Delighting an opening-game crowd of 37,748, Leon Roberts belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning to snap a 3-3 tie and lift the Mariners to a 5-4 triumph over the Angels. Larry Cox also had a two-run homer for the Mariners in the second and Willie Horton lashed a solo round-tripper in the fourth. All Mariner runs came off Angel ace Frank Tanana. John Montague hurled 6 2/3 innings of two-hit relief to gain credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     4, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Angels       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  1
Mariners     0  2  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   2   2   3     0   0   .500      Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Ford rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .000      B. Stein 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Meyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Baylor dh             4   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Roberts rf            4   1   1   2     0   1   .250
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .000        Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lansford 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Horton dh             4   1   3   1     0   1   .750
Downing c             4   1   2   0     0   1   .500      R. Jones cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
  Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Paciorek lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hale pr,lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Mulliniks ss          3   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Cox c                 3   1   1   2     1   0   .333
Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   4     3   6             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 37,748
Left on Base: Angels 4, Mariners 7
DP: Angels 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Tanana
Home Runs: R. Miller (1), Cox (1), Horton (1), Roberts (1)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (1)
Caught Stealing: R. Jones (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (1)
GIDP: Grich (1), R. Jones (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(0-1)           5.2   9   5   4   0   4   3  25   6.35
Clear                   2.1   1   0   0   3   2   0  11   0.00
Totals                  8    10   5   4   3   6   3  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott                  2.1   4   3   3   1   1   1  12  11.57
Montague W(1-0)         6.2   2   1   1   2   5   0  23   1.35
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3   6   1  35

Balks: Tanana (1)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Roy Dreke, 2B - George Eshelman, 3B - Jay Levet


ANGELS 1ST: Debut for umpires Roy Dreke, George Eshelman and
Jay Levet; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz flied out to center; B. Stein singled to
shortstop; Meyer singled to left [B. Stein to second]; Roberts
made an out to shortstop; Horton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor lined to shortstop; Rudi grounded out (third
to first); Lansford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: R. Jones singled to center; Tanana balked [R.
Jones to second]; Paciorek struck out; Cox homered [R. Jones
scored]; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Downing singled to right; Grich flied out to center;
Mulliniks singled to left [Downing to second]; R. Miller homered
[Downing scored, Mulliniks scored]; Ford walked; Carew singled
to shortstop [Ford to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Baylor flied out to center [Ford to third]; Rudi
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 3RD: B. Stein flied out to right; Meyer was called out
on strikes; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Lansford grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing
struck out; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton homered; R. Jones singled to center; R.
Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Paciorek flied out to center; Cox grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 3.

ANGELS 5TH: On a bunt Mulliniks grounded out (pitcher to first);
R. Miller flied out to center; Ford grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: On a bunt Mendoza made an out to catcher; Cruz
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); B. Stein grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew flied out to left; Baylor made an out to
shortstop; Rudi walked; Lansford lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer reached on an error by Tanana; Roberts
homered [Meyer scored (unearned)]; Horton singled to center; R.
Jones grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Horton out at second]; Paciorek singled to left; HALE RAN FOR
PACIOREK; CLEAR REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Cox flied out to
center; Debut game for Mark Clear; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 7TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Downing grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grich flied out to right; Mulliniks
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Mendoza made an out to first; Cruz walked; Cruz
stole second; B. Stein was called out on strikes; Meyer flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller singled to right; Ford walked [R. Miller
to second]; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[R. Miller to third, Ford to second]; Baylor grounded out (third
to first) [R. Miller scored]; Rudi was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Horton singled to third; R.
Jones flied out to left; Hale walked [Horton to second]; Cox
walked [Horton to third, Hale to second]; Mendoza flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 4, Mariners 5.

ANGELS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); Lansford made
an out to shortstop; Downing singled to center; RAMIREZ RAN FOR
DOWNING; Grich grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
Mariners 5.