Jeff Newman homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the A's their third straight victory over the Mariners, 4-3. The Mariners broke a scoreless tie in the seventh on a double by Bill Stein, single by Bob Stinson and triple by Craig Reynolds.

The A's got three in the bottom of the inning on two errors, a walk, a wild pitch and singles by Wayne Gross and Tony Armas. Bruce Bochte's double, an infield out and Steve Braun's sacrifice fly tied it for the Mariners in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     12, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  8  3
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .154      Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Bochte lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Guerrero ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .381
Stanton dh            3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Alexander dh          4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
  Braun ph,dh         0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   1   .250        Murphy pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Hale rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .182        Adams ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Stein 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .172      Essian c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Stinson c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .350        North pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .100
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .263        Newman c            1   1   1   1     0   0   .500
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gross 3b,1b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .150
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas cf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .143
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomasson rf,1b,rf    3   0   1   0     0   1   .087
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     3   4             Totals               32   4   9   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  1,742
Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 5
DP: Mariners 2, A's 1
Errors: Meyer 2, Reynolds
Doubles: Hale (1), Stein (1), Bochte (2)
Triples: Reynolds (1)
Home Runs: Newman (1)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (1)
Caught Stealing: Edwards (1), Thomasson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Braun (1)
GIDP: Reynolds (1), Essian (1), Alexander (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               6.1   6   3   0   1   4   0  25   2.03
Romo                    1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Rawley L(0-1)           0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   1.13
Totals                  8     9   4   1   1   6   1  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford                6.2   6   2   2   3   3   0  27   2.13
Lacey                   0.2   1   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.25
Heaverlo W(1-0)         1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to left; Bochte flied out to
center; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone struck out; Edwards singled; Edwards was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones walked; Hale
doubled [Ruppert Jones to third, Hale out at second (right to
first to shortstop)]; Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander singled; Revering flied out to left;
Essian grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson walked; Reynolds grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Stinson out at second]; Cruz grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
struck out; Thomasson singled; Thomasson was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte flied out to left; Meyer made an out to
shortstop; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Dilone flied out to left; Edwards reached on an
error by Meyer [Edwards to second]; Guerrero singled [Edwards to
third]; Alexander grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Hale popped to
catcher; Stein singled; Stinson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering flied out to center; Essian made an out
to shortstop; Gross singled; Armas forced Gross (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Cruz singled;
Cruz stole second; Bochte flied out to left; Meyer was walked
intentionally; Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Dilone
struck out; Edwards popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Hale grounded out
(second to first); Stein doubled; Stinson singled [Stein
scored]; Reynolds tripled [Stinson scored]; LACEY REPLACED
LANGFORD (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerrero reached on an error by Reynolds
[Guerrero to second]; Alexander struck out; Honeycutt threw a
wild pitch [Guerrero to third]; Revering reached on an error by
Meyer [Guerrero scored (unearned) (no RBI), Revering to first];
MURPHY RAN FOR REVERING; Essian walked [Murphy to second]; Gross
singled [Murphy scored (unearned), Essian to third]; ROMO
REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); NORTH RAN FOR ESSIAN; Armas
singled [North scored (unearned), Gross to second]; Thomasson
struck out; Dilone popped to catcher; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 3.

MARINERS 8TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NEWMAN
REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING C ); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Bochte doubled; Meyer grounded out (second to
first) [Bochte to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING);
BRAUN BATTED FOR STANTON; Braun hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Bochte scored]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Guerrero singled; Alexander
struck out; RAWLEY REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); ADAMS BATTED FOR
MURPHY; Adams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

MARINERS 9TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ADAMS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Hale popped to catcher; Stein struck out; Stinson singled;
Reynolds popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
3, Athletics 4.