The A's took both ends of a doubleheader from the Mariners by identical scores of 4-3. The score was 3-3 going into the bottom of the eighth inning in the first game when Dave Revering led off with a double. Darrell Woodard, making his major league debut from Jersey (Eastern), was inserted as a pinch-runner and scored on a single by Taylor Duncan.

The A's came back from a 3-1 deficit in the nightcap. Mitchell Page provided two RBIs with a triple and single and the winning run came across in the seventh on a single by Rob Picciolo, sacrifice bunt by Mike Edwards and single by Dell Alston. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    6, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
A's          0  0  1    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .253      Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Alston lf,1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .208
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   2   0     1   0   .247      Wallis rf,lf          3   0   1   1     1   1   .283
Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Bochte dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Revering 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .266
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .214        Woodard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Hale lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .181        Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Milbourne 3b          3   1   0   0     0   0   .255      Duncan 3b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .272
Plummer c             3   1   1   2     0   0   .246      Newman c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .234
Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burke pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dilone cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .245
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Armas rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Picciolo ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .244
                                                          Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     3   5             Totals               29   4   9   4     5   1

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Mariners 4, A's 8
DP: Mariners 1, A's 1
Doubles: Ruppert Jones (13), Meyer (13), Revering (14)
Home Runs: Plummer (2)
Stolen Bases: Picciolo (1), Dilone (39)
Caught Stealing: Alston (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (6), Picciolo (3)
GIDP: Meyer (4), Page (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell                4     4   3   3   4   0   0  19   4.17
Rawley L(4-8)           3.1   5   1   1   1   1   0  15   4.32
Todd                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.33
Totals                  8     9   4   4   5   1   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(5-7)         9     5   3   3   3   5   1  34   2.97
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   5   1  34

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston
flied out to left; Wallis walked; Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

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

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering made an out to third; Duncan singled;
Newman popped to shortstop; Dilone forced Duncan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne flied out to left; Plummer grounded out
(second to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled; Picciolo stole second; Edwards
popped to first; Alston walked; Wallis singled [Picciolo scored,
Alston to third]; Page grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Wallis out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to left; Ruppert Jones flied
out to center; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering walked; Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Revering to second]; Newman walked; Dilone
singled [Revering scored, Newman to third]; Picciolo out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Newman scored, Dilone to
second]; Edwards flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Athletics 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Bochte walked; Meyer doubled [Bochte scored]; Hale
struck out; Milbourne reached on a fielder's choice [Meyer out
at third (shortstop to third to second to third)]; Plummer
homered [Milbourne scored]; Cruz grounded out (third to first);
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: RAWLEY REPLACED MITCHELL (PITCHING); Alston
singled; Alston was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Wallis struck out; Page
singled; Revering grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Ruppert Jones
singled; Roberts grounded out (second to first) [Ruppert Jones
to second]; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan made an out to first; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dilone walked; Dilone stole second;
Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer made an out to third; Hale grounded out
(pitcher to first); Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Alston
flied out to right; Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Plummer grounded out (catcher to first); Cruz
walked; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted) [Cruz to
second]; Ruppert Jones was walked intentionally; Roberts struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering
doubled; WOODARD RAN FOR REVERING; Duncan singled [Woodard
scored]; Debut game for Darrell Woodard; Newman singled
[Duncan to third]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); BURKE RAN
FOR NEWMAN; Dilone reached on a fielder's choice [Duncan out at
home (pitcher to third to catcher), Burke to second]; Picciolo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ALSTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ARMAS REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING RF);
ESSIAN REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING C ); WALLIS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Bochte flied out to left; Meyer flied out to
right; Hale made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Athletics 4.