The A's ended their four-game losing skein with a 4-2 triumph over the Mariners. Rob Picciolo, who broke an 0-for-22 slump with a second-inning single, broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth frame with an RBI triple and scored moments later on a passed ball. Mike Norris recorded his first major league win since 1977. Bruce Bochte hit safely in his 11th consecutive game for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Monday, April     16, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
A's          1  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .205      Dilone lf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .227
  Hale ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Wallis rf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Meyer lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Page dh               4   0   1   1     0   1   .214
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Bochte 1b             3   0   1   1     2   1   .419      Newman c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .143
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .432      Edwards 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .321
R. Jones cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .359      Picciolo ss           3   1   2   1     0   0   .080
B. Stein 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .381
Stinson c             2   0   0   1     1   0   .240      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Milbourne ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Rawley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     8   2             Totals               29   4   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  2,938
Left on Base: Mariners 10, A's 4
DP: Mariners 0, A's 0
Errors: Stinson, Revering
Doubles: R. Jones (3)
Triples: Picciolo (1)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (2)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2), R. Jones (3), Dilone (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Wallis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rawley L(0-2)           4.2   6   4   3   2   4   0  22   8.38
Montague                3.1   1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.45
Totals                  8     7   4   3   2   6   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris W(1-1)           8.1   5   2   2   8   0   0  37   1.57
Lacey SV(1)             0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   5.40
Totals                  9     5   2   2   8   2   0  39

Passed Balls: Stinson (2)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Roy Roth, 2B - Tony Patch, 3B - Jim Cuneo


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Meyer walked; Bochte walked
[Meyer to second]; Roberts flied to center; Horton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone singled; Wallis walked [Dilone to second];
Page popped to shortstop; Revering forced Wallis (second to
shortstop) [Dilone to third]; Newman singled to center [Dilone
scored, Revering to second]; Edwards flied to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Athletics 1.

MARINERS 2ND: R. Jones walked; B. Stein flied to right; R. Jones
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stinson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross struck out; Picciolo singled to center;
Murphy forced Picciolo (pitcher to shortstop); Dilone grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Athletics 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza popped to second; Cruz walked; Meyer
reached on an error by Revering [Cruz to third]; Bochte singled
to center [Cruz scored, Meyer to second]; Roberts forced Bochte
(shortstop to second) [Meyer to third]; Horton walked [Roberts
to second]; R. Jones grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis struck out; Page grounded out (second to
first); Revering struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1,
Athletics 1.

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

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards
singled; Edwards stole second [Edwards to third (error by
Stinson)]; Gross struck out; Picciolo tripled to right [Edwards
scored]; Stinson allowed a passed ball [Picciolo scored
(unearned)]; Murphy popped to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Roberts singled to left; Horton
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone walked; Wallis out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Dilone to second]; Page singled to right
[Dilone scored]; Revering grounded out (first unassisted) [Page
to second]; MONTAGUE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Newman flied to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 6TH: R. Jones doubled to center; B. Stein grounded out
(shortstop to first) [R. Jones to third]; Stinson hit a
sacrifice fly to left [R. Jones scored]; Mendoza flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Edwards flied to center; Gross struck out;
Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bochte walked; Roberts grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); Dilone
singled; Dilone was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wallis flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); R. Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Stein flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page struck out; Revering flied to center; Newman
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Stinson walked; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MENDOZA;
Milbourne flied to left; HALE BATTED FOR CRUZ; Hale walked
[Stinson to second]; LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); PACIOREK
BATTED FOR MEYER; Paciorek struck out; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Athletics 4.