Rookie lefty John Henry Johnson, obtained in the Vida Blue trade, scattered six hits to lift the A's to their second straight shutout and fifth straight victory over the Mariners, 5-0. Tony Armas' single, Miguel Dilone's sacrifice and Mike Edwards' single produced a third-inning run. In the fifth, Edwards' triple and Gary Alexander's double highlighted a six-hit, four-run inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     23, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome
A's          0  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            5   1   3   3     0   0   .314      Baez 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .195
Guerrero ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .418      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Page lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
  North cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Stanton dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Alexander dh          3   0   1   1     1   2   .317      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Revering 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   2   0     0   0   .219
Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .184      Pasley c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Armas cf,rf           4   2   2   0     0   1   .302      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Dilone rf             2   1   1   0     0   0   .204      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Burke p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  13   5     1   5             Totals               33   0   6   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  5,688
Left on Base: A's 5, Mariners 8
DP: A's 0, Mariners 3
Errors: Stein
Doubles: Alexander (2)
Triples: Edwards (1), Gross (1)
Stolen Bases: Page (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (2)
GIDP: Page (2), Guerrero (3), Essian (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(2-0)          9     6   0   0   2   4   0  35   0.42
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  35

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(1-2)         5    10   5   5   0   3   0  23   4.30
Burke                   4     3   0   0   1   2   0  14   4.07
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Mitchell (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
reached on an error by Stein [Guerrero out at second (third to
second)]; Page singled to center; Page stole second; Alexander
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez struck out; Stein grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bochte singled to center; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Essian
lined to left; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied to left; Robertson struck out;
Ruppert Jones singled to right; Pasley singled to center
[Ruppert Jones to second]; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas singled to center; Dilone out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Armas to second]; Edwards
singled to right [Armas scored]; Guerrero singled to right
[Edwards to third]; Page grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Baez walked; Stein was called out on strikes;
Bochte grounded out (first unassisted) [Baez to second]; Stanton
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Alexander struck out (catcher to first); Revering
popped to shortstop; Essian was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Robertson
walked; Ruppert Jones flied to left; Pasley flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross flied to right; Armas singled to left;
Dilone singled to first [Armas to second]; Edwards tripled to
center [Armas scored, Dilone scored]; Guerrero singled to center
[Edwards scored]; Page grounded out (second to first) [Guerrero
to second]; Mitchell threw a wild pitch [Guerrero to third];
Alexander doubled to left [Guerrero scored]; Revering singled to
right [Alexander out at home (right to catcher)]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Reynolds singled to center; Baez flied to center;
Stein flied to center; Bochte flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: BURKE REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Essian
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross grounded out (second to
first); Armas flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Stanton popped to shortstop; Roberts grounded out
(second to first); Robertson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Dilone grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards
singled to center; Guerrero grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: NORTH REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING CF); ARMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MURPHY REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF);
Ruppert Jones flied to right; Pasley grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reynolds flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: North lined to third; Alexander walked; Revering
singled to right [Alexander to third]; Essian grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Revering out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: Baez flied to right; Stein flied to right; Bochte
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Mariners 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross tripled to center; Armas struck out; Murphy
struck out; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: Stanton lined to second; Roberts singled to left;
Robertson popped to first; Ruppert Jones singled to right
[Roberts to second]; Pasley flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 5, Mariners 0.