Gary Alexander drilled a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the A's a 3-1 decision over the Mariners and extend the club winning streak to four games. Steve Staggs walked before Alexander unloaded deep into the left field stands for his third game-winning hit of the season. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Thursday, April     13, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  7  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baez 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Dilone lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Braun dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Edwards 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265        North ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .182
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     1   1   .259        Staggs 2b           0   1   0   0     1   0   .273
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .129      Guerrero ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .417
Hale rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Alexander dh          4   1   1   2     0   1   .263
Stein 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .161      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Stinson c             2   0   1   0     1   1   .364      Essian c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .167
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Gross 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .217
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Burke p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thomasson rf          2   1   0   0     1   0   .080
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     3   6             Totals               27   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  2,034
Left on Base: Mariners 5, A's 3
DP: Mariners 4, A's 2
Errors: Gross
Doubles: North (1)
Home Runs: Alexander (2)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (2), Braun (1), Edwards (1)
Caught Stealing: Bochte (1), Gross (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Meyer (1)
GIDP: Reynolds (2), Armas (1), Alexander (3)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell                5.1   6   1   1   2   4   0  21   5.00
Burke L(0-1)            3     1   2   2   1   0   1  10   4.66
Totals                  8.1   7   3   3   3   4   1  31

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough                  8     5   1   1   3   6   0  30   1.93
Lacey W(2-0)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.80
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   6   0  33

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
singled; Edwards stole second; Guerrero flied out to right;
Alexander struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones singled; Ruppert Jones stole second;
Meyer made an out to third; Hale struck out; Stein struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering flied out to left; Essian walked; Gross
singled [Essian to third]; Armas struck out while Gross was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson singled; Reynolds grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second];
Baez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Dilone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun flied out to center; Bochte singled; Ruppert
Jones struck out while Bochte was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero singled; Alexander lined into a double
play (second unassisted) [Guerrero out at second]; Revering
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics
0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale
flied out to right; Stein walked; Stinson walked [Stein to
second]; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian struck out; Gross singled; Armas grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Gross out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Baez singled; Braun singled [Baez to third (error
by Gross), Braun to second]; Bochte struck out; Ruppert Jones
was walked intentionally; Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Baez scored]; Braun stole third; Hale struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Thomasson walked; Dilone struck out; NORTH BATTED
FOR EDWARDS; North doubled [Thomasson scored]; Guerrero singled
[North to third]; BURKE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Alexander
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Guerrero out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Athletics 1.

MARINERS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING 2B); Stein flied
out to center; Stinson struck out; Reynolds grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Baez flied out to right; Braun made an out to
third; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Armas flied out to center; Thomasson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dilone grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 9TH: LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Ruppert Jones
flied out to right; Meyer flied out to left; Hale grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Staggs walked; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Staggs to second]; Alexander homered [Staggs
scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 3.