A three-run homer by Bruce Bochte highlighted the Mariners' 4-1 victory over the winless A's. The Mariners picked up a run in the first inning on a double by Dan Meyer and single by Leon Roberts. After two were out in the fifth, a double by Julio Cruz and infield single by Meyer set the stage for Bochte's homer. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     10, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
Mariners     1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4 11  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burke lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Cruz 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .227
  Dilone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Meyer lf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .250
Wallis rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Simpson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Page dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Bochte 1b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .450
Revering 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .353      Roberts rf            4   0   3   1     0   0   .478
Gross 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .429      Horton dh             3   0   2   0     1   0   .364
Edwards 2b,ss         4   0   1   0     0   2   .263      R. Jones cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Essian c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      B. Stein 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Armas cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Stinson c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .308
Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   7   1     2   5             Totals               34   4  11   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,719
Left on Base: A's 8, Mariners 8
DP: A's 0, Mariners 0
Doubles: Meyer (1), Stinson (1), Cruz (2)
Triples: Roberts (1)
Home Runs: Gross (1), Bochte (2)
Stolen Bases: R. Jones (3), Cruz (4)
Caught Stealing: Roberts (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(0-2)         6     9   4   4   0   0   1  26   5.40
Heaverlo                2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   1.50
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   2   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(1-0)           7.2   6   1   1   2   4   1  31   3.60
Rawley SV(2)            1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.25
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Jay Levet, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Roy Dreke, 3B - Gale Miller


ATHLETICS 1ST: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis
walked; Page forced Wallis (second to shortstop); Revering
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz popped to third; Meyer doubled to right;
Bochte flied to left; Roberts singled to left [Meyer scored];
Horton singled to left [Roberts to second]; R. Jones grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross singled to center; Edwards struck out;
Essian forced Gross (third to second); Armas walked [Essian to
second]; Picciolo flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: B. Stein grounded out (first to pitcher); Stinson
doubled to center; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Stinson to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke grounded out (second to first); Wallis
grounded out (second to first); Page was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Meyer flied to right; Bochte grounded out (second
to first); Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering flied to left; Gross flied to center;
Edwards flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); R. Jones
grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Stein grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Mariners 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas
struck out; Picciolo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza
lined to first; Cruz doubled to left; Meyer singled [Cruz to
third]; Bochte homered [Cruz scored, Meyer scored]; Roberts
singled to center; Roberts was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Burke singled to center; Wallis flied to center;
Page flied to center; Revering flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton singled to center; R. Jones forced Horton
(first to shortstop); R. Jones stole second; B. Stein flied to
center; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross homered; Edwards struck out; Essian singled
to center; Armas popped to first; NEWMAN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO;
Newman forced Essian (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HEAVERLO REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); Mendoza flied to left; Cruz singled to left; Cruz
stole second; Meyer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to
third]; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis
flied to center; Page singled to right; Revering singled to
right [Page to second]; RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Gross
forced Revering (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: DILONE REPLACED BURKE (PLAYING LF); Roberts
tripled to center; Horton walked; R. Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Horton to second]; B. Stein struck out;
Stinson was walked intentionally; Mendoza forced Stinson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Mariners 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); Edwards
singled to right; Essian struck out; Armas flied to left; Murray
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Mariners 4.