Larry Cox belted his first major league home run, a two-run blast in the sixth inning, and Bill Stein drove in two runs with a single to spark the Mariners to a 10-3 triumph over the A's. Stein's hit gave Seattle a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning. Cox, who was filling in for injured catcher Bob Stinson, also had a double. Dave Collins hit a homer in the fifth inning for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 10, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      23, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
A's          0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  2
Mariners     1  0  0    2  1  4    0  2  x  -  10 12  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Cruz 2b               5   2   1   0     0   0   .313
  Picciolo ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .170      Collins lf            4   2   2   1     1   1   .230
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Meyer 1b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .268
Sanguillen dh         4   1   2   1     0   1   .274      Stanton rf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .280
Page lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .311      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   1     1   1   .253
Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Stein 3b              5   0   1   2     0   1   .264
McKinney 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .200      Braun dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .231
  Murray pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Cox c                 5   1   2   2     0   1   .302
Crawford rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .229      Reynolds ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .226
Armas cf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .236      Wheelock p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Newman c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     1   6             Totals               39  10  12   8     5   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 12,216
Left on Base: A's 6, Mariners 10
DP: A's 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Scott, McKinney, Stanton
Doubles: McKinney (5), Page 2 (22), Stanton (15), Braun (14), Cruz (1), Cox (4)
Home Runs: Sanguillen (3), Collins (4), Cox (1)
Stolen Bases: Stein (3)
GIDP: Perez (7), Crawford (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(2-7)           5.1   8   6   5   1   3   2  26   4.96
Bair                    2.2   4   4   2   4   2   0  18   5.64
Totals                  8    12  10   7   5   5   2  44

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wheelock W(5-6)         9     9   3   3   1   6   1  36   4.15
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   6   1  36

Passed Balls: Cox (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott singled to center; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Scott out at second];
Sanguillen singled to center; Page grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: On a bunt Cruz reached on an error by McKinney
(assist by Norris); Collins grounded out (second to first) [Cruz
to second]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz to
third]; Stanton singled to left [Cruz scored (unearned)];
Ruppert Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross grounded out (second to first); McKinney
doubled to center; Crawford singled to right [McKinney scored];
Cox allowed a passed ball [Crawford to second]; Armas struck
out; Newman lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein made an out to second; Braun flied out to
center; Cox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 1, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Perez
flied out to center; Sanguillen homered; Page doubled to right;
Gross flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: McKinney made an out to second; Crawford grounded
out (second to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer singled to right; Stanton doubled to left
[Meyer to third]; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein singled to
center [Meyer scored, Stanton scored]; Stein stole second; Braun
flied out to left; Cox was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; Cruz
flied out to left; Collins homered; Meyer singled to right;
Stanton walked [Meyer to second]; Ruppert Jones flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Sanguillen lined to right; Page struck out; Gross
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein flied out to center; Braun doubled to left;
Cox homered [Braun scored]; BAIR REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Reynolds walked; Cruz doubled to left [Reynolds to third];
Collins walked; Meyer struck out; Stanton reached on an error by
Scott [Reynolds scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cruz scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Collins to third, Stanton to second];
Ruppert Jones was walked intentionally; Stein flied out to
center; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: McKinney reached on an error by Stanton; Crawford
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[McKinney out at second]; Armas singled to center; Newman flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING SS); Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); Cox doubled to left; Reynolds
grounded out (second to first) [Cox to third]; Cruz flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Picciolo struck out; Perez flied out to center;
Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Mariners 8.

MARINERS 8TH: Collins singled to left; Meyer walked [Collins to
second]; Stanton forced Meyer (shortstop to second) [Collins to
third]; Ruppert Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Collins
scored, Stanton to second]; Stein was called out on strikes;
Braun singled to right [Stanton scored, Ruppert Jones to
second]; Cox forced Ruppert Jones (third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Mariners 10.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page doubled to left; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); McKinney singled to center [Page scored];
MURRAY RAN FOR MCKINNEY; Crawford walked [Murray to second];
Armas struck out; Newman forced Crawford (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Mariners 10.