While John Henry Johnson pitched a seven-hitter, Willie Horton drove in three runs with as many singles to pace the A's to a 6-1 victory over the Mariners. In the first inning. Mike Edwards walked, stole second and scored on a single by Horton. In the third, Horton's second hit drove in Joe Wallis, who had doubled. Edwards walked in the fourth, stole his second base of the game and counted on Horton's third single. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0
A's          1  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Edwards 2b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .277
Milbourne ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Wallis rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .243        Armas rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Roberts rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Page lf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .290
Paciorek lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .326        Dilone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Robertson 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .234      Horton dh             4   1   3   3     0   0   .270
Stanton dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .187      Revering 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .265
Bernhardt 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Guerrero ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .283
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Duncan 3b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross ph,3b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .201
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Newman c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .236
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burke cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     1   3             Totals               31   6  11   6     4   1

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance:  2,502
Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 6
DP: Mariners 1, A's 1
Doubles: Roberts 2 (12), Wallis (10), Guerrero (12)
Triples: Revering (3)
Stolen Bases: Edwards 2 (20)
Caught Stealing: Burke 2 (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (5)
GIDP: Ruppert Jones (11), Burke (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(4-9)           3     7   4   4   2   1   0  18   4.94
Rawley                  1     3   2   2   1   0   0   6   4.39
Todd                    4     1   0   0   1   0   0  12   4.46
Totals                  8    11   6   6   4   1   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(9-6)          9     7   1   1   1   3   0  34   2.83
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   3   0  34

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Milbourne grounded out (third to
first); Ruppert Jones made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards walked; Edwards stole second; Wallis
flied out to center [Edwards to third]; Page struck out; Horton
singled [Edwards scored]; Revering flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts made an out to shortstop; Paciorek popped
to first; Robertson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Guerrero singled; Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Guerrero to second]; Newman walked; Burke
flied out to right; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stanton struck out; Bernhardt grounded out (second
to first); Stinson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis doubled; Page flied out to left; Horton
singled [Wallis scored]; Revering tripled [Horton scored];
Guerrero doubled [Revering scored]; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Newman flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Milbourne grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Burke singled; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING);
Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards
singled; Edwards stole second; Wallis made an out to first; Page
walked; Horton singled [Edwards scored, Page to second];
Revering singled [Page scored, Horton to second]; Guerrero made
an out to first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

MARINERS 5TH: Roberts flied out to center; Paciorek flied out to
right; Robertson singled; Stanton singled [Robertson to second];
Bernhardt flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Duncan singled;
Newman forced Duncan (third to second); Burke forced Newman
(second to shortstop); Burke was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

MARINERS 6TH: Stinson walked; Cruz popped to first; Milbourne
singled [Stinson to second]; Ruppert Jones grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milbourne out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis
grounded out (first to pitcher); Page grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

MARINERS 7TH: DILONE REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); ARMAS REPLACED
WALLIS (PLAYING RF); Roberts doubled; Paciorek made an out to
second; Robertson flied out to left; Stanton flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Revering
flied out to left; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

MARINERS 8TH: Bernhardt made an out to shortstop; Stinson flied
out to left; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: GROSS BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Gross walked; Newman
forced Gross (shortstop to second); Burke grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Newman out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 6.

MARINERS 9TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Milbourne flied
out to left; Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts doubled; Paciorek
singled [Roberts scored]; Robertson singled [Paciorek to
second]; Stanton flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Athletics 6.