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Perez
grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein flied to right in foul territory; Braun was
called out on strikes; Cox singled; Reynolds singled to right
[Cox to second]; Cruz singled to center [Cox scored, Reynolds to
second]; TORREALBA REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); Collins flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Page singled; Gross homered [Page scored];
McKinney flied out to right; Crawford singled; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
CRAWFORD; Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Mallory singled; Mallory stole second [Mallory to
third (error by Cox)]; Murray made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Meyer
singled to right; Stanton singled to right [Meyer to second];
LACEY REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); On a bunt Ruppert Jones
forced Meyer (pitcher to third) [Stanton to second]; Stein
struck out; BERNHARDT BATTED FOR BRAUN; Bernhardt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners
4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BERNHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Scott made
an out to third; Perez lined to center; Sanguillen was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page homered; ROMO REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Gross struck out; McKinney grounded out (third to first); TYRONE
BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Mariners 4.