A two-out homer by John Hale in the ninth inning carried the Mariners to a 3-2 victory over A's, only their second triumph in 13 meetings between the clubs this season. The Mariners bunched four singles for two runs in the fourth. The A's tied the score in the seventh on a walk to Joe Wallis, single by Dave Revering and double by Mario Guerrero that drove in Wallis and pinch-runner Miguel Dilone. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    5, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Wallis rf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .282
Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Page lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .290
Roberts rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .315        Murphy pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Bochte dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Armas lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Meyer 1b              3   0   3   1     1   0   .214      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Milbourne 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     0   2   .266
Hale lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .185        Dilone pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .243
Stinson c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Essian c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   2     0   0   .284
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Picciolo pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Duncan 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .266
                                                          Newman c,1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Burke cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     3   0             Totals               31   2   6   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  2,677
Left on Base: Mariners 6, A's 6
DP: Mariners 0, A's 2
Errors: Newman
Doubles: Guerrero (13)
Home Runs: Hale (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (36), Ruppert Jones (14)
Caught Stealing: Milbourne (4), Burke (6), Edwards (15)
GIDP: Milbourne 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Newman (1,by McLaughlin)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin              6.2   3   2   2   1   4   0  24   5.36
Romo                    1     2   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.16
Todd W(1-3)             1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.38
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(7-8)           9     9   3   3   3   0   1  36   2.64
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   0   1  36

Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (2)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Reynolds grounded
out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones popped to
pitcher; Roberts made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Wallis
singled; Page struck out; Horton forced Wallis (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering struck out; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Hale flied out to center; Stinson flied out to
right; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Newman was hit by a pitch; Burke forced Newman
(pitcher to shortstop); Burke was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Ruppert
Jones singled; Ruppert Jones stole second [Ruppert Jones to
third (error by Newman)]; Roberts singled [Ruppert Jones
scored]; Bochte singled [Roberts to second]; Meyer singled
[Roberts scored, Bochte to second]; Milbourne grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Meyer out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Wallis flied out to left; Page grounded out
(pitcher to first); Horton made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Hale flied out to right; Stinson made an out to
first; Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Reynolds walked; Ruppert
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering struck out; Guerrero flied out to
center; Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Meyer walked; Milbourne grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Hale flied out to center; Stinson grounded out
(second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis walked; Page struck out; Horton flied out
to center; Revering singled [Wallis to second]; DILONE RAN FOR
REVERING; Guerrero doubled [Wallis scored, Dilone scored]; ROMO
REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); PICCIOLO RAN FOR GUERRERO;
Duncan walked; Newman made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 8TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); NEWMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ESSIAN REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING
C ); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones
grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts singled; Bochte flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Burke struck out; Edwards singled; Edwards was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wallis walked;
Page singled [Wallis to third]; MURPHY RAN FOR PAGE; TODD
REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Horton grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 2.

MARINERS 9TH: ARMAS REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING LF); Meyer singled;
Milbourne forced Meyer (catcher to shortstop); Milbourne was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hale homered;
Stinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); GROSS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross grounded out (second to first);
Duncan singled; Newman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 2.